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Schools in Delaware Township

Delaware Township’s public schools

Herman-Norcross School District and West Central Area have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Delaware Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/5schools 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
24%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.4K
▼ 4% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · West Central Area
Students per teacher
11.1
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
606 students on the public path
In brief

Delaware Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Delaware Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Herman-Norcross High School places highest (better than 80%); Herman-Norcross Elementary lowest (19%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Delaware Township, graded from C− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: WCA Middle School and Herman-Norcross High School. 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 Delaware Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+
5–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Herman-Norcross School District.

Two districts serve Delaware Township

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

Herman-Norcross School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 92 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 6.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$21,184MN $17,091 · FY2024
C−
West Central AreaGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 743 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$16,440MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Herman-Norcross School District24%
State average 51.1% · 51 students tested
Math · PK–12, Herman-Norcross School District34%
State average 44.8% · 46 students tested
Reading · PK–12, West Central Area60%
State average 51.1% · 407 students tested
Math · PK–12, West Central Area53%
State average 44.8% · 382 students tested

Delaware Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Delaware Township—Herman-Norcross PK–12 · West Central Area PK–12
Lien—West Central Area
Elbow Lake—West Central Area
Macsville—Herman-Norcross
Gorton—Herman-Norcross

2 of the 4 neighbors share West Central Area with Delaware Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Delaware Township

5 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 Delaware Townshipin other towns
West Central Area N. El.
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Elbow Lake
B+
144 students10:1Rate it →
West Central Area S. El.
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Kensington
B+
138 students11:1Rate it →
Herman-Norcross Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Herman
C−
56 students6:1Rate it →
WCA Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Barrett
B+
232 students15:1Rate it →
Herman-Norcross High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Herman
A−
36 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Delaware Township’s schools

Are Delaware Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Delaware Township. Herman-Norcross School District and West Central Area have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Delaware Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Delaware Township in?

Herman-Norcross School District and West Central Area.

Where do Delaware Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: WCA Middle School and Herman-Norcross High School.

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What Delaware 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.