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Schools in Gales Township

Gales Township’s public schools

Milroy Public School District, Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools and Tracy Area Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gales Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/5schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 90% 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
50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
2021–22
Spent per student
$14.0K
▼ 18% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Tracy Area Public
Students per teacher
12.4
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,196 students on the public path
In brief

Gales Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Gales Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Tracy Elementary places highest (better than 75%); Westbrook-Walnut Grove Secondary lowest (26%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Gales Township, graded from B− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Tracy Secondary and Westbrook-Walnut Grove 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 Gales Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B

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

Three districts serve Gales Township

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

Milroy Public School DistrictGrades PK–6 · 1 schools · 29 students, down 26% since 2020–21 · 5.8 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$46,450MN $17,091 · FY2024
Westbrook-Walnut Grove SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 497 students, up 16% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$16,345MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Tracy Area Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 670 students, down 3% since 2023–24 · 13.3 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,969MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–6, Milroy Public School District50%
State average 51.1% · 21 students tested · the state reports 40–59%
Math · PK–6, Milroy Public School District50%
State average 44.8% · 21 students tested · the state reports 40–59%
Reading · PK–12, Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools42%
State average 51.1% · 220 students tested
Math · PK–12, Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools43%
State average 44.8% · 217 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Tracy Area Public School District57%
State average 51.1% · 319 students tested
Math · PK–12, Tracy Area Public School District51%
State average 44.8% · 328 students tested

Gales Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Gales Township—Milroy Public PK–6 · Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools PK–12 · Tracy Area Public PK–12
Amiret—Tracy Area Public
Westline—Milroy Public
Johnsonville—Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools PK–12 · Wabasso Public PK–12
Springdale—Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools PK–12 · Tracy Area Public PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Tracy Area Public with Gales Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Gales Township

5 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 Gales Townshipin other towns
Tracy Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Tracy
A−
359 students13:1Rate it →
Walnut Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Walnut Grove
B−
299 students12:1Rate it →
Milroy Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Milroy
B
29 students6:1Rate it →
Tracy Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Tracy
B
311 students14:1Rate it →
Westbrook-Walnut Grove Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Westbrook
C
198 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Gales Township’s schools

Are Gales Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Gales Township. Milroy Public School District, Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools and Tracy Area Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gales Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Gales Township in?

Milroy Public School District, Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools and Tracy Area Public School District.

Where do Gales Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Tracy Secondary and Westbrook-Walnut Grove Secondary.

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What Gales 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.