Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Nora Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Schools in Nora Township

Nora Township’s public schools

West Central Area and Morris Area Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nora Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/5schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% 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
60%
2021–22
Math proficiency
53%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▼ 11% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Morris Area
Students per teacher
13.6
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,606 students on the public path
In brief

Nora Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Nora Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Morris Area Elementary places highest (better than 73%); Morris Area Secondary lowest (55%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Nora Township, graded from B+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Morris Area Secondary and WCA 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 Nora Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+
5–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the West Central Area.

Two districts serve Nora Township

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

West Central AreaGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 743 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$16,440MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Morris Area Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 1,092 students · 14.7 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,169MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, West Central Area60%
State average 51.1% · 407 students tested
Math · PK–12, West Central Area53%
State average 44.8% · 382 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Morris Area Public Schools56%
State average 51.1% · 566 students tested
Math · PK–12, Morris Area Public Schools55%
State average 44.8% · 562 students tested

Nora Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Nora Township—West Central Area PK–12 · Morris Area PK–12
Swan Lake—Morris Area PK–12 · West Central Area PK–12
New Prairie—Morris Area
Ben Wade—Minnewaska
Solem—West Central Area

2 of the 4 neighbors share Morris Area with Nora Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Nora Township

5 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 Nora Townshipin other towns
Morris Area Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Morris
B+
557 students13:1Rate it →
West Central Area N. El.
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Elbow Lake
B+
144 students10:1Rate it →
West Central Area S. El.
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Kensington
B+
138 students11:1Rate it →
WCA Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Barrett
B+
232 students15:1Rate it →
Morris Area Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Morris
B
535 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Nora Township’s schools

Are Nora Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Nora Township. West Central Area and Morris Area Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nora Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Nora Township in?

West Central Area and Morris Area Public Schools.

Where do Nora Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Morris Area Secondary and WCA Middle School.

Parents talk

What Nora Township families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Nora 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). Stars are from neighbors.