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Schools in Norman Township

Norman Township’s public schools

Willow River Public School District and East Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Norman 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 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
48%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.6K
▼ 14% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · East Central
Students per teacher
13.4
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,136 students on the public path
In brief

Norman Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Norman Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Willow River Elementary places highest (better than 41%); Willow River Secondary lowest (15%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Norman Township, graded from C+ to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: East Central Senior Secondary and Willow River 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 Norman Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

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

Two districts serve Norman Township

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

Willow River Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 436 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,595MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
East Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 732 students · 14.2 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,614MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Willow River Public School District48%
State average 51.1% · 213 students tested
Math · PK–12, Willow River Public School District29%
State average 44.8% · 230 students tested
Reading · PK–12, East Central School District41%
State average 51.1% · 380 students tested
Math · PK–12, East Central School District36%
State average 44.8% · 364 students tested

Norman Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Norman Township—Willow River Public PK–12 · East Central PK–12
WindemereC+Moose Lake Public PK–12 · Willow River Public PK–12
Kettle River—Willow River Public
Partridge—East Central
Bruno—East Central PK–12 · Willow River Public PK–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Willow River Public with Norman Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Norman 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 Norman Townshipin other towns
East Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Finlayson
C+
391 students14:1Rate it →
Willow River Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Willow River
C+
231 students12:1Rate it →
East Central Senior Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Finlayson
C−
309 students14:1Rate it →
Willow River Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Willow River
C−
205 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Norman Township’s schools

Are Norman Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Norman Township. Willow River Public School District and East Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Norman 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 Norman Township in?

Willow River Public School District and East Central School District.

Where do Norman Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: East Central Senior Secondary and Willow River Secondary.

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What Norman 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.