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Schools in Turtle Lake Township

Turtle Lake Township’s public schools

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Turtle Lake Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% 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
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
77%
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
1
686 students on the public path
In brief

Turtle Lake Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Turtle Lake Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. W.H.A. Elementary places highest (better than 36%); Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec. 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 Turtle Lake 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+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 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.

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

Turtle Lake Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Turtle Lake Township—Walker-Hackensack-Akeley
ShingobeeCWalker-Hackensack-Akeley
Pine Lake—Northland PK–12 · Walker-Hackensack-Akeley PK–12
Birch Lake—Walker-Hackensack-Akeley

All 3 neighbors share Walker-Hackensack-Akeley with Turtle Lake Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Turtle Lake 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 Turtle Lake 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 →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Immanuel Lutheran School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Walker
Private · Religious
42 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Turtle Lake Township’s schools

Are Turtle Lake Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Turtle Lake Township. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Turtle Lake Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Turtle Lake Township in?

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District.

Where do Turtle Lake Township kids go to high school?

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec..

Are there private schools in Turtle Lake Township?

Yes: Immanuel Lutheran School (grades K–8, 42 students).

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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.