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Schools in Colfax Township

Colfax Township’s public schools

Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Public School District and New London-Spicer School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Colfax Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 66% of students in Minnesota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
48%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.8K
▼ 8% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · New London-Spicer
Students per teacher
12.7
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,642 students on the public path
In brief

Colfax Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Colfax Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Prairie Woods Elementary places highest (better than 79%); Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec. lowest (35%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Colfax Township, graded from B− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: New London-Spicer Middle and Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec.. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Colfax Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Public School District.

Two districts serve Colfax Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 610 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,265MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
New London-Spicer School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,518 students · 12.9 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,773MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Public School District48%
State average 51.1% · 208 students tested
Math · PK–12, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Public School District32%
State average 44.8% · 199 students tested
Reading · PK–12, New London-Spicer School District62%
State average 51.1% · 803 students tested
Math · PK–12, New London-Spicer School District57%
State average 44.8% · 790 students tested

Colfax Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Colfax Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Colfax Township—Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Public PK–12 · New London-Spicer PK–12
Burbank—Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Public PK–12 · New London-Spicer PK–12
Lake Andrew—New London-Spicer
Crow Lake—Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Public
Norway Lake—Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Public PK–12 · Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg PK–12
Crow River—Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Public

4 of the 5 neighbors share Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Public with Colfax Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Colfax Township

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Colfax Townshipin other towns
Prairie Woods Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · New London
A−
578 students13:1Rate it →
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brooten
B−
294 students12:1Rate it →
New London-Spicer Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · New London
B+
454 students13:1Rate it →
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec.
High · Grades 6–12 · Belgrade
C+
316 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Colfax Township’s schools

Are Colfax Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Colfax Township. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Public School District and New London-Spicer School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Colfax Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Colfax Township in?

Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Public School District and New London-Spicer School District.

Where do Colfax Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: New London-Spicer Middle and Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec..

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.