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Schools in Girard Township

Girard Township’s public schools

Henning Public School District and Battle Lake Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Girard Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

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

Tests spring 2022, when 96% 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
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▼ 11% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Battle Lake Public
Students per teacher
13.8
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
795 students on the public path
In brief

Girard Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Girard Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Battle Lake Elementary places highest (better than 84%); Henning Secondary lowest (64%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Girard Township, graded from B+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Battle Lake Secondary and Henning 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 Girard Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

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

Two districts serve Girard Township

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

Henning Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 381 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 15.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,397MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Battle Lake Public School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 414 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,169MN $17,091 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Henning Public School District57%
State average 51.1% · 190 students tested
Math · PK–12, Henning Public School District47%
State average 44.8% · 196 students tested
Reading · K–12, Battle Lake Public School District63%
State average 51.1% · 216 students tested
Math · K–12, Battle Lake Public School District67%
State average 44.8% · 210 students tested

Girard Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Girard Township—Henning Public PK–12 · Battle Lake Public K–12
Henning—Henning Public
Otter Tail—Henning Public PK–12 · Perham-Dent Public PK–12
Nidaros—Battle Lake Public
Everts—Battle Lake Public

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

Every school in Girard 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 Girard Townshipin other towns
Henning Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Henning
B+
210 students13:1Rate it →
Battle Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Battle Lake
A−
230 students12:1Rate it →
Battle Lake Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Battle Lake
B+
184 students13:1Rate it →
Henning Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Henning
B
171 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Girard Township’s schools

Are Girard Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Girard Township. Henning Public School District and Battle Lake Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Girard Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Girard Township in?

Henning Public School District and Battle Lake Public School District.

Where do Girard Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Battle Lake Secondary and Henning Secondary.

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What Girard 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.