Walden Township’s public schools
Pine River-Backus Public School District has 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.
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
Walden Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
0 of Walden Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Pine River-Backus Elementary places highest (better than 40%); Pine River-Backus High School lowest (26%). 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.
Pre-K in Walden Township
Pine River-Backus Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 478 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Pine River
Kindergarten in Walden Township
Pine River-Backus Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 478 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Pine River
1st grade in Walden Township
Pine River-Backus Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 478 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Pine River
2nd grade in Walden Township
Pine River-Backus Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 478 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Pine River
3rd grade in Walden Township
Pine River-Backus Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 478 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Pine River
4th grade in Walden Township
Pine River-Backus Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 478 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Pine River
5th grade in Walden Township
Pine River-Backus Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 478 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Pine River
6th grade in Walden Township
Pine River-Backus Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 478 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Pine River
7th grade in Walden Township
Pine River-Backus High School
Grades 7–12 · 371 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Pine River
8th grade in Walden Township
Pine River-Backus High School
Grades 7–12 · 371 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Pine River
9th grade in Walden Township
Pine River-Backus High School
Grades 7–12 · 371 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Pine River
10th grade in Walden Township
Pine River-Backus High School
Grades 7–12 · 371 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Pine River
11th grade in Walden Township
Pine River-Backus High School
Grades 7–12 · 371 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Pine River
12th grade in Walden Township
Pine River-Backus High School
Grades 7–12 · 371 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Pine River
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Pine River-Backus 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.
Well below the state in reading
Walden Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Walden Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Walden Township | — | Pine River-Backus Public |
| Bungo | — | Pine River-Backus Public |
| Pine River | C+ | Pine River-Backus Public |
| Pine River (city) | — | Pine River-Backus Public |
| Wilson | — | Pine River-Backus Public |
All 4 neighbors share Pine River-Backus Public with Walden Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Walden 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).
Questions about Walden Township’s schools
Are Walden Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Walden Township. Pine River-Backus Public School District has 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, 0 of its 2 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?
Pine River-Backus Public School District.
Where do Walden Township kids go to high school?
Pine River-Backus High School.
Parents talk
What Walden Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Walden 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.