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Schools in Waterford Township

Waterford Township’s public schools

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

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

Tests spring 2022, when 94% 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
59%
2021–22
Math proficiency
59%
2021–22
Graduate on time
93%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.7K
▼ 3% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.6
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,625 students on the public path
In brief

Waterford Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Waterford Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Bridgewater Elementary places highest (better than 92%); Greenvale Park Elementary lowest (75%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Waterford Township, graded from A− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Northfield Senior High. 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 Waterford Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A
6–8Northfield Middlein NorthfieldA−
9–12Northfield Senior Highin NorthfieldA−

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

Northfield Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 3,849 students, down 2% since 2021–22 · 15.6 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$16,659MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading59%
State average 51.1% · 1942 students tested
Math59%
State average 44.8% · 1859 students tested

Waterford Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Waterford Township—Northfield Public
NorthfieldANorthfield Public
Northfield Township—Northfield Public
Greenvale—Northfield Public
Sciota—Randolph Public PK–12 · Northfield Public PK–12

All 4 neighbors share Northfield Public with Waterford Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Waterford 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 Waterford Townshipin other towns
Greenvale Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Northfield
A−
488 students12:1Rate it →
Spring Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Northfield
A
445 students12:1Rate it →
Bridgewater Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Northfield
A
564 students14:1Rate it →
Northfield Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Northfield
A−
845 students19:1Rate it →
Northfield Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Northfield
A−
1,283 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Waterford Township’s schools

Are Waterford Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Waterford Township. Northfield Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Waterford Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 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 Waterford Township in?

Northfield Public School District.

Where do Waterford Township kids go to high school?

Northfield Senior High.

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What Waterford 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.