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Schools in Porter

Porter’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
58%
2021–22
Math proficiency
48%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.5K
▼ 21% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.1
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
604 students on the public path
In brief

Porter’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Porter’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Canby Elementary places highest (better than 87%); Canby Secondary 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 Porter, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Canby Elementaryin CanbyA
7–12Canby Secondaryin CanbyC+

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

Canby Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 604 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,453MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading58%
State average 51.1% · 304 students tested
Math48%
State average 44.8% · 304 students tested

Porter vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Porter—Canby Public
Wergeland—Canby Public
Alta Vista—Canby Public PK–12 · Minneota Public PK–12

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

Every school in Porter

2 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 Porterin other towns
Canby Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Canby
A
304 students13:1Rate it →
Canby Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Canby
C+
300 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Porter’s schools

Are Porter’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Porter. Canby Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Porter. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Porter in?

Canby Public School District.

Where do Porter kids go to high school?

Canby Secondary.

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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.