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Schools in Windemere Township · Moose Lake Public School District, Willow River Public School District

Windemere Township’s public schools score below 57% of Minnesota districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Windemere Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 39% of students in Windemere Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Minnesota average (45%). 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 97% 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
39%
▼ 6 pts vs MN 45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 3–6 pts vs MN 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 20% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Moose Lake Public
Students per teacher
12.6
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
997 students on the public path
In brief

Windemere Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1572 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Windemere Township’s, its schools beat 26%, lower than their 43% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 50% of tested students were proficient in reading and 39% in math, against 51% and 45% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota (the state reports Windemere Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Moose Lake Public spends $13,620 per student and Willow River Public $15,595, against $17,091 across Minnesota (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Windemere Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC+ Graduation

C+: better than 43% of Minnesota school districts. Graduation is above the Minnesota average; test scores are below it.

Minnesota school districts we grade (502)Better than 43%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (1572)Better than 26%
Towns in Pine County (33)Better than 85%
CB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 524 test results and a graduating class of 43 could put Windemere Township anywhere from C to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Windemere Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (522 in math, 525 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

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

Windemere Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Moose Lake Public School District). From grade PK, students attend the Willow River Public School District, shared with Birch Creek, Bremen, Bruno, Denham, Kettle River, Millward, Norman, Rutledge, Sturgeon Lake, Sturgeon Lake and Willow River. Its school is in Moose Lake. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Windemere Township

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

Moose Lake Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 561 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,620MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
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

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Moose Lake Public School District51%
State average 51.1% · 312 students tested
Math · PK–12, Moose Lake Public School District47%
State average 44.8% · 292 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Willow River Public School District48%
State average 51.1% · 213 students tested
Math · PK–12, Willow River Public School District29%
State average 44.8% · 230 students tested

Windemere Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Windemere TownshipC+Moose Lake Public PK–12 · Willow River Public PK–12
Norman—Willow River Public PK–12 · East Central PK–12
Moose LakeB−Moose Lake Public
Sturgeon Lake—Willow River Public
Kerrick—Moose Lake Public PK–12 · East Central PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Willow River Public with Windemere Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Windemere 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 Windemere Townshipin other towns
Moose Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Moose Lake
B−
285 students12:1Rate it →
Willow River Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Willow River
C+
231 students12:1Rate it →
Moose Lake Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Moose Lake
B−
276 students14:1Rate it →
Willow River Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Willow River
C−
205 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Windemere Township’s schools

Are Windemere Township’s schools good?

On Minnesota’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Windemere Township children attend score below 57% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 26%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Windemere Township in?

Two districts: Moose Lake Public School District runs grades PK–12, and Willow River Public School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Birch Creek, Bremen, Bruno, Denham, Kettle River, Millward, Norman, Rutledge, Sturgeon Lake, Sturgeon Lake and Willow River.

What is Windemere Township’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Willow River Public School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.

How much does Windemere Township spend per student?

$13,620 in Moose Lake Public School District and $15,595 in Willow River Public 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.