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Schools in Shingobee Township · Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District

Shingobee Township’s public schools score below 69% of Minnesota districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 29% of Shingobee Township’s students scored proficient, below the Minnesota average (45%). The grade covers the public school district serving Shingobee Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Minnesota, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Minnesota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
41%
▼ 10 pts vs MN 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 16 pts vs MN 45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 4–8 pts vs MN 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.8K
▲ 28% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.5
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
686 students on the public path
In brief

Shingobee Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1405 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Shingobee Township’s, its schools beat 9%, lower than their 31% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 51% and 45% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota (the state reports Shingobee Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $21,831 per student, against $17,091 across Minnesota (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec.. Enrollment is down 7% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Shingobee Township’s grade

C Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 31% of Minnesota school districts. Both inputs trail the Minnesota average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Minnesota school districts we grade (502)Better than 31%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (1405)Better than 9%
Towns in Cass County (49)Better than 45%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 361 test results and a graduating class of 62 could put Shingobee Township anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Shingobee Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (363 in math, 359 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Shingobee Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6W.H.A. Elementaryin WalkerC+
7–12Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec.in WalkerC+

Shingobee Township’s public schools are run by Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 686 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 11.5 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$21,831MN $17,091 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 51.1% · 359 students tested
Math29%
State average 44.8% · 363 students tested

Shingobee Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Shingobee TownshipCWalker-Hackensack-Akeley
Turtle Lake—Walker-Hackensack-Akeley
Hiram—Walker-Hackensack-Akeley
Akeley—Walker-Hackensack-Akeley
Leech Lake—Walker-Hackensack-Akeley PK–12 · Cass Lake-Bena PK–12
Steamboat River—Walker-Hackensack-Akeley PK–12 · Laporte Public PK–12

All 5 neighbors share Walker-Hackensack-Akeley with Shingobee Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Shingobee Township

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 Shingobee Townshipin other towns
W.H.A. Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Walker
C+
369 students11:1Rate it →
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec.
High · Grades 7–12 · Walker
C+
317 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Shingobee Township’s schools

Are Shingobee Township’s schools good?

On Minnesota’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Shingobee Township children attend score below 69% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 9%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Shingobee Township in?

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 686 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Shingobee Township’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.

How much does Shingobee Township spend per student?

$21,831 in Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District (FY2024), against $17,091 across Minnesota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Shingobee 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Minnesota. Stars are from neighbors.