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Schools in Good Thunder

Good Thunder’s public schools

Maple River School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Good Thunder. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/1schools 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
58%
2021–22
Math proficiency
53%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.7K
▼ 20% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.7
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
926 students on the public path
In brief

Good Thunder’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Good Thunder’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Maple River Secondary places highest (better than 68%); Maple River Secondary lowest (68%). 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 Good Thunder, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Maple River Elementaryin MapletonNo scores
6–12Maple River Secondaryin MapletonB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Maple River 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.

Maple River School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 946 students · 14.7 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,691MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading58%
State average 51.1% · 479 students tested
Math53%
State average 44.8% · 480 students tested

Good Thunder vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Good Thunder’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Good Thunder—Maple River

Every school in Good Thunder

2 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 Good Thunderin other towns
Maple River Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mapleton
424 students13:1Rate it →
Maple River Secondary
High · Grades 6–12 · Mapleton
B+
502 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Good Thunder’s schools

Are Good Thunder’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Good Thunder. Maple River School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Good Thunder. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Good Thunder in?

Maple River School District.

Where do Good Thunder kids go to high school?

Maple River Secondary.

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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.