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Schools in Holmes City Township

Holmes City Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?8/8schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% 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
54%
2021–22
Math proficiency
54%
2021–22
Graduate on time
97%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 13% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.0
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
3,901 students on the public path
In brief

Holmes City Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

8 of Holmes City Township’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Garfield Elementary places highest (better than 93%); Alexandria Area High School lowest (62%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve Holmes City Township, graded from B to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Alexandria Area High School. 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 Holmes City Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A
6–8Discovery Middle Schoolin AlexandriaB+
9–12Alexandria Area High Schoolin AlexandriaB

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

Alexandria Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 10 schools · 4,034 students · 15.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,893MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 51.1% · 2043 students tested
Math54%
State average 44.8% · 1990 students tested

Holmes City Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Holmes City Township—Alexandria Public
Lake MaryA−Alexandria Public
Moe—Brandon-Evansville PK–12 · Alexandria Public PK–12
Solem—West Central Area
Ben Wade—Minnewaska

2 of the 4 neighbors share Alexandria Public with Holmes City Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Holmes City Township

8 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 Holmes City Townshipin other towns
Carlos Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Carlos
A
108 students11:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Alexandria
A−
481 students15:1Rate it →
Voyager Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Alexandria
B
446 students13:1Rate it →
Woodland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Alexandria
A−
410 students11:1Rate it →
Miltona Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Miltona
A
126 students16:1Rate it →
Garfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Garfield
A
117 students13:1Rate it →
Discovery Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Alexandria
B+
898 students16:1Rate it →
Alexandria Area High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Alexandria
B
1,315 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Holmes City Township’s schools

Are Holmes City Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Holmes City Township. Alexandria Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Holmes City Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 8 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Holmes City Township in?

Alexandria Public School District.

Where do Holmes City Township kids go to high school?

Alexandria Area High School.

Parents talk

What Holmes City 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.