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Schools in Highlanding Township

Highlanding Township’s public schools

Goodridge Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Highlanding Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
$17.8K
▲ 4% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.3
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
275 students on the public path
In brief

Highlanding Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Highlanding Township’s 2 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 ↓

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 Highlanding Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Goodridge Elementaryin GoodridgeB−
7–12Goodridge Secondaryin GoodridgeC−

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

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−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 51.1% · 145 students tested
Math27%
State average 44.8% · 147 students tested

Highlanding Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Highlanding Township—Goodridge Public
Kratka—Thief River Falls PK–12 · Goodridge Public PK–12
Goodridge—Goodridge Public
Star—Goodridge Public

All 3 neighbors share Goodridge Public with Highlanding Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Highlanding Township

2 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 Highlanding Townshipin other towns
Goodridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Goodridge
B−
161 students15:1Rate it →
Goodridge Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Goodridge
C−
114 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Highlanding Township’s schools

Are Highlanding Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Highlanding Township. Goodridge Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Highlanding Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Highlanding Township in?

Goodridge Public School District.

Where do Highlanding Township kids go to high school?

Goodridge Secondary.

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What Highlanding 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.