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Schools in Douglas Township

Douglas Township’s public schools

Hastings Public School District and Cannon Falls Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Douglas Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/6schools 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
49%
2021–22
Graduate on time
93%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.3K
▼ 10% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Hastings Public
Students per teacher
16.2
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,605 students on the public path
In brief

Douglas Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Douglas Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Kennedy Elementary places highest (better than 75%); Hastings Middle School lowest (40%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Douglas Township, graded from B to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Hastings Middle School and Cannon Falls Secondary. 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 Douglas Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–44 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−
5–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−

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

Two districts serve Douglas Township

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

Hastings Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 11 schools · 4,041 students, down 3% since 2021–22 · 16.8 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,341MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Cannon Falls Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 1,055 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 14.1 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,037MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Hastings Public School District52%
State average 51.1% · 2143 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hastings Public School District49%
State average 44.8% · 2047 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Cannon Falls Public School District54%
State average 51.1% · 529 students tested
Math · PK–12, Cannon Falls Public School District49%
State average 44.8% · 522 students tested

Douglas Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Douglas Township—Hastings Public PK–12 · Cannon Falls Public PK–12
Welch—Red Wing Public
Cannon FallsA−Cannon Falls Public
Hampton—Randolph Public PK–12 · Hastings Public PK–12
Vasa—Red Wing Public PK–12 · Cannon Falls Public PK–12
MarshanB+Hastings Public

2 of the 5 neighbors share Cannon Falls Public with Douglas Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Douglas Township

6 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 Douglas Townshipin other towns
Cannon Falls Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cannon Falls
B+
519 students13:1Rate it →
Christa McAuliffe Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Hastings
B+
470 students13:1Rate it →
Kennedy Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Hastings
A−
461 students16:1Rate it →
Pinecrest Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Hastings
B
436 students14:1Rate it →
Hastings Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Hastings
C+
1,183 students17:1Rate it →
Cannon Falls Secondary
High · Grades 6–12 · Cannon Falls
B−
536 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Douglas Township’s schools

Are Douglas Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Douglas Township. Hastings Public School District and Cannon Falls Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Douglas Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Douglas Township in?

Hastings Public School District and Cannon Falls Public School District.

Where do Douglas Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Hastings Middle School and Cannon Falls Secondary.

Parents talk

What Douglas 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.