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Schools in Lake View Township · Detroit Lakes Public School District

Lake View Township’s public schools outscore 56% of Minnesota districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Lake View Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Minnesota, not nationally.

From Minnesota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
54%
▲ 3 pts vs MN 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
45%
▲ 0 pts vs MN 45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
▼ 1 pts vs MN 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.4K
▼ 10% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.0
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
2,535 students on the public path
In brief

Lake View Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1583 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lake View Township’s, its schools beat 46%, lower than their 56% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 54% and math 45% in spring 2022, against 51% and 45% statewide; 82% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,411 per student, against $17,091 across Minnesota (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one middle and one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Detroit Lakes Middle, then Detroit Lakes Senior High. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Faith Christian School (private) is in town. Every school ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Lake View Township’s grade

B+ Test scoresC Graduation

B: better than 56% of Minnesota school districts. Test scores are above the Minnesota average; graduation is below it.

Minnesota school districts we grade (502)Better than 56%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (1583)Better than 46%
Towns in Becker County (37)Better than 81%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,334 test results and a graduating class of 251 could put Lake View Township anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 93% of Lake View Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,318 in math, 1,349 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lake View Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−
6–8Detroit Lakes Middlein Detroit LakesC
9–12Detroit Lakes Senior Highin Detroit LakesB+

Lake View Township’s public schools are run by Detroit Lakes Public School District, which also serves Callaway, Callaway, Detroit Lakes and Detroit and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 51.1% · 1349 students tested
Math45%
State average 44.8% · 1318 students tested

Lake View Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lake View TownshipBDetroit Lakes Public
Detroit LakesBDetroit Lakes Public
Lake EuniceB−Lake Park Audubon
DetroitBDetroit Lakes Public
Candor—Frazee-Vergas Public PK–12 · Perham-Dent Public PK–12
BurlingtonB−Frazee-Vergas Public

2 of the 5 neighbors share Detroit Lakes Public with Lake View Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Lake View Township

5 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 View Townshipin other towns
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade

Questions about Lake View Township’s schools

Are Lake View Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Minnesota: the public schools Lake View Township children attend outscore 56% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 46%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Lake View Township in?

Detroit Lakes Public School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,728 students in 9 schools (2024–25).

Where do Lake View Township kids go to high school?

Detroit Lakes Senior High in Detroit Lakes, with 791 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Lake View Township’s graduation rate?

82% of the class of 2023 in Detroit Lakes Public School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.

How much does Lake View Township spend per student?

$15,411 in Detroit Lakes Public School District (FY2024), against $17,091 across Minnesota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Lake View Township?

Yes: Faith Christian School (religious, grades PK–9, 53 students).

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What Lake View 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Minnesota. Stars are from neighbors.