Perry Township’s public schools
Ortonville Public Schools and Lac Qui Parle Valley School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Perry Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Perry Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
2 of Perry Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Madison-Marietta-Nassau Elementary places highest (better than 80%); Appleton-Milan Elementary lowest (20%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Three elementary schools serve Perry Township, graded from C− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary and Ortonville 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 Perry Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Perry Township · depends on your address
Knoll Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 282 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Ortonville
Appleton-Milan Elementary
Grades PK–4 · 230 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Appleton
Madison-Marietta-Nassau Elementary
Grades PK–4 · 151 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Madison
Kindergarten in Perry Township · depends on your address
Knoll Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 282 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Ortonville
Appleton-Milan Elementary
Grades PK–4 · 230 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Appleton
Madison-Marietta-Nassau Elementary
Grades PK–4 · 151 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Madison
1st grade in Perry Township · depends on your address
Knoll Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 282 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Ortonville
Appleton-Milan Elementary
Grades PK–4 · 230 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Appleton
Madison-Marietta-Nassau Elementary
Grades PK–4 · 151 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Madison
2nd grade in Perry Township · depends on your address
Knoll Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 282 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Ortonville
Appleton-Milan Elementary
Grades PK–4 · 230 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Appleton
Madison-Marietta-Nassau Elementary
Grades PK–4 · 151 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Madison
3rd grade in Perry Township · depends on your address
Knoll Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 282 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Ortonville
Appleton-Milan Elementary
Grades PK–4 · 230 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Appleton
Madison-Marietta-Nassau Elementary
Grades PK–4 · 151 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Madison
4th grade in Perry Township · depends on your address
Knoll Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 282 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Ortonville
Appleton-Milan Elementary
Grades PK–4 · 230 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Appleton
Madison-Marietta-Nassau Elementary
Grades PK–4 · 151 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Madison
5th grade in Perry Township · depends on your address
Knoll Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 282 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Ortonville
Lac Qui Parle Valley Middle School
Grades 5–6 · 129 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Madison
6th grade in Perry Township · depends on your address
Knoll Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 282 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Ortonville
Lac Qui Parle Valley Middle School
Grades 5–6 · 129 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Madison
7th grade in Perry Township · depends on your address
Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 380 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Madison
Ortonville Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 228 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Ortonville
8th grade in Perry Township · depends on your address
Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 380 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Madison
Ortonville Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 228 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Ortonville
9th grade in Perry Township · depends on your address
Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 380 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Madison
Ortonville Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 228 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Ortonville
10th grade in Perry Township · depends on your address
Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 380 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Madison
Ortonville Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 228 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Ortonville
11th grade in Perry Township · depends on your address
Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 380 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Madison
Ortonville Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 228 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Ortonville
12th grade in Perry Township · depends on your address
Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 380 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Madison
Ortonville Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 228 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Ortonville
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Ortonville Public Schools.
Two districts serve Perry Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Perry Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Perry Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Perry Township | — | Ortonville PK–12 · Lac Qui Parle Valley PK–12 |
| Agassiz | — | Ortonville |
| Arena | — | Lac Qui Parle Valley |
| Walter | — | Ortonville PK–12 · Lac Qui Parle Valley PK–12 |
| Lake Shore | — | Lac Qui Parle Valley PK–12 · Ortonville PK–12 |
3 of the 4 neighbors share Ortonville with Perry Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Perry 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).
Questions about Perry Township’s schools
Are Perry Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Perry Township. Ortonville Public Schools and Lac Qui Parle Valley School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Perry Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Perry Township in?
Ortonville Public Schools and Lac Qui Parle Valley School District.
Where do Perry Township kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary and Ortonville Secondary.
Parents talk
What Perry Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Perry Township → They have their own page.
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.