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Schools in Kalevala Township

Kalevala Township’s public schools

Barnum Public School District and Cromwell-Wright Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kalevala Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools 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
61%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.1K
▼ 23% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Barnum Public
Students per teacher
13.8
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
960 students on the public path
In brief

Kalevala Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Kalevala Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Cromwell-Wright Elementary places highest (better than 80%); Cromwell-Wright Secondary lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Kalevala Township, graded from A− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Barnum Secondary and Cromwell-Wright 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 Kalevala Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

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

Two districts serve Kalevala Township

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

Barnum Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 660 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 14.6 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,121MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Cromwell-Wright Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 300 students · 12.3 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,718MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Barnum Public School District61%
State average 51.1% · 378 students tested
Math · PK–12, Barnum Public School District43%
State average 44.8% · 373 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Cromwell-Wright Public Schools57%
State average 51.1% · 158 students tested
Math · PK–12, Cromwell-Wright Public Schools47%
State average 44.8% · 140 students tested

Kalevala Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Kalevala Township—Barnum Public PK–12 · Cromwell-Wright PK–12
Automba—Cromwell-Wright PK–12 · Barnum Public PK–12
Eagle—Cromwell-Wright
Silver—Moose Lake Public
Skelton—Barnum Public

2 of the 4 neighbors share Cromwell-Wright with Kalevala Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Kalevala 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 Kalevala Townshipin other towns
Barnum Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Barnum
A−
348 students13:1Rate it →
Cromwell-Wright Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cromwell
A−
163 students12:1Rate it →
Barnum Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Barnum
C+
312 students16:1Rate it →
Cromwell-Wright Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Cromwell
C+
137 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Kalevala Township’s schools

Are Kalevala Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Kalevala Township. Barnum Public School District and Cromwell-Wright Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kalevala Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Kalevala Township in?

Barnum Public School District and Cromwell-Wright Public Schools.

Where do Kalevala Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Barnum Secondary and Cromwell-Wright 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.