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Schools in Wing River Township

Wing River Township’s public schools

Verndale Public School District and Wadena-Deer Creek School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wing River Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/4schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 89% 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
39%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▼ 11% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Wadena-Deer Creek
Students per teacher
13.9
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,404 students on the public path
In brief

Wing River Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Wing River Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Verndale Elementary places highest (better than 36%); Verndale Secondary lowest (26%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Wing River Township, graded from C to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Wadena-Deer Creek Senior High and Verndale 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 Wing River Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

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

Two districts serve Wing River Township

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

Verndale Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 484 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 11.9 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,670MN $17,091 · FY2024
C
Wadena-Deer Creek School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,079 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,152MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Verndale Public School District39%
State average 51.1% · 243 students tested
Math · PK–12, Verndale Public School District26%
State average 44.8% · 219 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Wadena-Deer Creek School District46%
State average 51.1% · 530 students tested
Math · PK–12, Wadena-Deer Creek School District33%
State average 44.8% · 527 students tested

Wing River Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wing River Township—Verndale Public PK–12 · Wadena-Deer Creek PK–12
Aldrich—Verndale Public
Leaf River—Wadena-Deer Creek
North Germany—Sebeka Public
Thomastown—Staples-Motley

Every school in Wing River 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 Wing River Townshipin other towns
Wadena-Deer Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Wadena
C
450 students11:1Rate it →
Verndale Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Verndale
C+
253 students12:1Rate it →
Wadena-Deer Creek Senior High
High · Grades 7–12 · Wadena
C+
470 students20:1Rate it →
Verndale Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Verndale
C
231 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Wing River Township’s schools

Are Wing River Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Wing River Township. Verndale Public School District and Wadena-Deer Creek School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wing River Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Wing River Township in?

Verndale Public School District and Wadena-Deer Creek School District.

Where do Wing River Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Wadena-Deer Creek Senior High and Verndale Secondary.

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What Wing River 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.