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Schools in West Union

West Union’s public schools

Osakis Public School District and Sauk Centre Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for West Union. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools above Minnesota’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
54%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 13% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Sauk Centre Public
Students per teacher
14.0
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,852 students on the public path
In brief

West Union’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of West Union’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Osakis Elementary places highest (better than 84%); Sauk Centre Elementary lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve West Union, graded from C+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Sauk Centre Secondary and Osakis 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 West Union, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+

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

Two districts serve West Union

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

Osakis Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 887 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,012MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Sauk Centre Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,104 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,821MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Osakis Public School District54%
State average 51.1% · 455 students tested
Math · PK–12, Osakis Public School District57%
State average 44.8% · 445 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Sauk Centre Public School District41%
State average 51.1% · 588 students tested
Math · PK–12, Sauk Centre Public School District39%
State average 44.8% · 544 students tested

West Union vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
West Union—Osakis Public PK–12 · Sauk Centre Public PK–12

Every school in West Union

4 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 West Unionin other towns
Osakis Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Osakis
A−
472 students15:1Rate it →
Sauk Centre Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Sauk Centre
C+
368 students10:1Rate it →
Sauk Centre Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Sauk Centre
B+
597 students16:1Rate it →
Osakis Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Osakis
B
415 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about West Union’s schools

Are West Union’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for West Union. Osakis Public School District and Sauk Centre Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for West Union. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is West Union in?

Osakis Public School District and Sauk Centre Public School District.

Where do West Union kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Sauk Centre Secondary and Osakis Secondary.

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What West Union 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.