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Schools in Woodville Township · Waseca Public School District

Woodville Township’s public schools score below 64% of Minnesota districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 37% of Woodville Township’s students scored proficient, below the Minnesota average (45%). The grade covers the public school district serving Woodville Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 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 96% 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
44%
▼ 7 pts vs MN 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
▼ 8 pts vs MN 45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 4–8 pts vs MN 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.1K
▼ 11% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.9
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
1,264 students on the public path
In brief

Woodville Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1540 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Woodville Township’s, its schools beat 16%, lower than their 36% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 44% of tested students were proficient in reading and 37% in math, against 51% and 45% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota (the state reports Woodville Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,143 per student, against $17,091 across Minnesota (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Waseca Junior High, then Waseca 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Woodville Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 36% of Minnesota school districts. Both inputs trail the Minnesota average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Minnesota school districts we grade (502)Better than 36%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (1540)Better than 16%
Towns in Waseca County (12)Better than 0%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 850 test results and a graduating class of 183 could put Woodville Township anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Woodville Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (859 in math, 840 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–3Hartley Elementaryin WasecaC+
7–8Waseca Junior Highin WasecaC
9–12Waseca Senior Highin WasecaC+

Woodville Township’s public schools are run by Waseca Public School District, which also serves Blooming Grove, Iosco, Otisco and St. Mary and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Waseca Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 1,752 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 14.9 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,143MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 51.1% · 840 students tested
Math37%
State average 44.8% · 859 students tested

Woodville Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Woodville TownshipC+Waseca Public
WasecaC+Waseca Public
Otisco—NRHEG PK–12 · Waseca Public PK–12
St. Mary—Waseca Public
Blooming Grove—Waseca Public
Meriden—Owatonna Public

4 of the 5 neighbors share Waseca Public with Woodville Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Woodville Township

3 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 Woodville Townshipin other towns
Hartley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Waseca
C+
429 students15:1Rate it →
Waseca Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Waseca
C
280 students18:1Rate it →
Waseca Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Waseca
C+
555 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Woodville Township’s schools

Are Woodville Township’s schools good?

On Minnesota’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Woodville Township children attend score below 64% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 16%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Woodville Township in?

Waseca Public School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,752 students in 7 schools (2024–25).

Where do Woodville Township kids go to high school?

Waseca Senior High in Waseca, with 555 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Woodville Township’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Waseca Public School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.

How much does Woodville Township spend per student?

$15,143 in Waseca 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.