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Schools in Leech Lake Township

Leech Lake Township’s public schools

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District and Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Leech Lake Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/4schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% 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
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
77%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.2K
▲ 36% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Cass Lake-Bena
Students per teacher
11.0
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,448 students on the public path
In brief

Leech Lake Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Leech Lake Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. W.H.A. Elementary places highest (better than 36%); Cass Lake-Bena Middle School lowest (6%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Leech Lake Township, graded from C− to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec. and Cass Lake-Bena Middle School. 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 Leech Lake Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressD to C+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District.

Two districts serve Leech Lake Township

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

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 686 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 11.5 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$21,831MN $17,091 · FY2024
C
Cass Lake-Bena Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,119 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 10.7 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$23,168MN $17,091 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District41%
State average 51.1% · 359 students tested
Math · PK–12, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District29%
State average 44.8% · 363 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools22%
State average 51.1% · 504 students tested
Math · PK–12, Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools15%
State average 44.8% · 505 students tested

Leech Lake Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Leech Lake Township—Walker-Hackensack-Akeley PK–12 · Cass Lake-Bena PK–12
Wilkinson—Cass Lake-Bena
ShingobeeCWalker-Hackensack-Akeley
Lakeport—Laporte Public

Every school in Leech Lake 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 Leech Lake Townshipin other towns
Cass Lake-Bena Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Cass Lake
C−
450 students10:1Rate it →
W.H.A. Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Walker
C+
369 students11:1Rate it →
Cass Lake-Bena Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Cass Lake
D
312 students11:1Rate it →
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec.
High · Grades 7–12 · Walker
C+
317 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Leech Lake Township’s schools

Are Leech Lake Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Leech Lake Township. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District and Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Leech Lake Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Leech Lake Township in?

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District and Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools.

Where do Leech Lake Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec. and Cass Lake-Bena Middle 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.