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Schools in Danforth Township

Danforth Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% 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
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
77%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.6K
▼ 14% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.2
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
700 students on the public path
In brief

Danforth Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Danforth Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. East Central Elementary places highest (better than 41%); East Central Senior Secondary lowest (23%). 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 Danforth Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6East Central Elementaryin FinlaysonC+
7–12East Central Senior Secondaryin FinlaysonC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the East Central 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.

East Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 732 students · 14.2 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,614MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 51.1% · 380 students tested
Math36%
State average 44.8% · 364 students tested

Danforth Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Danforth Township—East Central
Wilma—East Central
Sandstone—East Central
Fleming—East Central
Clover—Hinckley-Finlayson

3 of the 4 neighbors share East Central with Danforth Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Danforth 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 Danforth Townshipin other towns
East Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Finlayson
C+
391 students14:1Rate it →
East Central Senior Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Finlayson
C−
309 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Danforth Township’s schools

Are Danforth Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Danforth Township. East Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Danforth Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Danforth Township in?

East Central School District.

Where do Danforth Township kids go to high school?

East Central Senior 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.