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Schools in Grand Plain Township

Grand Plain Township’s public schools

Goodridge Public School District and Thief River Falls School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Grand Plain Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools 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
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.5K
▼ 21% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Thief River Falls
Students per teacher
14.8
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
1,456 students on the public path
In brief

Grand Plain Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Grand Plain Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Goodridge Elementary places highest (better than 51%); Goodridge Secondary lowest (19%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Grand Plain Township, graded from B− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Franklin Middle and Goodridge 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 Grand Plain Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

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

Two districts serve Grand Plain Township

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

Goodridge Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 275 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$17,754MN $17,091 · FY2024
C−
Thief River Falls School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,725 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,533MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Goodridge Public School District37%
State average 51.1% · 145 students tested
Math · PK–12, Goodridge Public School District27%
State average 44.8% · 147 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Thief River Falls School District48%
State average 51.1% · 964 students tested
Math · PK–12, Thief River Falls School District41%
State average 44.8% · 974 students tested

Grand Plain Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Grand Plain Township—Goodridge Public PK–12 · Thief River Falls PK–12
Agder—Thief River Falls
Moylan—Goodridge Public
Cloverleaf—Goodridge Public PK–12 · Thief River Falls PK–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Thief River Falls with Grand Plain Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Grand Plain 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 Grand Plain Townshipin other towns
Challenger Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Thief River Falls
B−
727 students13:1Rate it →
Goodridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Goodridge
B−
161 students15:1Rate it →
Franklin Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Thief River Falls
C+
454 students17:1Rate it →
Goodridge Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Goodridge
C−
114 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Grand Plain Township’s schools

Are Grand Plain Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Grand Plain Township. Goodridge Public School District and Thief River Falls School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Grand Plain Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Grand Plain Township in?

Goodridge Public School District and Thief River Falls School District.

Where do Grand Plain Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Franklin Middle and Goodridge Secondary.

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What Grand Plain 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.