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Schools in Green Lake Township · Willmar Public School District, New London-Spicer School District

Green Lake Township’s public schools score below 56% of Minnesota districts on tests and graduation

In Green Lake Township, 43% of tested students read at a proficient level, below the Minnesota average (51%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Green Lake Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Minnesota, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Minnesota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
43%
▼ 8 pts vs MN 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
45%
▼ 0 pts vs MN 45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
76%
▼ 7 pts vs MN 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.5K
▼ 3% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Willmar Public
Students per teacher
12.9
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
5,402 students on the public path
In brief

Green Lake Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1334 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Green Lake Township’s, its schools beat 21%, lower than their 44% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 43% of tested students were proficient in reading and 45% in math, against 51% and 45% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

76% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Willmar Public spends $16,523 per student and New London-Spicer $15,773, against $17,091 across Minnesota (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Green Lake Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 44% of Minnesota school districts. Both inputs trail the Minnesota average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Minnesota school districts we grade (502)Better than 44%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (1334)Better than 21%
Towns in Kandiyohi County (24)Better than 58%
C+B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,883 test results and a graduating class of 344 could put Green Lake Township anywhere from C+ to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Green Lake Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,856 in math, 2,911 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Green Lake Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B

Green Lake Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Willmar Public School District). From grade PK, students attend the New London-Spicer School District, shared with Arctander, Burbank, Colfax, Irving, Lake Andrew, New London, New London, Roseville and Spicer. Its elementary school is in Willmar. Parts of Green Lake Township (12% of its land) are served by A.C.G.C. Public instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Green Lake Township

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

Willmar Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 12 schools · 4,218 students · 12.9 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$16,523MN $17,091 · FY2024
C
New London-Spicer School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,518 students · 12.9 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,773MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Willmar Public School District36%
State average 51.1% · 2108 students tested
Math · PK–12, Willmar Public School District40%
State average 44.8% · 2066 students tested
Reading · PK–12, New London-Spicer School District62%
State average 51.1% · 803 students tested
Math · PK–12, New London-Spicer School District57%
State average 44.8% · 790 students tested

Green Lake Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Green Lake TownshipC+Willmar Public PK–12 · New London-Spicer PK–12
SpicerANew London-Spicer
DovreCWillmar Public
New LondonANew London-Spicer
Kandiyohi—Willmar Public
Harrison—A.C.G.C. Public

2 of the 5 neighbors share New London-Spicer with Green Lake Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Green Lake Township

8 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 Green Lake Townshipin other towns
Kennedy Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Willmar
C
672 students12:1Rate it →
Lakeland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Willmar
C
623 students13:1Rate it →
Roosevelt Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Willmar
C
580 students12:1Rate it →
Prairie Woods Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · New London
A−
578 students13:1Rate it →
New London-Spicer Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · New London
B+
454 students13:1Rate it →
Willmar Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Willmar
C+
842 students14:1Rate it →
Willmar Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Willmar
C+
1,205 students16:1Rate it →
New London-Spicer SR.
High · Grades 9–12 · New London
B
448 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Green Lake Township’s schools

Are Green Lake Township’s schools good?

On Minnesota’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Green Lake Township children attend score below 56% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 21%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Green Lake Township in?

Two districts: Willmar Public School District runs grades PK–12, and New London-Spicer School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Arctander, Burbank, Colfax, Irving, Lake Andrew, New London, New London, Roseville and Spicer.

Where do Green Lake Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Willmar Senior High and New London-Spicer SR..

What is Green Lake Township’s graduation rate?

76% of the class of 2023 in Willmar Public School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.

How much does Green Lake Township spend per student?

$16,523 in Willmar Public School District and $15,773 in New London-Spicer School District (FY2024), against $17,091 across Minnesota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Minnesota. Stars are from neighbors.