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Schools in Thorpe Township

Thorpe Township’s public schools

Nevis Public School District, Laporte Public School District and Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Thorpe Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/6schools 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
61%
2021–22
Math proficiency
56%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.8K
▲ 28% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Walker-Hackensack-Akeley
Students per teacher
12.1
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,533 students on the public path
In brief

Thorpe Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Thorpe Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Nevis Elementary places highest (better than 87%); Laporte Middle School lowest (15%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Thorpe Township, graded from C− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools: Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec., Nevis Secondary and Laporte Middle School. 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 Thorpe Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A
7–123 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Nevis Public School District.

Three districts serve Thorpe Township

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

Nevis Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 621 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,565MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Laporte Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 332 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 10.2 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,826MN $17,091 · FY2024
C−
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

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Nevis Public School District61%
State average 51.1% · 288 students tested
Math · PK–12, Nevis Public School District56%
State average 44.8% · 280 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Laporte Public School District37%
State average 51.1% · 173 students tested
Math · PK–12, Laporte Public School District22%
State average 44.8% · 166 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District41%
State average 51.1% · 359 students tested
Math · PK–12, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District29%
State average 44.8% · 363 students tested

Thorpe Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Thorpe Township—Nevis Public PK–12 · Laporte Public PK–12 · Walker-Hackensack-Akeley PK–12
Steamboat River—Walker-Hackensack-Akeley PK–12 · Laporte Public PK–12
Clay—Park Rapids Public
Mantrap—Nevis Public
Hendrickson—Laporte Public

2 of the 4 neighbors share Laporte Public with Thorpe Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Thorpe Township

6 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 Thorpe Townshipin other towns
W.H.A. Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Walker
C+
369 students11:1Rate it →
Nevis Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Nevis
A
342 students15:1Rate it →
Laporte Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laporte
C−
146 students8:1Rate it →
Laporte Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Laporte
C−
80 students11:1Rate it →
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec.
High · Grades 7–12 · Walker
C+
317 students12:1Rate it →
Nevis Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Nevis
B−
279 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Thorpe Township’s schools

Are Thorpe Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Thorpe Township. Nevis Public School District, Laporte Public School District and Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Thorpe Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Thorpe Township in?

Nevis Public School District, Laporte Public School District and Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District.

Where do Thorpe Township kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec., Nevis Secondary and Laporte Middle 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.