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Schools in Gorton Township

Gorton Township’s public schools

Herman-Norcross School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gorton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Minnesota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
24%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$21.2K
▲ 24% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
6.4
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
92 students on the public path
In brief

Gorton Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Gorton Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Herman-Norcross High School places highest (better than 80%); Herman-Norcross Elementary lowest (19%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Gorton Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Herman-Norcross Elementaryin HermanC−
7–12Herman-Norcross High Schoolin HermanA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Herman-Norcross 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.

Herman-Norcross School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 92 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 6.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$21,184MN $17,091 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading24%
State average 51.1% · 51 students tested
Math34%
State average 44.8% · 46 students tested

Gorton Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Gorton Township—Herman-Norcross
Redpath—Wheaton Area Public PK–12 · Campbell-Tintah Public PK–12
Logan—Herman-Norcross
Delaware—Herman-Norcross PK–12 · West Central Area PK–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Herman-Norcross with Gorton Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Gorton Township

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 Gorton Townshipin other towns
Herman-Norcross Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Herman
C−
56 students6:1Rate it →
Herman-Norcross High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Herman
A−
36 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Gorton Township’s schools

Are Gorton Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Gorton Township. Herman-Norcross School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gorton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Gorton Township in?

Herman-Norcross School District.

Where do Gorton Township kids go to high school?

Herman-Norcross High School.

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What Gorton 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 2020) 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.