Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Hoff Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Schools in Hoff Township

Hoff Township’s public schools

Benson Public School District and Hancock Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hoff 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 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
40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 7% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Benson Public
Students per teacher
13.7
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,162 students on the public path
In brief

Hoff Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Hoff Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Hancock Elementary places highest (better than 87%); Benson Secondary lowest (28%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Hoff Township, graded from B to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Benson Secondary and Hancock Sec.. 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 Hoff Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

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

Two districts serve Hoff Township

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

Benson Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 760 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,871MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Hancock Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 437 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,737MN $17,091 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Benson Public School District40%
State average 51.1% · 389 students tested
Math · PK–12, Benson Public School District40%
State average 44.8% · 392 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Hancock Public School District65%
State average 51.1% · 231 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hancock Public School District66%
State average 44.8% · 220 students tested

Hoff Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hoff Township—Benson Public PK–12 · Hancock Public PK–12
Clontarf—Benson Public
Walden—Minnewaska PK–12 · Morris Area PK–12 · Hancock Public PK–12
Moore—Hancock Public
Langhei—Benson Public PK–12 · Minnewaska PK–12

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

Every school in Hoff 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 Hoff Townshipin other towns
Northside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Benson
B
391 students17:1Rate it →
Hancock Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hancock
A
233 students13:1Rate it →
Benson Secondary
High · Grades 6–12 · Benson
C
334 students13:1Rate it →
Hancock Sec.
High · Grades 7–12 · Hancock
B+
204 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Hoff Township’s schools

Are Hoff Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hoff Township. Benson Public School District and Hancock Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hoff 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 Hoff Township in?

Benson Public School District and Hancock Public School District.

Where do Hoff Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Benson Secondary and Hancock Sec..

Parents talk

What Hoff Township families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Hoff Township → They have their own page.

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.