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Schools in Grace Township

Grace Township’s public schools

Benson Public School District, Montevideo Public School District and MACCRAY School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Grace Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/5schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.0K
▼ 12% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Montevideo Public
Students per teacher
14.1
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,100 students on the public path
In brief

Grace Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Grace Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Northside Elementary places highest (better than 64%); Benson Secondary lowest (28%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Grace Township, graded from B− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools: MACCRAY Secondary, Montevideo Middle and Benson 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 Grace Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
6–123 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B

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

Three districts serve Grace Township

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

Benson Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 760 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,871MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Montevideo Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,372 students · 15.3 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,971MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
MACCRAY School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 722 students, down 2% since 2022–23 · 12.1 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,984MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Benson Public School District40%
State average 51.1% · 389 students tested
Math · PK–12, Benson Public School District40%
State average 44.8% · 392 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Montevideo Public School District49%
State average 51.1% · 705 students tested
Math · PK–12, Montevideo Public School District51%
State average 44.8% · 682 students tested
Reading · PK–12, MACCRAY School District47%
State average 51.1% · 384 students tested
Math · PK–12, MACCRAY School District48%
State average 44.8% · 367 students tested

Grace Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Grace Township—Benson Public PK–12 · Montevideo Public PK–12 · MACCRAY PK–12
Cashel—Benson Public
Louriston—MACCRAY PK–12 · Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg PK–12
Mandt—Lac Qui Parle Valley PK–12 · Montevideo Public PK–12
Havelock—MACCRAY PK–12 · Montevideo Public PK–12

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

Every school in Grace Township

6 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 Grace Townshipin other towns
Northside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Benson
B
391 students17:1Rate it →
MACCRAY Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clara City
320 students10:1Rate it →
Ramsey Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Montevideo
B−
260 students13:1Rate it →
Montevideo Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Montevideo
B
393 students16:1Rate it →
MACCRAY Secondary
High · Grades 6–12 · Clara City
C
402 students14:1Rate it →
Benson Secondary
High · Grades 6–12 · Benson
C
334 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Grace Township’s schools

Are Grace Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Grace Township. Benson Public School District, Montevideo Public School District and MACCRAY School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Grace Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Grace Township in?

Benson Public School District, Montevideo Public School District and MACCRAY School District.

Where do Grace Township kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: MACCRAY Secondary, Montevideo Middle and Benson Secondary.

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What Grace 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.