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Schools in Dunnell

Dunnell’s public schools

Martin County West School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dunnell. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.7K
▼ 8% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.5
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
624 students on the public path
In brief

Dunnell’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Dunnell’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Martin County West Senior High places highest (better than 69%); Martin County West Junior High lowest (26%). 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 Dunnell, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–2Sherburn Elementaryin SherburnNo scores
3–6Trimont Elementaryin TrimontB−
7–8Martin County West Junior Highin SherburnC
9–12Martin County West Senior Highin SherburnB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Martin County West 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.

Martin County West School DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 624 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,703MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 51.1% · 330 students tested
Math43%
State average 44.8% · 327 students tested

Dunnell vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dunnell—Martin County West

Every school in Dunnell

4 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 Dunnellin other towns
Sherburn Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Sherburn
136 students10:1Rate it →
Trimont Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Trimont
B−
200 students14:1Rate it →
Martin County West Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Sherburn
C
101 students17:1Rate it →
Martin County West Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Sherburn
B+
187 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Dunnell’s schools

Are Dunnell’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dunnell. Martin County West School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dunnell. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Dunnell in?

Martin County West School District.

Where do Dunnell kids go to high school?

Martin County West 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.