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Schools in Hill River Township

Hill River Township’s public schools

Win-E-Mac School District and Fosston Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hill River Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools 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
59%
2021–22
Math proficiency
63%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.2K
▼ 5% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Fosston Public
Students per teacher
14.2
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,054 students on the public path
In brief

Hill River Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Hill River Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Win-E-Mac Elementary places highest (better than 93%); Fosston Secondary lowest (41%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Hill River Township, graded from A− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Fosston Secondary and Win-E-Mac Secondary. 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 Hill River Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Win-E-Mac School District.

Two districts serve Hill River Township

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

Win-E-Mac School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 458 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 16.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$16,189MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Fosston Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 596 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$16,175MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Win-E-Mac School District59%
State average 51.1% · 237 students tested
Math · PK–12, Win-E-Mac School District63%
State average 44.8% · 226 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Fosston Public School District59%
State average 51.1% · 304 students tested
Math · PK–12, Fosston Public School District57%
State average 44.8% · 289 students tested

Hill River Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hill River Township—Win-E-Mac PK–12 · Fosston Public PK–12
Chester—Red Lake County Central PK–12 · Clearbrook-Gonvick PK–12
Lessor—Win-E-Mac
Eden—Fosston Public
Brandsvold—Fosston Public

2 of the 4 neighbors share Fosston Public with Hill River Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Hill River Township

4 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 Hill River Townshipin other towns
Magelssen Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fosston
A−
340 students13:1Rate it →
Win-E-Mac Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Erskine
A
247 students15:1Rate it →
Fosston Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Fosston
C+
256 students13:1Rate it →
Win-E-Mac Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Erskine
B−
211 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Hill River Township’s schools

Are Hill River Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hill River Township. Win-E-Mac School District and Fosston Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hill River Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Hill River Township in?

Win-E-Mac School District and Fosston Public School District.

Where do Hill River Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Fosston Secondary and Win-E-Mac Secondary.

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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.