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Schools in Elizabeth Township

Elizabeth Township’s public schools

Fergus Falls Public School District and Pelican Rapids Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elizabeth Township. 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 87% 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
60%
2021–22
Math proficiency
54%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.2K
▼ 23% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Fergus Falls Public
Students per teacher
14.0
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,636 students on the public path
In brief

Elizabeth Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Elizabeth Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Kennedy Middle School places highest (better than 82%); Pelican Rapids Secondary lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Elizabeth Township, graded from A− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Kennedy Middle School and Pelican Rapids 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 Elizabeth Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressA−
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−

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

Two districts serve Elizabeth Township

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

Fergus Falls Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 11 schools · 3,235 students, up 8% since 2021–22 · 14.7 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,197MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Pelican Rapids Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 842 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,162MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Fergus Falls Public School District60%
State average 51.1% · 1512 students tested
Math · PK–12, Fergus Falls Public School District54%
State average 44.8% · 1478 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Pelican Rapids Public School District48%
State average 51.1% · 434 students tested
Math · PK–12, Pelican Rapids Public School District44%
State average 44.8% · 415 students tested

Elizabeth Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Elizabeth Township—Fergus Falls Public PK–12 · Pelican Rapids Public PK–12
Erhards Grove—Pelican Rapids Public
Fergus Falls—Fergus Falls Public
Oscar—Rothsay Public PK–12 · Fergus Falls Public PK–12
Friberg—Fergus Falls Public PK–12 · Underwood Public PK–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Fergus Falls Public with Elizabeth Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Elizabeth Township

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 Elizabeth Townshipin other towns
Viking Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Pelican Rapids
A−
468 students11:1Rate it →
Lincoln School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Fergus Falls
236 studentsRate it →
Kennedy Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Fergus Falls
A−
558 students16:1Rate it →
Pelican Rapids Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Pelican Rapids
C+
374 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Elizabeth Township’s schools

Are Elizabeth Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Elizabeth Township. Fergus Falls Public School District and Pelican Rapids Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elizabeth Township. 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 Elizabeth Township in?

Fergus Falls Public School District and Pelican Rapids Public School District.

Where do Elizabeth Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Kennedy Middle School and Pelican Rapids Secondary.

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What Elizabeth 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.