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Schools in Wabana Township

Wabana Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/5schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
54%
2021–22
Math proficiency
46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.0K
▼ 12% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.0
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,957 students on the public path
In brief

Wabana Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Wabana Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Cohasset Elementary places highest (better than 80%); Bigfork Secondary lowest (25%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Wabana Township, graded from C+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Robert J. Elkington Middle School and Bigfork 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 Wabana Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Grand Rapids 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.

Grand Rapids Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 11 schools · 3,972 students · 17.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,971MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 51.1% · 1941 students tested
Math46%
State average 44.8% · 1960 students tested

Wabana Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wabana Township—Grand Rapids Public
Lawrence—Greenway Public
Balsam—Grand Rapids Public
Arbo—Grand Rapids Public

2 of the 3 neighbors share Grand Rapids Public with Wabana Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Wabana 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).

Also serving Wabana Townshipin other towns
West Rapids Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Grand Rapids
B
612 students17:1Rate it →
Bigfork Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bigfork
C+
139 students14:1Rate it →
Cohasset Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cohasset
A−
312 students18:1Rate it →
Robert J. Elkington Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Grand Rapids
B+
764 students17:1Rate it →
Bigfork Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Bigfork
C
130 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Wabana Township’s schools

Are Wabana Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Wabana Township. Grand Rapids Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wabana Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Wabana Township in?

Grand Rapids Public School District.

Where do Wabana Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Robert J. Elkington Middle School and Bigfork Secondary.

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What Wabana 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.