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Schools in Zion Township

Zion Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 92% 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
34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.5K
▼ 21% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.5
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
894 students on the public path
In brief

Zion Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Zion Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Paynesville Area Elementary places highest (better than 56%); Paynesville Area Secondary School lowest (29%). 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 Zion Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Paynesville Area Elementaryin PaynesvilleB
6–12Paynesville Area Secondary Schoolin PaynesvilleC

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

Paynesville Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 894 students, up 29% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,495MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading39%
State average 51.1% · 463 students tested
Math34%
State average 44.8% · 434 students tested

Zion Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Zion Township—Paynesville Public
MunsonBRocori Public PK–12 · Paynesville Public PK–12
Roscoe—Paynesville Public
St. Martin—Albany Public
St. Martin Township—Melrose Public PK–12 · Albany Public PK–12
Lake Henry—Paynesville Public PK–12 · Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Public PK–12
PaynesvilleC+Paynesville Public

4 of the 6 neighbors share Paynesville Public with Zion Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Zion Township

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).

Also serving Zion Townshipin other towns
Paynesville Area Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Paynesville
B
429 students14:1Rate it →
Paynesville Area Secondary School
High · Grades 6–12 · Paynesville
C
465 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Zion Township’s schools

Are Zion Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Zion Township. Paynesville Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Zion Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Zion Township in?

Paynesville Public School District.

Where do Zion Township kids go to high school?

Paynesville Area Secondary School.

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What Zion 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.