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Schools in Galena Township

Galena Township’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 Galena 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 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

Galena Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Galena Township’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 Galena Township, 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

Galena Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Galena Township—Martin County West
Trimont—Martin County West
Ormsby—St. James Public
Cedar—Butterfield-Odin Public PK–12 · Martin County West K–12
Fox Lake—Martin County West
Waverly—Truman Public
Long Lake—St. James Public

3 of the 6 neighbors share Martin County West with Galena Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Galena 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 Galena Townshipin 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 Galena Township’s schools

Are Galena Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Galena Township. Martin County West School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Galena 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 Galena Township in?

Martin County West School District.

Where do Galena Township 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.