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Schools in Cushing Township

Cushing Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 92% 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
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
77%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.6K
▼ 14% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.0
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,839 students on the public path
In brief

Cushing Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Cushing Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Knight Elementary places highest (better than 56%); Lincoln Elementary lowest (23%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Cushing Township, graded from C− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Little Falls Senior High. 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 Cushing Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B
6–8Community Middlein Little FallsC
9–12Little Falls Senior Highin Little FallsC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Little Falls 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.

Little Falls Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,424 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 14.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,626MN $17,091 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 51.1% · 1178 students tested
Math33%
State average 44.8% · 1124 students tested

Cushing Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cushing Township—Little Falls Public
Ripley—Little Falls Public
Scandia ValleyB+Pillager Public PK–12 · Staples-Motley PK–12
Fort Ripley—Brainerd Public
Darling—Little Falls Public
Turtle Creek—Browerville Public PK–12 · Staples-Motley PK–12
Parker—Little Falls Public
Green Prairie—Little Falls Public
Fort Ripley TownshipB+Brainerd Public

4 of the 8 neighbors share Little Falls Public with Cushing Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Cushing 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 Cushing Townshipin other towns
Lincoln Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Little Falls
C−
477 students12:1Rate it →
Knight Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Randall
B
119 students12:1Rate it →
Community Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Little Falls
C
496 students15:1Rate it →
Little Falls Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Little Falls
C+
747 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Cushing Township’s schools

Are Cushing Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cushing Township. Little Falls Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cushing Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Cushing Township in?

Little Falls Public School District.

Where do Cushing Township kids go to high school?

Little Falls Senior High.

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What Cushing Township families are saying about school.

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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.