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Schools in Lake Henry Township

Lake Henry Township’s public schools

Paynesville Public School District and Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake Henry Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 92% 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
39%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.5K
▼ 21% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Paynesville Public
Students per teacher
13.5
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,504 students on the public path
In brief

Lake Henry Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Lake Henry Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Paynesville Area Elementary places highest (better than 56%); Paynesville Area Secondary School lowest (29%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Lake Henry Township, graded from B− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Paynesville Area Secondary School and Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 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 Lake Henry Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+

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

Two districts serve Lake Henry Township

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

Paynesville Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 894 students, up 29% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,495MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 610 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,265MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Paynesville Public School District39%
State average 51.1% · 463 students tested
Math · PK–12, Paynesville Public School District34%
State average 44.8% · 434 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Public School District48%
State average 51.1% · 208 students tested
Math · PK–12, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Public School District32%
State average 44.8% · 199 students tested

Lake Henry Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lake Henry Township—Paynesville Public PK–12 · Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Public PK–12
Zion—Paynesville Public
Roseville—Paynesville Public PK–12 · New London-Spicer PK–12
Crow River—Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Public
Spring Hill—Melrose Public

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

Every school in Lake Henry 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 Lake Henry Townshipin other towns
Paynesville Area Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Paynesville
B
429 students14:1Rate it →
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brooten
B−
294 students12:1Rate it →
Paynesville Area Secondary School
High · Grades 6–12 · Paynesville
C
465 students15:1Rate it →
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec.
High · Grades 6–12 · Belgrade
C+
316 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Lake Henry Township’s schools

Are Lake Henry Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lake Henry Township. Paynesville Public School District and Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake Henry Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Lake Henry Township in?

Paynesville Public School District and Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Public School District.

Where do Lake Henry Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Paynesville Area Secondary School and Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec..

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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.