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Schools in Whitefield Township

Whitefield Township’s public schools

Willmar Public School District and MACCRAY School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Whitefield Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/5schools 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
36%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
76%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.5K
▼ 3% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Willmar Public
Students per teacher
12.8
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
3,439 students on the public path
In brief

Whitefield Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Whitefield Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Willmar Middle School places highest (better than 35%); Lakeland Elementary School lowest (26%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Whitefield Township, graded from C to C, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Willmar Middle School and MACCRAY 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 Whitefield Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+

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

Two districts serve Whitefield Township

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

Willmar Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 12 schools · 4,218 students · 12.9 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$16,523MN $17,091 · FY2024
C
MACCRAY School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 722 students, down 2% since 2022–23 · 12.1 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,984MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Willmar Public School District36%
State average 51.1% · 2108 students tested
Math · PK–12, Willmar Public School District40%
State average 44.8% · 2066 students tested
Reading · PK–12, MACCRAY School District47%
State average 51.1% · 384 students tested
Math · PK–12, MACCRAY School District48%
State average 44.8% · 367 students tested

Whitefield Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Whitefield Township—Willmar Public PK–12 · MACCRAY PK–12
Fahlun—Willmar Public PK–12 · A.C.G.C. Public PK–12
Roseland—Renville County West PK–12 · Willmar Public PK–12
Edwards—MACCRAY
Willmar—Willmar Public
Kandiyohi—Willmar Public

4 of the 5 neighbors share Willmar Public with Whitefield Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Whitefield Township

6 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 Whitefield Townshipin other towns
Kennedy Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Willmar
C
672 students12:1Rate it →
Lakeland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Willmar
C
623 students13:1Rate it →
Roosevelt Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Willmar
C
580 students12:1Rate it →
MACCRAY Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clara City
320 students10:1Rate it →
Willmar Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Willmar
C+
842 students14:1Rate it →
MACCRAY Secondary
High · Grades 6–12 · Clara City
C
402 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Whitefield Township’s schools

Are Whitefield Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Whitefield Township. Willmar Public School District and MACCRAY School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Whitefield Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Whitefield Township in?

Willmar Public School District and MACCRAY School District.

Where do Whitefield Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Willmar Middle School and MACCRAY 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.