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Schools in Twin Lakes Township · Carlton Public School District

Twin Lakes Township’s public schools score below 63% of Minnesota districts on tests and graduation

In Twin Lakes Township, 32% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Minnesota average (45%). The grade covers the public school district serving Twin Lakes Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Minnesota, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Minnesota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
47%
▼ 4 pts vs MN 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▼ 13 pts vs MN 45%
2021–22
Spent per student
$19.8K
▲ 16% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.8
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
308 students on the public path
In brief

Twin Lakes Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1377 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Twin Lakes Township’s, its schools beat 12%, lower than their 37% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 47% of tested students were proficient in reading and 32% in math, against 51% and 45% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $19,791 per student in FY2024, against $17,091 across Minnesota. 22% of its revenue that year was federal (Minnesota 8%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Carlton Secondary. Enrollment is down 22% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Twin Lakes Township’s grade

C+ Test scores

C+: better than 37% of Minnesota school districts. Test scores are below the Minnesota average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Minnesota school districts we grade (502)Better than 37%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (1377)Better than 12%
Towns in Carlton County (19)Better than 16%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 185 test results could put Twin Lakes Township anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Twin Lakes Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (184 in math, 186 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Twin Lakes Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5South Terrace Elementaryin CarltonA−
6–12Carlton Secondaryin CarltonC

Twin Lakes Township’s public schools are run by Carlton Public School District, which also serves Blackhoof, Carlton and Perch Lake. Parts of Twin Lakes Township (5% and 3% of its land) are served by Wrenshall Public and Barnum Public instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Carlton Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 308 students, down 22% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$19,791MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 51.1% · 186 students tested
Math32%
State average 44.8% · 184 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 22% of the Carlton Public district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 8% across Minnesota, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Twin Lakes Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Twin Lakes TownshipC+Carlton Public
ThomsonA+Esko Public
Carlton—Carlton Public
CloquetBCloquet Public
Silver Brook—Wrenshall Public
DuluthB−Duluth Public
BlackhoofBCarlton Public PK–12 · Barnum Public PK–12
Atkinson—Barnum Public
Wrenshall—Wrenshall Public

2 of the 8 neighbors share Carlton Public with Twin Lakes Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts. Superior, WI borders Twin Lakes Township but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Twin Lakes Township

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).

Also serving Twin Lakes Townshipin other towns
South Terrace Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Carlton
A−
163 students11:1Rate it →
Carlton Secondary
High · Grades 6–12 · Carlton
C
145 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Twin Lakes Township’s schools

Are Twin Lakes Township’s schools good?

On Minnesota’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Twin Lakes Township children attend score below 63% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 12%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Twin Lakes Township in?

Carlton Public School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 308 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Twin Lakes Township are served by Wrenshall Public and Barnum Public.

How much does Twin Lakes Township spend per student?

$19,791 in Carlton Public School District (FY2024), against $17,091 across Minnesota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Minnesota. Stars are from neighbors.