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Schools in Columbia Township

Columbia Township’s public schools

Fosston Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Columbia Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
59%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.2K
▼ 5% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.9
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
596 students on the public path
In brief

Columbia Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Columbia Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Magelssen Elementary places highest (better than 75%); Fosston Secondary lowest (41%). 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 Columbia Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Magelssen Elementaryin FosstonA−
7–12Fosston Secondaryin FosstonC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Fosston Public School District.

The district

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

Fosston Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 596 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$16,175MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading59%
State average 51.1% · 304 students tested
Math57%
State average 44.8% · 289 students tested

Columbia Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Columbia Township—Fosston Public
Queen—Fosston Public
Rosebud—Fosston Public
Island Lake—Fosston Public
Popple—Bagley Public

3 of the 4 neighbors share Fosston Public with Columbia Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Columbia Township

2 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 Columbia Townshipin other towns
Magelssen Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fosston
A−
340 students13:1Rate it →
Fosston Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Fosston
C+
256 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Columbia Township’s schools

Are Columbia Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Columbia Township. Fosston Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Columbia Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Columbia Township in?

Fosston Public School District.

Where do Columbia Township kids go to high school?

Fosston Secondary.

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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.