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Schools in Mountain Lake Township

Mountain Lake Township’s public schools

Mountain Lake Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mountain Lake Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.6K
▼ 3% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.9
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
498 students on the public path
In brief

Mountain Lake Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Mountain Lake Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Mountain Lake Secondary places highest (better than 69%); Mountain Lake Elementary lowest (36%). 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 Mountain Lake Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Mountain Lake Elementaryin Mountain LakeC+
7–12Mountain Lake Secondaryin Mountain LakeB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mountain Lake Public Schools.

The district

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

Mountain Lake Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 498 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$16,587MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading46%
State average 51.1% · 268 students tested
Math44%
State average 44.8% · 266 students tested

Mountain Lake Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mountain Lake Township—Mountain Lake
Mountain Lake (city)B−Mountain Lake
Midway—Mountain Lake
Lakeside—Windom Public PK–12 · Mountain Lake PK–12
Odin—Butterfield-Odin Public
Butterfield—Butterfield-Odin Public
Kimball—Mountain Lake PK–12 · Jackson County Central PK–12

4 of the 6 neighbors share Mountain Lake with Mountain Lake Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Mountain 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 Mountain Lake Townshipin other towns
Mountain Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mountain Lake
C+
257 students12:1Rate it →
Mountain Lake Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Mountain Lake
B+
241 students14:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Elmendorf Christian School
Grades K–11 · Mountain Lake
Private · Religious
58 students9:1Rate it →
Neuhof School
Grades 1–9 · Mountain Lake
Private · Religious
14 students5:1Rate it →

Questions about Mountain Lake Township’s schools

Are Mountain Lake Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Mountain Lake Township. Mountain Lake Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mountain Lake Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Mountain Lake Township in?

Mountain Lake Public Schools.

Where do Mountain Lake Township kids go to high school?

Mountain Lake Secondary.

Are there private schools in Mountain Lake Township?

Yes: Elmendorf Christian School (grades K–11, 58 students) and Neuhof School (grades 1–9, 14 students).

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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.