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Schools in Orion Township

Orion Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools 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
63%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.5K
▼ 21% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.6
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
892 students on the public path
In brief

Orion Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Orion Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Chatfield Elementary School places highest (better than 87%); Chatfield Secondary lowest (69%). 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 Orion Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Chatfield Elementary Schoolin ChatfieldA
7–12Chatfield Secondaryin ChatfieldB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Chatfield 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.

Chatfield Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 898 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 14.6 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,544MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading63%
State average 51.1% · 466 students tested
Math57%
State average 44.8% · 472 students tested

Orion Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Orion Township—Chatfield
Pleasant Grove—Stewartville Public PK–12 · Rochester Public PK–12 · Chatfield PK–12
Jordan—Chatfield
ChatfieldAChatfield
Elmira—Chatfield
Eyota—Dover-Eyota Public

4 of the 5 neighbors share Chatfield with Orion Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Orion Township

2 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 Orion Townshipin other towns
Chatfield Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Chatfield
A
469 students14:1Rate it →
Chatfield Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Chatfield
B+
423 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Orion Township’s schools

Are Orion Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Orion Township. Chatfield Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Orion Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Orion Township in?

Chatfield Public Schools.

Where do Orion Township kids go to high school?

Chatfield 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.