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Schools in Maine Township

Maine Township’s public schools

Underwood Public School District and Battle Lake Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Maine Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.7K
▼ 26% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Underwood Public
Students per teacher
12.9
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
968 students on the public path
In brief

Maine Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Maine Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Battle Lake Elementary places highest (better than 84%); Underwood Secondary lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Maine Township, graded from B− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Underwood Secondary and Battle Lake 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 Maine Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+

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

Two districts serve Maine Township

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

Underwood Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 554 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$12,699MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Battle Lake Public School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 414 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,169MN $17,091 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Underwood Public School District43%
State average 51.1% · 309 students tested
Math · PK–12, Underwood Public School District42%
State average 44.8% · 309 students tested
Reading · K–12, Battle Lake Public School District63%
State average 51.1% · 216 students tested
Math · K–12, Battle Lake Public School District67%
State average 44.8% · 210 students tested

Maine Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Maine Township—Underwood Public PK–12 · Battle Lake Public K–12
Friberg—Fergus Falls Public PK–12 · Underwood Public PK–12
Amor—Battle Lake Public
Sverdrup—Underwood Public
Star Lake—Pelican Rapids Public PK–12 · Perham-Dent Public PK–12

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

Every school in Maine 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 Maine Townshipin other towns
Underwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Underwood
B−
282 students12:1Rate it →
Battle Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Battle Lake
A−
230 students12:1Rate it →
Underwood Secondary
High · Grades 5–12 · Underwood
C+
272 students15:1Rate it →
Battle Lake Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Battle Lake
B+
184 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Maine Township’s schools

Are Maine Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Maine Township. Underwood Public School District and Battle Lake Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Maine Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Maine Township in?

Underwood Public School District and Battle Lake Public School District.

Where do Maine Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Underwood Secondary and Battle Lake Secondary.

Parents talk

What Maine 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.