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Schools in Dennison

Dennison’s public schools

Northfield Public School District and Kenyon-Wanamingo School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dennison. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?6/8schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 94% 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
59%
2021–22
Math proficiency
59%
2021–22
Graduate on time
93%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.7K
▼ 3% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Northfield Public
Students per teacher
15.8
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
4,269 students on the public path
In brief

Dennison’s schools, in brief

School by school

6 of Dennison’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Bridgewater Elementary places highest (better than 92%); Kenyon-Wanamingo Middle lowest (26%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Dennison, graded from B to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Northfield Senior High and Kenyon-Wanamingo Senior High. 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 Dennison, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−

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

Two districts serve Dennison

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

Northfield Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 3,849 students, down 2% since 2021–22 · 15.6 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$16,659MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Kenyon-Wanamingo School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 644 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 16.7 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,668MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Northfield Public School District59%
State average 51.1% · 1942 students tested
Math · PK–12, Northfield Public School District59%
State average 44.8% · 1859 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Kenyon-Wanamingo School District49%
State average 51.1% · 354 students tested
Math · PK–12, Kenyon-Wanamingo School District35%
State average 44.8% · 350 students tested

Dennison vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dennison—Northfield Public PK–12 · Kenyon-Wanamingo PK–12
Northfield—Northfield Public
Warsaw—Kenyon-Wanamingo PK–12 · Cannon Falls Public PK–12

Every school in Dennison

8 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 Dennisonin other towns
Greenvale Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Northfield
A−
488 students12:1Rate it →
Spring Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Northfield
A
445 students12:1Rate it →
Kenyon-Wanamingo Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Wanamingo
B
198 students15:1Rate it →
Bridgewater Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Northfield
A
564 students14:1Rate it →
Kenyon-Wanamingo Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Kenyon
C
216 students19:1Rate it →
Northfield Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Northfield
A−
845 students19:1Rate it →
Northfield Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Northfield
A−
1,283 students21:1Rate it →
Kenyon-Wanamingo Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Kenyon
C
230 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Dennison’s schools

Are Dennison’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dennison. Northfield Public School District and Kenyon-Wanamingo School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dennison. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dennison in?

Northfield Public School District and Kenyon-Wanamingo School District.

Where do Dennison kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Northfield Senior High and Kenyon-Wanamingo Senior High.

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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.