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Schools in Northrop

Northrop’s public schools

Fairmont Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Northrop. 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 100% 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
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▼ 15% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.0
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
1,846 students on the public path
In brief

Northrop’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Northrop’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Fairmont Elementary School places highest (better than 62%); Fairmont JR./SR. High School lowest (49%). 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 Northrop, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Fairmont Elementary Schoolin FairmontB
7–12Fairmont JR./SR. High Schoolin FairmontB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Fairmont Area School District.

The district

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

Fairmont Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 1,846 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 17.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,446MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 51.1% · 886 students tested
Math41%
State average 44.8% · 874 students tested

Northrop vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Northrop—Fairmont Area

Every school in Northrop

3 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 Northropin other towns
Fairmont Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fairmont
B
1,007 students15:1Rate it →
Fairmont JR./SR. High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Fairmont
B−
839 students20:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Martin Luther High School
High · Grades 7–12
Private · Religious
57 students4:1Rate it →

Questions about Northrop’s schools

Are Northrop’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Northrop. Fairmont Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Northrop. 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 Northrop in?

Fairmont Area School District.

Where do Northrop kids go to high school?

Fairmont JR./SR. High School.

Are there private schools in Northrop?

Yes: Martin Luther High School (grades 7–12, 57 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.