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Schools in Pomme de Terre Township

Pomme de Terre Township’s public schools

West Central Area and Ashby Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pomme de Terre Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

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

Tests spring 2022, when 95% 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
53%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.4K
▼ 4% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · West Central Area
Students per teacher
12.0
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
829 students on the public path
In brief

Pomme de Terre Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Pomme de Terre Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. West Central Area N. El. places highest (better than 69%); Ashby Secondary lowest (56%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Pomme de Terre Township, graded from B to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: WCA Middle School and Ashby 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 Pomme de Terre Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+
5–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the West Central Area.

Two districts serve Pomme de Terre Township

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

West Central AreaGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 743 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$16,440MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Ashby Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 315 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 11.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,247MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, West Central Area60%
State average 51.1% · 407 students tested
Math · PK–12, West Central Area53%
State average 44.8% · 382 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Ashby Public School District52%
State average 51.1% · 170 students tested
Math · PK–12, Ashby Public School District47%
State average 44.8% · 163 students tested

Pomme de Terre Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Pomme de Terre Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pomme de Terre Township—West Central Area PK–12 · Ashby Public PK–12
Stony Brook—West Central Area
Pelican Lake—Ashby Public
Tumuli—Fergus Falls Public PK–12 · Ashby Public PK–12
Sanford—West Central Area

2 of the 4 neighbors share West Central Area with Pomme de Terre Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Pomme de Terre 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 Pomme de Terre Townshipin other towns
Ashby Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ashby
B
178 students11:1Rate it →
West Central Area N. El.
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Elbow Lake
B+
144 students10:1Rate it →
West Central Area S. El.
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Kensington
B+
138 students11:1Rate it →
WCA Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Barrett
B+
232 students15:1Rate it →
Ashby Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Ashby
B
137 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Pomme de Terre Township’s schools

Are Pomme de Terre Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pomme de Terre Township. West Central Area and Ashby Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pomme de Terre Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 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 Pomme de Terre Township in?

West Central Area and Ashby Public School District.

Where do Pomme de Terre Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: WCA Middle School and Ashby Secondary.

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What Pomme de Terre 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.