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Schools in West Valley Township

West Valley Township’s public schools

Tri-County School District and Marshall County Central Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for West Valley Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.7K
▼ 8% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Marshall County Central Schools
Students per teacher
12.7
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
471 students on the public path
In brief

West Valley Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of West Valley Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Karlstad Elementary places highest (better than 45%); Marshall County Central High lowest (29%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve West Valley Township, graded from B− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Marshall County Central High and Tri-County 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 Valley Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Tri-County School District.

Two districts serve West Valley Township

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

Tri-County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 179 students, down 16% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$23,102MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Marshall County Central SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 463 students · 12.9 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,693MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Tri-County School District47%
State average 51.1% · 100 students tested
Math · PK–12, Tri-County School District42%
State average 44.8% · 104 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Marshall County Central Schools55%
State average 51.1% · 248 students tested
Math · PK–12, Marshall County Central Schools42%
State average 44.8% · 237 students tested

West Valley Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
West Valley Township—Tri-County PK–12 · Marshall County Central Schools PK–12
Lincoln—Tri-County
New Maine—Marshall County Central Schools
Marsh Grove—Marshall County Central Schools
Wright—Stephen-Argyle Central Schools PK–12 · Tri-County PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Tri-County with West Valley Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in West Valley Township

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 Valley Townshipin other towns
Karlstad Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Karlstad
B−
96 students14:1Rate it →
Viking Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Viking
77 students9:1Rate it →
Marshall County Central High
High · Grades 7–12 · Newfolden
C
215 students13:1Rate it →
Tri-County Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Karlstad
B−
83 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about West Valley Township’s schools

Are West Valley Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for West Valley Township. Tri-County School District and Marshall County Central Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for West Valley Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is West Valley Township in?

Tri-County School District and Marshall County Central Schools.

Where do West Valley Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Marshall County Central High and Tri-County Secondary.

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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.