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Schools in Windom Township

Windom Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/9schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% 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
55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 7% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Austin Public
Students per teacher
14.8
MN 14.8
Schools in town
1
4,612 students on the public path
In brief

Windom Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Windom Township’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Southland Elementary places highest (better than 75%); Sumner Elementary lowest (8%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Windom Township, graded from D to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Austin Senior High and Southland Senior High. 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 Windom Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–45 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+

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

Two districts serve Windom Township

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

Southland Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 520 students, up 34% since 2020–21 · 14.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,174MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Austin Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 12 schools · 5,385 students, up 15% since 2020–21 · 14.9 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,905MN $17,091 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Southland Public School District55%
State average 51.1% · 228 students tested
Math · PK–12, Southland Public School District47%
State average 44.8% · 214 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Austin Public School District35%
State average 51.1% · 2639 students tested
Math · PK–12, Austin Public School District27%
State average 44.8% · 2599 students tested

Windom Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Windom Township—Southland Public PK–12 · Austin Public PK–12
Marshall—Southland Public
Red Rock—Hayfield Public
AustinCAustin Public
Nevada—Lyle Public PK–12 · Southland Public PK–12

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

Every school in Windom Township

10 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 Windom Townshipin other towns
Banfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Austin
C+
574 students15:1Rate it →
Southgate Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Austin
B−
539 students14:1Rate it →
Sumner Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Austin
D
387 students13:1Rate it →
Neveln Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Austin
D
381 students13:1Rate it →
Southland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Adams
A−
223 students11:1Rate it →
Southland Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Adams
B−
107 students17:1Rate it →
Ellis Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Austin
D
726 students15:1Rate it →
Austin Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Austin
C+
1,485 students18:1Rate it →
Southland Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Adams
C
190 students18:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Windom Townshiprun by other districts or the state
Smec Alc
High · Grades 5–12 · Austin
C−
Alternative Education
70 students14:1Rate it →

Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Reset and SMEC Credit Recovery).

Questions about Windom Township’s schools

Are Windom Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Windom Township. Southland Public School District and Austin Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Windom Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Windom Township in?

Southland Public School District and Austin Public School District.

Where do Windom Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Austin Senior High and Southland Senior High.

Parents talk

What Windom Township 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.