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Schools in Darwin

Darwin’s public schools

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

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

Tests spring 2022, when 85% 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
50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
55%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.6K
▼ 15% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.6
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,510 students on the public path
In brief

Darwin’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Darwin’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Litchfield Senior High places highest (better than 91%); Lake Ripley Elementary lowest (62%). 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 Darwin, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–4Lake Ripley Elementaryin LitchfieldB
5–8Litchfield Middle Schoolin LitchfieldB+
9–12Litchfield Senior Highin LitchfieldA

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

Litchfield Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,566 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 15.6 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,604MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading50%
State average 51.1% · 793 students tested
Math55%
State average 44.8% · 688 students tested

Darwin vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Darwin—Litchfield Public

Every school in Darwin

3 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 Darwinin other towns
Lake Ripley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Litchfield
B
568 students14:1Rate it →
Litchfield Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Litchfield
B+
494 students16:1Rate it →
Litchfield Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Litchfield
A
448 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Darwin’s schools

Are Darwin’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Darwin. Litchfield Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Darwin. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Darwin in?

Litchfield Public School District.

Where do Darwin kids go to high school?

Litchfield Senior High.

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What Darwin 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.