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Schools in Hancock Township

Hancock Township’s public schools

Central Public School District and Belle Plaine Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hancock Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/5schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.1K
▼ 29% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Belle Plaine Public
Students per teacher
16.1
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,004 students on the public path
In brief

Hancock Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Hancock Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Central Elementary places highest (better than 75%); Belle Plaine Junior High lowest (35%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Hancock Township, graded from A− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Belle Plaine Senior High and Central Senior High. 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 Hancock Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+

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

Two districts serve Hancock Township

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

Central Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 966 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 15.6 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,390MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Belle Plaine Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,522 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 16.5 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$12,127MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Central Public School District53%
State average 51.1% · 456 students tested
Math · PK–12, Central Public School District50%
State average 44.8% · 464 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Belle Plaine Public School District54%
State average 51.1% · 814 students tested
Math · PK–12, Belle Plaine Public School District45%
State average 44.8% · 781 students tested

Hancock Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hancock Township—Central Public PK–12 · Belle Plaine Public PK–12
Faxon—Belle Plaine Public
Benton—Central Public
San Francisco—Belle Plaine Public PK–12 · Eastern Carver County PK–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Belle Plaine Public with Hancock Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Hancock 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 Hancock Townshipin other towns
Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Norwood Young America
A−
413 students14:1Rate it →
Chatfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Belle Plaine
308 students11:1Rate it →
Central Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Norwood Young America
C+
216 students16:1Rate it →
Belle Plaine Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Belle Plaine
C+
255 students20:1Rate it →
Belle Plaine Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Belle Plaine
B+
475 students21:1Rate it →
Central Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Norwood Young America
B−
337 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Hancock Township’s schools

Are Hancock Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hancock Township. Central Public School District and Belle Plaine Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hancock Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Hancock Township in?

Central Public School District and Belle Plaine Public School District.

Where do Hancock Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Belle Plaine Senior High and Central Senior High.

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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.