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Schools in Pennock

Pennock’s public schools

Willmar Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pennock. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/5schools 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
36%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
76%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.5K
▼ 3% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.9
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
3,922 students on the public path
In brief

Pennock’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Pennock’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Willmar Senior High places highest (better than 44%); Lakeland Elementary School lowest (26%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Pennock, graded from C to C, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Willmar Senior High. 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 Pennock, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC
6–8Willmar Middle Schoolin WillmarC+
9–12Willmar Senior Highin WillmarC+

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

Willmar Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 12 schools · 4,218 students · 12.9 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$16,523MN $17,091 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 51.1% · 2108 students tested
Math40%
State average 44.8% · 2066 students tested

Pennock vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pennock—Willmar Public
St. Johns—MACCRAY PK–12 · Willmar Public PK–12
Mamre—Willmar Public PK–12 · Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg PK–12

All 2 neighbors share Willmar Public with Pennock, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Pennock

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 Pennockin other towns
Kennedy Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Willmar
C
672 students12:1Rate it →
Lakeland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Willmar
C
623 students13:1Rate it →
Roosevelt Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Willmar
C
580 students12:1Rate it →
Willmar Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Willmar
C+
842 students14:1Rate it →
Willmar Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Willmar
C+
1,205 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Pennock’s schools

Are Pennock’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pennock. Willmar Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pennock. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Pennock in?

Willmar Public School District.

Where do Pennock kids go to high school?

Willmar Senior High.

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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.