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Schools in Cormorant Township · Lake Park Audubon School District, Pelican Rapids Public School District

Cormorant Township’s public schools outscore 56% of Minnesota districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Cormorant Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Minnesota, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Minnesota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
48%
▼ 4 pts vs MN 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
▼ 3 pts vs MN 45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 7–11 pts vs MN 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▼ 11% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Pelican Rapids Public
Students per teacher
12.6
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,505 students on the public path
In brief

Cormorant Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1430 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cormorant Township’s, its schools beat 41%, lower than their 56% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 48% of tested students were proficient in reading and 42% in math, against 51% and 45% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota (the state reports Cormorant Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Lake Park Audubon spends $16,655 per student and Pelican Rapids Public $15,162, against $17,091 across Minnesota (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Cormorant Township’s grade

B− Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 56% of Minnesota school districts. Graduation is above the Minnesota average; test scores are below it.

Minnesota school districts we grade (502)Better than 56%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (1430)Better than 41%
Towns in Becker County (37)Better than 78%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 834 test results and a graduating class of 79 could put Cormorant Township anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Cormorant Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (831 in math, 837 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Cormorant Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+

Cormorant Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Lake Park Audubon School District). From grade PK, students attend the Pelican Rapids Public School District, shared with Dora, Dunn, Elizabeth, Erhard, Erhards Grove, Lida, Maplewood, Norwegian Grove, Pelican Rapids, Pelican, Scambler, Star Lake, Tansem and Trondhjem. Its school is in Pelican Rapids. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Cormorant Township

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

Lake Park Audubon School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 663 students · 13.3 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$16,655MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Pelican Rapids Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 842 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,162MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Lake Park Audubon School District47%
State average 51.1% · 403 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lake Park Audubon School District40%
State average 44.8% · 416 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Pelican Rapids Public School District48%
State average 51.1% · 434 students tested
Math · PK–12, Pelican Rapids Public School District44%
State average 44.8% · 415 students tested

Cormorant Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cormorant TownshipBLake Park Audubon PK–12 · Pelican Rapids Public PK–12
Lake Park—Lake Park Audubon
Scambler—Pelican Rapids Public
Parke—Hawley Public PK–12 · Barnesville Public PK–12
Lake EuniceB−Lake Park Audubon
Eglon—Hawley Public

2 of the 5 neighbors share Lake Park Audubon with Cormorant Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Cormorant 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 Cormorant Townshipin other towns
Viking Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Pelican Rapids
A−
468 students11:1Rate it →
Lake Park Audubon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Audubon
B
275 students8:1Rate it →
Lake Park Audubon High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Lake Park
C+
388 students26:1Rate it →
Pelican Rapids Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Pelican Rapids
C+
374 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Cormorant Township’s schools

Are Cormorant Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Minnesota: the public schools Cormorant Township children attend outscore 56% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 41%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cormorant Township in?

Two districts: Lake Park Audubon School District runs grades PK–12, and Pelican Rapids Public School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Dora, Dunn, Elizabeth, Erhard, Erhards Grove, Lida, Maplewood, Norwegian Grove, Pelican Rapids, Pelican, Scambler, Star Lake, Tansem and Trondhjem.

What is Cormorant Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Pelican Rapids Public School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.

How much does Cormorant Township spend per student?

$16,655 in Lake Park Audubon School District and $15,162 in Pelican Rapids Public School District (FY2024), against $17,091 across Minnesota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Minnesota. Stars are from neighbors.