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Schools in Effington Township

Effington Township’s public schools

Parkers Prairie Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Effington Township. 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
45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 14% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.6
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
531 students on the public path
In brief

Effington Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Effington Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Parkers Prairie Elementary places highest (better than 69%); Parkers Prairie Secondary lowest (45%). 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 Effington Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Parkers Prairie Elementaryin Parkers PrairieB+
7–12Parkers Prairie Secondaryin Parkers PrairieB−

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

Parkers Prairie Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 531 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 18.6 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,781MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 51.1% · 283 students tested
Math50%
State average 44.8% · 285 students tested

Effington Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Effington Township—Parkers Prairie Public
Folden—Henning Public PK–12 · Parkers Prairie Public PK–12
Leaf Mountain—Parkers Prairie Public PK–12 · Battle Lake Public K–12
Urbank—Parkers Prairie Public
Leaf Valley—Parkers Prairie Public PK–12 · Alexandria Public PK–12
Parkers Prairie—Parkers Prairie Public

All 5 neighbors share Parkers Prairie Public with Effington Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Effington Township

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 Effington Townshipin other towns
Parkers Prairie Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Parkers Prairie
B+
251 students16:1Rate it →
Parkers Prairie Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Parkers Prairie
B−
280 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Effington Township’s schools

Are Effington Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Effington Township. Parkers Prairie Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Effington Township. 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 Effington Township in?

Parkers Prairie Public School District.

Where do Effington Township kids go to high school?

Parkers Prairie Secondary.

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What Effington 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.