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Schools in Paxton Township

Paxton Township’s public schools

Redwood Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Paxton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.6K
▼ 8% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,113 students on the public path
In brief

Paxton Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Paxton Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Reede Gray Elementary places highest (better than 56%); Redwood Valley Senior High lowest (36%). 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 Paxton Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Reede Gray Elementaryin Redwood FallsB
5–8Redwood Valley Middlein Redwood FallsC+
9–12Redwood Valley Senior Highin Redwood FallsC+

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

Redwood Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,113 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,649MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 51.1% · 578 students tested
Math46%
State average 44.8% · 562 students tested

Paxton Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Paxton Township—Redwood Area
Beaver Falls—Redwood Area
Redwood FallsBRedwood Area
Morton—Redwood Area
Delhi—Redwood Area
Three Lakes—Cedar Mountain PK–12 · Redwood Area PK–12
Sherman—Cedar Mountain PK–12 · Redwood Area PK–12
Redwood Falls Township—Redwood Area

All 7 neighbors share Redwood Area with Paxton Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Paxton Township

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 Paxton Townshipin other towns
Reede Gray Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Redwood Falls
B
442 students12:1Rate it →
Redwood Valley Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Redwood Falls
C+
309 students13:1Rate it →
Redwood Valley Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Redwood Falls
C+
362 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Paxton Township’s schools

Are Paxton Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Paxton Township. Redwood Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Paxton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Paxton Township in?

Redwood Area School District.

Where do Paxton Township kids go to high school?

Redwood Valley Senior High.

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What Paxton 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.