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Schools in Stephen

Stephen’s public schools

Stephen-Argyle Central Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Stephen. 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 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
62%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.0K
▲ 11% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.6
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
282 students on the public path
In brief

Stephen’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Stephen’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Stephen-Argyle Central Elementary places highest (better than 87%); Stephen-Argyle Central High School lowest (45%). 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 Stephen, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Stephen-Argyle Central Elementaryin ArgyleA
7–12Stephen-Argyle Central High SchoolStephen-Argyle Central SchoolsB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Stephen-Argyle Central Schools.

The district

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

Stephen-Argyle Central SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 282 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$18,953MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading62%
State average 51.1% · 157 students tested
Math57%
State average 44.8% · 152 students tested

Stephen vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Stephen—Stephen-Argyle Central Schools
Tamarac—Stephen-Argyle Central Schools
Sinnott—Stephen-Argyle Central Schools

All 2 neighbors share Stephen-Argyle Central Schools with Stephen, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Stephen

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).

District schools in Stephenby address
Stephen-Argyle Central High School
High · Grades 7–12
B−
124 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Stephenin other towns
Stephen-Argyle Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Argyle
A
158 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Stephen’s schools

Are Stephen’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Stephen. Stephen-Argyle Central Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Stephen. 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 Stephen in?

Stephen-Argyle Central Schools.

Where do Stephen kids go to high school?

Stephen-Argyle Central High 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.