Kratka Township’s public schools
Thief River Falls School District and Goodridge Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kratka Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Kratka Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
2 of Kratka Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Challenger Elementary places highest (better than 51%); Goodridge Secondary lowest (19%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Two elementary schools serve Kratka Township, graded from B− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Franklin Middle and Goodridge 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 Kratka Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Kratka Township · depends on your address
Challenger Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 727 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Thief River Falls
Goodridge Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 161 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Goodridge
Kindergarten in Kratka Township · depends on your address
Challenger Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 727 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Thief River Falls
Goodridge Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 161 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Goodridge
1st grade in Kratka Township · depends on your address
Challenger Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 727 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Thief River Falls
Goodridge Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 161 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Goodridge
2nd grade in Kratka Township · depends on your address
Challenger Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 727 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Thief River Falls
Goodridge Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 161 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Goodridge
3rd grade in Kratka Township · depends on your address
Challenger Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 727 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Thief River Falls
Goodridge Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 161 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Goodridge
4th grade in Kratka Township · depends on your address
Challenger Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 727 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Thief River Falls
Goodridge Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 161 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Goodridge
5th grade in Kratka Township · depends on your address
Challenger Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 727 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Thief River Falls
Goodridge Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 161 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Goodridge
6th grade in Kratka Township · depends on your address
Franklin Middle
Grades 6–8 · 454 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Thief River Falls
Goodridge Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 161 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Goodridge
7th grade in Kratka Township · depends on your address
Franklin Middle
Grades 6–8 · 454 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Thief River Falls
Goodridge Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 114 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Goodridge
8th grade in Kratka Township · depends on your address
Franklin Middle
Grades 6–8 · 454 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Thief River Falls
Goodridge Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 114 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Goodridge
9th grade in Kratka Township · depends on your address
Lincoln Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 521 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Thief River Falls
Goodridge Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 114 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Goodridge
10th grade in Kratka Township · depends on your address
Lincoln Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 521 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Thief River Falls
Goodridge Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 114 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Goodridge
11th grade in Kratka Township · depends on your address
Lincoln Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 521 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Thief River Falls
Goodridge Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 114 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Goodridge
12th grade in Kratka Township · depends on your address
Lincoln Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 521 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Thief River Falls
Goodridge Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 114 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Goodridge
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Thief River Falls School District.
Two districts serve Kratka Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Kratka Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Kratka Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Kratka Township | — | Thief River Falls PK–12 · Goodridge Public PK–12 |
| Highlanding | — | Goodridge Public |
| Smiley | — | Thief River Falls |
| Cloverleaf | — | Goodridge Public PK–12 · Thief River Falls PK–12 |
| Mayfield | — | Red Lake County Central PK–12 · Thief River Falls PK–12 |
3 of the 4 neighbors share Thief River Falls with Kratka Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Kratka 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).
Questions about Kratka Township’s schools
Are Kratka Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Kratka Township. Thief River Falls School District and Goodridge Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kratka 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 Kratka Township in?
Thief River Falls School District and Goodridge Public School District.
Where do Kratka Township kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Franklin Middle and Goodridge Secondary.
Parents talk
What Kratka Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Kratka 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.