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Schools in Watkins · Eden Valley-Watkins School District

Watkins’s public schools outscore 80% of Minnesota districts

In Watkins, 53% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Minnesota average (45%). The grade covers the public school district serving Watkins, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Minnesota, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Minnesota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
50%
▼ 1 pts vs MN 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
53%
▲ 8 pts vs MN 45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 12–17 pts vs MN 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.7K
▼ 20% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.9
MN 14.8
Schools in town
1
868 students on the public path
In brief

Watkins’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1050 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Watkins’s, its schools beat 87%, higher than their 80% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 50% and math 53% in spring 2022, against 51% and 45% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,657 per student, against $17,091 across Minnesota (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one middle school

From grade 1 the district’s path is Eden Valley Elementary, then Eden Valley Secondary. Enrollment is down 7% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Watkins’s grade

B+ Test scoresA Graduation

A−: better than 80% of Minnesota school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Minnesota average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Minnesota school districts we grade (502)Better than 80%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (1050)Better than 87%
B+AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 476 test results and a graduating class of 78 could put Watkins anywhere from B+ to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Watkins’s students in the tested grades sat them (472 in math, 479 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Watkins, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–KWatkins ElementaryEden Valley-Watkins School DistrictNo scores
1–6Eden Valley Elementaryin Eden ValleyA−
7–12Eden Valley Secondaryin Eden ValleyB

Watkins’s public schools are run by Eden Valley-Watkins School District, which also serves Eden Lake, Eden Valley, Forest Prairie and Luxemburg and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Eden Valley-Watkins School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 868 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 14.9 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,657MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading50%
State average 51.1% · 479 students tested
Math53%
State average 44.8% · 472 students tested

Watkins vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WatkinsA−Eden Valley-Watkins

Every school in Watkins

3 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).

District schools in Watkinsby address
Watkins Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–K
60 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Watkinsin other towns
Eden Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Eden Valley
A−
383 students15:1Rate it →
Eden Valley Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Eden Valley
B
425 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Watkins’s schools

Are Watkins’s schools good?

By Minnesota’s own tests, yes: the public schools Watkins children attend outscore 80% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 87%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Watkins in?

Eden Valley-Watkins School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 868 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

What is Watkins’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Eden Valley-Watkins School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.

How much does Watkins spend per student?

$13,657 in Eden Valley-Watkins School District (FY2024), against $17,091 across Minnesota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Minnesota. Stars are from neighbors.