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Schools in Dane Prairie Township

Dane Prairie Township’s public schools

Underwood Public School District and Fergus Falls Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dane Prairie Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.2K
▼ 23% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Fergus Falls Public
Students per teacher
14.5
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
1,348 students on the public path
In brief

Dane Prairie Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Dane Prairie Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Kennedy Middle School places highest (better than 82%); Underwood Secondary lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Dane Prairie Township, graded from B− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Kennedy Middle School and Underwood Secondary. 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 Dane Prairie Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

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

Two districts serve Dane Prairie Township

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

Underwood Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 554 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$12,699MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Fergus Falls Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 11 schools · 3,235 students, up 8% since 2021–22 · 14.7 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,197MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Underwood Public School District43%
State average 51.1% · 309 students tested
Math · PK–12, Underwood Public School District42%
State average 44.8% · 309 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Fergus Falls Public School District60%
State average 51.1% · 1512 students tested
Math · PK–12, Fergus Falls Public School District54%
State average 44.8% · 1478 students tested

Dane Prairie Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dane Prairie Township—Underwood Public PK–12 · Fergus Falls Public PK–12
Buse—Fergus Falls Public
Tordenskjold—Underwood Public
AurdalB+Fergus Falls Public
Tumuli—Fergus Falls Public PK–12 · Ashby Public PK–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Fergus Falls Public with Dane Prairie Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Dane Prairie 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 Dane Prairie Townshipin other towns
Underwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Underwood
B−
282 students12:1Rate it →
Lincoln School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Fergus Falls
236 studentsRate it →
Kennedy Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Fergus Falls
A−
558 students16:1Rate it →
Underwood Secondary
High · Grades 5–12 · Underwood
C+
272 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Dane Prairie Township’s schools

Are Dane Prairie Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dane Prairie Township. Underwood Public School District and Fergus Falls Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dane Prairie Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dane Prairie Township in?

Underwood Public School District and Fergus Falls Public School District.

Where do Dane Prairie Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Kennedy Middle School and Underwood Secondary.

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What Dane Prairie 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.