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Schools in Platte Township

Platte Township’s public schools

Pierz Public School District and Little Falls Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Platte Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/5schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
55%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.6K
▼ 14% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Little Falls Public
Students per teacher
14.4
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
2,306 students on the public path
In brief

Platte Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Platte Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Pioneer Elementary places highest (better than 86%); Lincoln Elementary lowest (23%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Platte Township, graded from C− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Healy Secondary and Community Middle. 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 Platte Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Pierz Public School District.

Two districts serve Platte Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Pierz Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 1,214 students · 15.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,732MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Little Falls Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,424 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 14.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,626MN $17,091 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Pierz Public School District52%
State average 51.1% · 652 students tested
Math · PK–12, Pierz Public School District55%
State average 44.8% · 632 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Little Falls Public School District38%
State average 51.1% · 1178 students tested
Math · PK–12, Little Falls Public School District33%
State average 44.8% · 1124 students tested

Platte Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Platte Township—Pierz Public PK–12 · Little Falls Public PK–12
Ripley—Little Falls Public
Daggett Brook—Brainerd Public
Pulaski—Pierz Public
Buh—Pierz Public

2 of the 4 neighbors share Pierz Public with Platte Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Platte 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 Platte Townshipin other towns
Pioneer Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Pierz
A
607 students14:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Little Falls
C−
477 students12:1Rate it →
Knight Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Randall
B
119 students12:1Rate it →
Community Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Little Falls
C
496 students15:1Rate it →
Healy Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Pierz
C+
607 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Platte Township’s schools

Are Platte Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Platte Township. Pierz Public School District and Little Falls Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Platte 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 Platte Township in?

Pierz Public School District and Little Falls Public School District.

Where do Platte Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Healy Secondary and Community Middle.

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What Platte 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.