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Schools in Bergen Township

Bergen Township’s public schools

Lester Prairie Public School District and Glencoe-Silver Lake School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bergen Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▼ 15% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Glencoe-Silver Lake
Students per teacher
15.4
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
949 students on the public path
In brief

Bergen Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Bergen Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Lester Prairie Elementary places highest (better than 51%); GSL Junior High School lowest (28%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Bergen Township, graded from B− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: GSL Junior High School and Lester Prairie 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 Bergen Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

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

Two districts serve Bergen Township

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

Lester Prairie Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 435 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,253MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Glencoe-Silver Lake School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,390 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 15.8 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,505MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Lester Prairie Public School District46%
State average 51.1% · 273 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lester Prairie Public School District47%
State average 44.8% · 249 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Glencoe-Silver Lake School District49%
State average 51.1% · 725 students tested
Math · PK–12, Glencoe-Silver Lake School District40%
State average 44.8% · 733 students tested

Bergen Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bergen Township—Lester Prairie Public PK–12 · Glencoe-Silver Lake PK–12
Camden—Central Public PK–12 · Waconia Public PK–12
Helen—Glencoe-Silver Lake
Rich Valley—Glencoe-Silver Lake
Winsted—Lester Prairie Public PK–12 · Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Glencoe-Silver Lake with Bergen Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Bergen 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 Bergen Townshipin other towns
Lincoln Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Glencoe
290 students12:1Rate it →
Lester Prairie Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lester Prairie
B−
213 students12:1Rate it →
GSL Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Glencoe
C
224 students16:1Rate it →
Lester Prairie Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Lester Prairie
C
222 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Bergen Township’s schools

Are Bergen Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bergen Township. Lester Prairie Public School District and Glencoe-Silver Lake School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bergen Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bergen Township in?

Lester Prairie Public School District and Glencoe-Silver Lake School District.

Where do Bergen Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: GSL Junior High School and Lester Prairie Secondary.

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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.