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Schools in River Township

River Township’s public schools

Thief River Falls School District and Red Lake County Central Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for River Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools 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
48%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.5K
▼ 21% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Thief River Falls
Students per teacher
14.0
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,512 students on the public path
In brief

River Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of River Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Red Lake County Central Elementary places highest (better than 75%); Franklin Middle lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve River Township, graded from B− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Franklin Middle and Red Lake County Central High School. 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 River Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Thief River Falls School District.

Two districts serve River Township

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

Thief River Falls School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,725 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,533MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Red Lake County Central Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 343 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 10.5 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$18,749MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Thief River Falls School District48%
State average 51.1% · 964 students tested
Math · PK–12, Thief River Falls School District41%
State average 44.8% · 974 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Red Lake County Central Public Schools47%
State average 51.1% · 197 students tested
Math · PK–12, Red Lake County Central Public Schools45%
State average 44.8% · 205 students tested

River Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
River Township—Thief River Falls PK–12 · Red Lake County Central PK–12
River Falls—Thief River Falls
Gervais—Red Lake Falls Public PK–12 · Red Lake County Central PK–12
Browns Creek—Red Lake Falls Public
Emardville—Red Lake County Central

2 of the 4 neighbors share Red Lake County Central with River Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in River Township

4 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 River Townshipin other towns
Challenger Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Thief River Falls
B−
727 students13:1Rate it →
Red Lake County Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Plummer
A−
178 students10:1Rate it →
Franklin Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Thief River Falls
C+
454 students17:1Rate it →
Red Lake County Central High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Oklee
B−
153 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about River Township’s schools

Are River Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for River Township. Thief River Falls School District and Red Lake County Central Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for River Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is River Township in?

Thief River Falls School District and Red Lake County Central Public Schools.

Where do River Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Franklin Middle and Red Lake County Central High School.

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What River 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.