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Schools in Smiley Township

Smiley Township’s public schools

Thief River Falls School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Smiley Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
Students per teacher
15.0
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
1,702 students on the public path
In brief

Smiley Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Smiley Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Challenger Elementary places highest (better than 51%); Franklin Middle 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 Smiley Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Challenger Elementaryin Thief River FallsB−
6–8Franklin Middlein Thief River FallsC+
9–12Lincoln Senior Highin Thief River FallsC+

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

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
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 51.1% · 964 students tested
Math41%
State average 44.8% · 974 students tested

Smiley Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Smiley Township—Thief River Falls
RocksburyBThief River Falls
Kratka—Thief River Falls PK–12 · Goodridge Public PK–12
Wyandotte—Thief River Falls PK–12 · Red Lake County Central PK–12
Silverton—Thief River Falls

All 4 neighbors share Thief River Falls with Smiley Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Smiley Township

3 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 Smiley Townshipin other towns
Challenger Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Thief River Falls
B−
727 students13:1Rate it →
Franklin Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Thief River Falls
C+
454 students17:1Rate it →
Lincoln Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Thief River Falls
C+
521 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Smiley Township’s schools

Are Smiley Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Smiley Township. Thief River Falls School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Smiley Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Smiley Township in?

Thief River Falls School District.

Where do Smiley Township kids go to high school?

Lincoln Senior High.

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What Smiley 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.