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Schools in Highland Township

Highland Township’s public schools

Plainview-Elgin-Millville has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Highland Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

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

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
58%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.7K
▼ 31% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.5
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,090 students on the public path
In brief

Highland Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Highland Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3 places highest (better than 91%); Plainview-Elgin-Millville High lowest (51%). 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 Highland Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3in PlainviewA
7–8Plainview-Elgin-Millville Juniorin ElginA−
9–12Plainview-Elgin-Millville Highin PlainviewB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Plainview-Elgin-Millville.

The district

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

Plainview-Elgin-MillvilleGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,405 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$11,726MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading58%
State average 51.1% · 805 students tested
Math57%
State average 44.8% · 816 students tested

Highland Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Highland Township—Plainview-Elgin-Millville
Watopa—Wabasha-Kellogg Public PK–12 · Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK–12
Glasgow—Wabasha-Kellogg Public
Oakwood—Plainview-Elgin-Millville
Plainview—Plainview-Elgin-Millville

3 of the 4 neighbors share Plainview-Elgin-Millville with Highland Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Highland 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 Highland Townshipin other towns
Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Plainview
A
441 students13:1Rate it →
Plainview-Elgin-Millville Junior
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Elgin
A−
235 students18:1Rate it →
Plainview-Elgin-Millville High
High · Grades 9–12 · Plainview
B−
414 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Highland Township’s schools

Are Highland Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Highland Township. Plainview-Elgin-Millville has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Highland Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Highland Township in?

Plainview-Elgin-Millville.

Where do Highland Township kids go to high school?

Plainview-Elgin-Millville 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.