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Schools in Urness Township

Urness Township’s public schools

Brandon-Evansville Public Schools and West Central Area have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Urness Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?6/6schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
62%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.4K
▼ 4% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · West Central Area
Students per teacher
13.3
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,132 students on the public path
In brief

Urness Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

6 of Urness Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Brandon-Evansville Middle School places highest (better than 91%); West Central Area Secondary lowest (56%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Urness Township, graded from B+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: West Central Area Secondary and Brandon-Evansville High 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 Urness Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Brandon-Evansville Public Schools.

Two districts serve Urness Township

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

Brandon-Evansville Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 552 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,401MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
West Central AreaGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 743 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$16,440MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Brandon-Evansville Public Schools49%
State average 51.1% · 277 students tested
Math · PK–12, Brandon-Evansville Public Schools62%
State average 44.8% · 276 students tested
Reading · PK–12, West Central Area60%
State average 51.1% · 407 students tested
Math · PK–12, West Central Area53%
State average 44.8% · 382 students tested

Urness Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Urness Township—Brandon-Evansville PK–12 · West Central Area PK–12
Evansville—Brandon-Evansville
Moe—Brandon-Evansville PK–12 · Alexandria Public PK–12
Elk Lake—West Central Area
Solem—West Central Area

2 of the 4 neighbors share Brandon-Evansville with Urness Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Urness Township

7 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 Urness Townshipin other towns
West Central Area N. El.
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Elbow Lake
B+
144 students10:1Rate it →
West Central Area S. El.
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Kensington
B+
138 students11:1Rate it →
Brandon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Brandon
107 students9:1Rate it →
WCA Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Barrett
B+
232 students15:1Rate it →
Brandon-Evansville Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Brandon
A
124 students19:1Rate it →
West Central Area Secondary
High · Grades 9–12 · Barrett
B
229 students13:1Rate it →
Brandon-Evansville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Brandon
B+
158 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Urness Township’s schools

Are Urness Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Urness Township. Brandon-Evansville Public Schools and West Central Area have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Urness Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 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 Urness Township in?

Brandon-Evansville Public Schools and West Central Area.

Where do Urness Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: West Central Area Secondary and Brandon-Evansville High School.

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What Urness Township families are saying about 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.