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Schools in Sandnes Township

Sandnes Township’s public schools

Yellow Medicine East and Lakeview School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sandnes Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools 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
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.8K
▼ 19% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Lakeview
Students per teacher
12.3
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,325 students on the public path
In brief

Sandnes Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Sandnes Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Lakeview Elementary places highest (better than 80%); Yellow Medicine East Secondary lowest (29%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Sandnes Township, graded from B to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Lakeview Secondary and Yellow Medicine East 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 Sandnes 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 Yellow Medicine East.

Two districts serve Sandnes Township

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

Yellow Medicine EastGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 605 students, up 21% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$17,693MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Lakeview School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 720 students, up 17% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,819MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Yellow Medicine East41%
State average 51.1% · 310 students tested
Math · PK–12, Yellow Medicine East27%
State average 44.8% · 326 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Lakeview School District59%
State average 51.1% · 335 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lakeview School District53%
State average 44.8% · 327 students tested

Sandnes Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sandnes Township—Yellow Medicine East PK–12 · Lakeview PK–12
Wood Lake—Lakeview
Lucas—Lakeview
Normania—Yellow Medicine East PK–12 · Lakeview PK–12
Hazel Run—Yellow Medicine East

3 of the 4 neighbors share Lakeview with Sandnes Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Sandnes 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 Sandnes Townshipin other towns
Lakeview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cottonwood
A−
389 students11:1Rate it →
Bert Raney Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Granite Falls
B
284 students11:1Rate it →
Yellow Medicine East Secondary
High · Grades 6–12 · Granite Falls
C
321 students12:1Rate it →
Lakeview Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Cottonwood
B−
331 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Sandnes Township’s schools

Are Sandnes Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sandnes Township. Yellow Medicine East and Lakeview School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sandnes Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Sandnes Township in?

Yellow Medicine East and Lakeview School District.

Where do Sandnes Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Lakeview Secondary and Yellow Medicine East Secondary.

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What Sandnes 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.