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Schools in Excel Township

Excel Township’s public schools

Marshall County Central Schools and Thief River Falls School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Excel Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.5K
▼ 21% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Thief River Falls
Students per teacher
14.6
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
1,473 students on the public path
In brief

Excel Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Excel Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Challenger Elementary places highest (better than 51%); Marshall County Central High lowest (29%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Excel Township, graded from B− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Franklin Middle and Marshall County Central 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 Excel Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Marshall County Central Schools.

Two districts serve Excel Township

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

Marshall County Central SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 463 students · 12.9 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,693MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Thief River Falls School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,725 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,533MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Marshall County Central Schools55%
State average 51.1% · 248 students tested
Math · PK–12, Marshall County Central Schools42%
State average 44.8% · 237 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Thief River Falls School District48%
State average 51.1% · 964 students tested
Math · PK–12, Thief River Falls School District41%
State average 44.8% · 974 students tested

Excel Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Excel Township—Marshall County Central Schools PK–12 · Thief River Falls PK–12
North—Thief River Falls
New Solum—Marshall County Central Schools
Holt—Marshall County Central Schools
Agder—Thief River Falls
East Valley—Marshall County Central Schools PK–12 · Greenbush-Middle River PK–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Marshall County Central Schools with Excel Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Excel 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 Excel Townshipin other towns
Challenger Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Thief River Falls
B−
727 students13:1Rate it →
Viking Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Viking
77 students9:1Rate it →
Franklin Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Thief River Falls
C+
454 students17:1Rate it →
Marshall County Central High
High · Grades 7–12 · Newfolden
C
215 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Excel Township’s schools

Are Excel Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Excel Township. Marshall County Central Schools and Thief River Falls School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Excel Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Excel Township in?

Marshall County Central Schools and Thief River Falls School District.

Where do Excel Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Franklin Middle and Marshall County Central 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.