Union Grove Township’s public schools
Paynesville Public School District and A.C.G.C. Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Union Grove Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 92% 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
Union Grove Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
2 of Union Grove Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Paynesville Area Elementary places highest (better than 56%); Paynesville Area Secondary School lowest (29%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Two elementary schools serve Union Grove Township, graded from B to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Paynesville Area Secondary School and A.C.G.C. Secondary. 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 Union Grove Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Union Grove Township · depends on your address
Paynesville Area Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 429 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Paynesville
A.C.G.C. Elementary
Grades PK–4 · 369 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Atwater
Kindergarten in Union Grove Township · depends on your address
Paynesville Area Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 429 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Paynesville
A.C.G.C. Elementary
Grades PK–4 · 369 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Atwater
1st grade in Union Grove Township · depends on your address
Paynesville Area Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 429 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Paynesville
A.C.G.C. Elementary
Grades PK–4 · 369 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Atwater
2nd grade in Union Grove Township · depends on your address
Paynesville Area Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 429 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Paynesville
A.C.G.C. Elementary
Grades PK–4 · 369 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Atwater
3rd grade in Union Grove Township · depends on your address
Paynesville Area Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 429 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Paynesville
A.C.G.C. Elementary
Grades PK–4 · 369 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Atwater
4th grade in Union Grove Township · depends on your address
Paynesville Area Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 429 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Paynesville
A.C.G.C. Elementary
Grades PK–4 · 369 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Atwater
5th grade in Union Grove Township · depends on your address
Paynesville Area Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 429 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Paynesville
Acgc Elementary Grades 5 and 6
Grades 5–6 · 134 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Grove City
6th grade in Union Grove Township · depends on your address
Paynesville Area Secondary School
Grades 6–12 · 465 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Paynesville
Acgc Elementary Grades 5 and 6
Grades 5–6 · 134 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Grove City
7th grade in Union Grove Township · depends on your address
Paynesville Area Secondary School
Grades 6–12 · 465 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Paynesville
A.C.G.C. Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 390 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Grove City
8th grade in Union Grove Township · depends on your address
Paynesville Area Secondary School
Grades 6–12 · 465 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Paynesville
A.C.G.C. Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 390 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Grove City
9th grade in Union Grove Township · depends on your address
Paynesville Area Secondary School
Grades 6–12 · 465 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Paynesville
A.C.G.C. Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 390 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Grove City
10th grade in Union Grove Township · depends on your address
Paynesville Area Secondary School
Grades 6–12 · 465 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Paynesville
A.C.G.C. Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 390 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Grove City
11th grade in Union Grove Township · depends on your address
Paynesville Area Secondary School
Grades 6–12 · 465 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Paynesville
A.C.G.C. Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 390 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Grove City
12th grade in Union Grove Township · depends on your address
Paynesville Area Secondary School
Grades 6–12 · 465 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Paynesville
A.C.G.C. Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 390 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Grove City
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Paynesville Public School District.
Two districts serve Union Grove Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Union Grove Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Union Grove Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Union Grove Township | — | Paynesville Public PK–12 · A.C.G.C. Public PK–12 |
| Paynesville | C+ | Paynesville Public |
| Swede Grove | — | A.C.G.C. Public |
| Irving | — | A.C.G.C. Public PK–12 · New London-Spicer PK–12 · Paynesville Public PK–12 |
| Manannah | — | Eden Valley-Watkins |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Paynesville Public with Union Grove Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Union Grove Township
5 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).
Questions about Union Grove Township’s schools
Are Union Grove Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Union Grove Township. Paynesville Public School District and A.C.G.C. Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Union Grove Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Union Grove Township in?
Paynesville Public School District and A.C.G.C. Public School District.
Where do Union Grove Township kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Paynesville Area Secondary School and A.C.G.C. Secondary.
Are there private schools in Union Grove Township?
Yes: Riverview Christian School (grades 1–12, 33 students).
Parents talk
What Union Grove Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Union Grove Township → They have their own page.
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.