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Schools in Orwell Township

Orwell Township’s public schools

Fergus Falls Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Orwell 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 87% 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
54%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.2K
▼ 23% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.7
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
2,011 students on the public path
In brief

Orwell Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Orwell Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Kennedy Middle School places highest (better than 82%); Kennedy High School lowest (75%). 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 Orwell Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–KLincoln Schoolin Fergus FallsNo scores
1–32 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
5–8Kennedy Middle Schoolin Fergus FallsA−
9–12Kennedy High Schoolin Fergus FallsA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Fergus Falls Public 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.

Fergus Falls Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 11 schools · 3,235 students, up 8% since 2021–22 · 14.7 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,197MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading60%
State average 51.1% · 1512 students tested
Math54%
State average 44.8% · 1478 students tested

Orwell Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Orwell Township—Fergus Falls Public
Fergus FallsB+Fergus Falls Public
Buse—Fergus Falls Public
Fergus Falls Township—Fergus Falls Public
Foxhome—Campbell-Tintah Public PK–12 · Breckenridge Public PK–12
Western—Fergus Falls Public PK–12 · Campbell-Tintah Public PK–12
Carlisle—Fergus Falls Public

5 of the 6 neighbors share Fergus Falls Public with Orwell Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Orwell 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 Orwell Townshipin other towns
Lincoln School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Fergus Falls
236 studentsRate it →
Adams Elementary
Elementary · Grades 1–3 · Fergus Falls
254 students13:1Rate it →
McKinley Elementary
Elementary · Grades 1–3 · Fergus Falls
249 students14:1Rate it →
Kennedy Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Fergus Falls
A−
558 students16:1Rate it →
Kennedy High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fergus Falls
A−
714 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Orwell Township’s schools

Are Orwell Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Orwell Township. Fergus Falls Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Orwell 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 Orwell Township in?

Fergus Falls Public School District.

Where do Orwell Township kids go to high school?

Kennedy High 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.