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Schools in Verdi Township

Verdi Township’s public schools

Lake Benton Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Verdi Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/1schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Minnesota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
67%
2021–22
Math proficiency
62%
2021–22
Spent per student
$25.8K
▲ 51% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.4
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
102 students on the public path
In brief

Verdi Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Verdi Township’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Lake Benton Elementary places highest (better than 80%); Lake Benton Elementary lowest (80%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Verdi Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Lake Benton Elementaryin Lake BentonA−
7–12Lake Benton Secondaryin Lake BentonNo scores

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lake Benton Public 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.

Lake Benton Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 102 students, down 26% since 2020–21 · 8.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$25,770MN $17,091 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading67%
State average 51.1% · 61 students tested
Math62%
State average 44.8% · 61 students tested

Verdi Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Verdi Township—Lake Benton Public
Lake Benton—Lake Benton Public
Drammen—Lake Benton Public
Altona—Pipestone Area

2 of the 3 neighbors share Lake Benton Public with Verdi Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts. Elkton, SD and Richland, SD border Verdi Township but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Verdi 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 Verdi Townshipin other towns
Lake Benton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lake Benton
A−
100 students8:1Rate it →
Lake Benton Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Lake Benton
2 studentsRate it →

Questions about Verdi Township’s schools

Are Verdi Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Verdi Township. Lake Benton Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Verdi Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Verdi Township in?

Lake Benton Public School District.

Where do Verdi Township kids go to high school?

Lake Benton Secondary.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) 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.