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Schools in De Graff

De Graff’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 7% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.3
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
725 students on the public path
In brief

De Graff’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of De Graff’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Northside Elementary places highest (better than 64%); Benson Secondary lowest (28%). 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 De Graff, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Northside Elementaryin BensonB
6–12Benson Secondaryin BensonC

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

Benson Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 760 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,871MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading40%
State average 51.1% · 389 students tested
Math40%
State average 44.8% · 392 students tested

De Graff vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
De Graff—Benson Public

Every school in De Graff

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 De Graffin other towns
Northside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Benson
B
391 students17:1Rate it →
Benson Secondary
High · Grades 6–12 · Benson
C
334 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about De Graff’s schools

Are De Graff’s schools good?

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

Benson Public School District.

Where do De Graff kids go to high school?

Benson Secondary.

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What De Graff 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.