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Schools in Walden Township

Walden Township’s public schools

Minnewaska School District, Morris Area Public Schools and Hancock Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Walden Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/7schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
54%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.3K
▲ 1% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Minnewaska
Students per teacher
14.3
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
2,482 students on the public path
In brief

Walden Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Walden Township’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Minnewaska Area Elementary places highest (better than 87%); Minnewaska Secondary lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Walden Township, graded from B+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools: Morris Area Secondary, Minnewaska Secondary, Minnewaska Area Junior High and Hancock Sec.. 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 Walden Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A
7–124 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Minnewaska School District.

Three districts serve Walden Township

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

Minnewaska School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,324 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$17,286MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Morris Area Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 1,092 students · 14.7 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,169MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Hancock Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 437 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,737MN $17,091 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Minnewaska School District54%
State average 51.1% · 736 students tested
Math · PK–12, Minnewaska School District54%
State average 44.8% · 718 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Morris Area Public Schools56%
State average 51.1% · 566 students tested
Math · PK–12, Morris Area Public Schools55%
State average 44.8% · 562 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Hancock Public School District65%
State average 51.1% · 231 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hancock Public School District66%
State average 44.8% · 220 students tested

Walden Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Walden Township—Minnewaska PK–12 · Morris Area PK–12 · Hancock Public PK–12
New Prairie—Morris Area
Hoff—Benson Public PK–12 · Hancock Public PK–12
Hodges—Hancock Public PK–12 · Morris Area PK–12
Blue Mounds—Minnewaska

2 of the 4 neighbors share Morris Area with Walden Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Walden Township

8 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 Walden Townshipin other towns
Morris Area Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Morris
B+
557 students13:1Rate it →
Hancock Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hancock
A
233 students13:1Rate it →
Minnewaska Area Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Glenwood
A
317 students11:1Rate it →
Morris Area Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Morris
B
535 students16:1Rate it →
Minnewaska Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Glenwood
C+
424 students18:1Rate it →
Minnewaska Area Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Glenwood
B−
212 students18:1Rate it →
Hancock Sec.
High · Grades 7–12 · Hancock
B+
204 students13:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Lake Country Christian School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Starbuck
Private · Religious
25 students5:1Rate it →

Questions about Walden Township’s schools

Are Walden Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Walden Township. Minnewaska School District, Morris Area Public Schools and Hancock Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Walden Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Walden Township in?

Minnewaska School District, Morris Area Public Schools and Hancock Public School District.

Where do Walden Township kids go to high school?

One of four high schools, depending on your address: Morris Area Secondary, Minnewaska Secondary, Minnewaska Area Junior High and Hancock Sec..

Are there private schools in Walden Township?

Yes: Lake Country Christian School (grades K–8, 25 students).

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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.