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Schools in Leaf Valley Township

Leaf Valley Township’s public schools

Parkers Prairie Public School District and Alexandria Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Leaf Valley Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?8/9schools above Minnesota’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 13% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Alexandria Public
Students per teacher
15.3
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,117 students on the public path
In brief

Leaf Valley Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

8 of Leaf Valley Township’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Garfield Elementary places highest (better than 93%); Parkers Prairie Secondary lowest (45%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Seven elementary schools serve Leaf Valley Township, graded from B to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Discovery Middle School and Parkers Prairie 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 Leaf Valley Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–57 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+

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

Two districts serve Leaf Valley Township

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

Parkers Prairie Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 531 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 18.6 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,781MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Alexandria Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 10 schools · 4,034 students · 15.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,893MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Parkers Prairie Public School District45%
State average 51.1% · 283 students tested
Math · PK–12, Parkers Prairie Public School District50%
State average 44.8% · 285 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Alexandria Public School District54%
State average 51.1% · 2043 students tested
Math · PK–12, Alexandria Public School District54%
State average 44.8% · 1990 students tested

Leaf Valley Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Leaf Valley Township—Parkers Prairie Public PK–12 · Alexandria Public PK–12
Miltona—Parkers Prairie Public PK–12 · Alexandria Public PK–12
IdaA−Alexandria Public
Effington—Parkers Prairie Public
Millerville—Brandon-Evansville

2 of the 4 neighbors share Parkers Prairie Public with Leaf Valley Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Leaf Valley Township

9 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 Leaf Valley Townshipin other towns
Parkers Prairie Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Parkers Prairie
B+
251 students16:1Rate it →
Carlos Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Carlos
A
108 students11:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Alexandria
A−
481 students15:1Rate it →
Voyager Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Alexandria
B
446 students13:1Rate it →
Woodland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Alexandria
A−
410 students11:1Rate it →
Miltona Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Miltona
A
126 students16:1Rate it →
Garfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Garfield
A
117 students13:1Rate it →
Discovery Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Alexandria
B+
898 students16:1Rate it →
Parkers Prairie Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Parkers Prairie
B−
280 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Leaf Valley Township’s schools

Are Leaf Valley Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Leaf Valley Township. Parkers Prairie Public School District and Alexandria Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Leaf Valley Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 8 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Leaf Valley Township in?

Parkers Prairie Public School District and Alexandria Public School District.

Where do Leaf Valley Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Discovery Middle School and Parkers Prairie Secondary.

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What Leaf Valley 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). Stars are from neighbors.