Andrew Peterson Farmstead · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 4.0Laketown Township’s public schools outscore 89% of Minnesota districts
In Laketown Township, 57% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Minnesota average (45%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Laketown 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 94% 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.
Laketown Township’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 62% and math 57% across both districts in spring 2022, against 51% and 45% statewide; 93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Waconia Public spends $12,464 per student and Eastern Carver County $14,891, against $17,091 across Minnesota (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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.
What’s behind Laketown Township’s grade
A: better than 89% of Minnesota school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Minnesota average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Laketown Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Laketown Township
Waconia Early Learning Center
Grades PK · 53 students · in Waconia
9th grade in Laketown Township · depends on your address
Chaska High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,495 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Chaska
Chanhassen High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,385 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Chanhassen
Waconia High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,335 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Waconia
10th grade in Laketown Township · depends on your address
Chaska High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,495 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Chaska
Chanhassen High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,385 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Chanhassen
Waconia High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,335 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Waconia
11th grade in Laketown Township · depends on your address
Chaska High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,495 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Chaska
Chanhassen High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,385 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Chanhassen
Waconia High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,335 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Waconia
12th grade in Laketown Township · depends on your address
Chaska High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,495 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Chaska
Chanhassen High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,385 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Chanhassen
Waconia High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,335 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Waconia
Laketown Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Waconia Public School District). From grade PK, students attend the Eastern Carver County Public Schools, shared with Carver, Chanhassen, Chaska, Dahlgren, San Francisco and Victoria. Its elementary school is in Carver. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Laketown Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Laketown Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Laketown Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Laketown Township | A | Waconia Public PK–12 · Eastern Carver County PK–12 |
| Victoria | A | Eastern Carver County PK–12 · Waconia Public PK–12 |
| Waconia | A | Waconia Public |
| Chaska | A | Eastern Carver County |
| Dahlgren | A | Eastern Carver County PK–12 · Waconia Public PK–12 |
| Minnetrista | A | Westonka Public PK–12 · Watertown-Mayer Public PK–12 |
3 of the 5 neighbors share Eastern Carver County with Laketown Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Laketown Township
18 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 Laketown Township’s schools
Are Laketown Township’s schools good?
By Minnesota’s own tests, yes: the public schools Laketown Township children attend outscore 89% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 86%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Laketown Township in?
Two districts: Waconia Public School District runs grades PK–12, and Eastern Carver County Public Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Carver, Chanhassen, Chaska, Dahlgren, San Francisco and Victoria.
Where do Laketown Township kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Chaska High School, Chanhassen High School and Waconia High School.
What is Laketown Township’s graduation rate?
93% of the class of 2023 in Eastern Carver County Public Schools graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.
How much does Laketown Township spend per student?
$12,464 in Waconia Public School District and $14,891 in Eastern Carver County Public Schools (FY2024), against $17,091 across Minnesota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Laketown Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Laketown 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Minnesota. Stars are from neighbors.