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Schools in Heron Lake Township

Heron Lake Township’s public schools

Jackson County Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Heron Lake Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% 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
45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▼ 17% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.7
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
923 students on the public path
In brief

Heron Lake Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Heron Lake Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Riverside Elementary places highest (better than 75%); Jackson County Central Senior High lowest (31%). 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 Heron Lake Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Riverside Elementaryin JacksonA−
6–8Jackson County Central Middlein LakefieldC+
9–12Jackson County Central Senior Highin JacksonC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Jackson County Central 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.

Jackson County Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,093 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 14.7 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,183MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 51.1% · 516 students tested
Math43%
State average 44.8% · 537 students tested

Heron Lake Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Heron Lake Township—Jackson County Central
West Heron Lake—Heron Lake-Okabena PK–12 · Jackson County Central PK–12
LakefieldB+Jackson County Central
Belmont—Jackson County Central
Weimer—Heron Lake-Okabena PK–12 · Windom Public PK–12
Hunter—Jackson County Central
Delafield—Windom Public PK–12 · Jackson County Central PK–12

5 of the 6 neighbors share Jackson County Central with Heron Lake Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Heron Lake Township

3 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 Heron Lake Townshipin other towns
Riverside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Jackson
A−
350 students13:1Rate it →
Jackson County Central Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lakefield
C+
241 students16:1Rate it →
Jackson County Central Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Jackson
C
332 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Heron Lake Township’s schools

Are Heron Lake Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Heron Lake Township. Jackson County Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Heron Lake Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Heron Lake Township in?

Jackson County Central School District.

Where do Heron Lake Township kids go to high school?

Jackson County Central Senior High.

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What Heron Lake 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.