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Schools in Taconite

Taconite’s public schools

Greenway Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Taconite. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 94% 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
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.4K
▲ 2% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.1
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
892 students on the public path
In brief

Taconite’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Taconite’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Vandyke Elementary places highest (better than 64%); Greenway Middle lowest (35%). 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 Taconite, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Vandyke Elementaryin ColeraineB
5–8Greenway Middlein ColeraineC+
9–12Greenway Senior Highin ColeraineB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Greenway Public 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.

Greenway Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 970 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 14.1 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$17,377MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 51.1% · 521 students tested
Math46%
State average 44.8% · 516 students tested

Taconite vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Taconite—Greenway Public
ColeraineB+Greenway Public
Lawrence—Greenway Public
Bovey—Greenway Public
GreenwayB+Greenway Public
Trout LakeB+Greenway Public PK–12 · Grand Rapids Public PK–12
Arbo—Grand Rapids Public
Marble—Greenway Public

6 of the 7 neighbors share Greenway Public with Taconite, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Taconite

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 Taconitein other towns
Vandyke Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Coleraine
B
377 students13:1Rate it →
Greenway Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Coleraine
C+
244 students16:1Rate it →
Greenway Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Coleraine
B
271 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Taconite’s schools

Are Taconite’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Taconite. Greenway Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Taconite. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Taconite in?

Greenway Public School District.

Where do Taconite kids go to high school?

Greenway Senior High.

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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.