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Schools in Oakland Township

Oakland Township’s public schools

Austin Public School District and Glenville-Emmons School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Oakland Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/7schools 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
35%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 7% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Austin Public
Students per teacher
14.7
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
2,843 students on the public path
In brief

Oakland Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Oakland Township’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Southgate Elementary places highest (better than 45%); Sumner Elementary lowest (8%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Oakland Township, graded from D to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Ellis Middle and Glenville-Emmons 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 Oakland Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–45 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B−
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressD to C−

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

Two districts serve Oakland Township

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

Austin Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 12 schools · 5,385 students, up 15% since 2020–21 · 14.9 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,905MN $17,091 · FY2024
C
Glenville-Emmons School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 236 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 11.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$20,531MN $17,091 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Austin Public School District35%
State average 51.1% · 2639 students tested
Math · PK–12, Austin Public School District27%
State average 44.8% · 2599 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Glenville-Emmons School District37%
State average 51.1% · 110 students tested
Math · PK–12, Glenville-Emmons School District37%
State average 44.8% · 109 students tested

Oakland Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Oakland Township—Austin Public PK–12 · Glenville-Emmons PK–12
London—Glenville-Emmons PK–12 · Lyle Public PK–12
Austin—Austin Public
Moscow—Austin Public PK–12 · Albert Lea Public PK–12
Hayward—Albert Lea Public PK–12 · Glenville-Emmons PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Glenville-Emmons with Oakland Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Oakland Township

7 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 Oakland Townshipin other towns
Banfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Austin
C+
574 students15:1Rate it →
Southgate Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Austin
B−
539 students14:1Rate it →
Sumner Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Austin
D
387 students13:1Rate it →
Neveln Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Austin
D
381 students13:1Rate it →
Glenville Emmons Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Glenville
C
132 students11:1Rate it →
Ellis Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Austin
D
726 students15:1Rate it →
Glenville-Emmons Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Glenville
C−
104 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Oakland Township’s schools

Are Oakland Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Oakland Township. Austin Public School District and Glenville-Emmons School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Oakland Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Oakland Township in?

Austin Public School District and Glenville-Emmons School District.

Where do Oakland Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Ellis Middle and Glenville-Emmons Secondary.

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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.