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Schools in Willow River

Willow River’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools 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
48%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.6K
▼ 9% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
436 students on the public path
In brief

Willow River’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Willow River’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Willow River Elementary places highest (better than 41%); Willow River Secondary lowest (15%). 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 Willow River, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Willow River ElementaryWillow River Public School DistrictC+
7–12Willow River SecondaryWillow River Public School DistrictC−

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

Willow River Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 436 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,595MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 51.1% · 213 students tested
Math29%
State average 44.8% · 230 students tested

Willow River vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Willow River—Willow River Public
Kettle River—Willow River Public
Sturgeon Lake—Willow River Public

All 2 neighbors share Willow River Public with Willow River, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Willow River

2 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 Willow Riverby address
Willow River Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C+
231 students12:1Rate it →
Willow River Secondary
High · Grades 7–12
C−
205 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Willow River’s schools

Are Willow River’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Willow River. Willow River Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Willow River. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Willow River in?

Willow River Public School District.

Where do Willow River kids go to high school?

Willow River 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.