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Schools in Bernadotte Township

Bernadotte Township’s public schools

New Ulm Public School District and G.F.W. have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bernadotte Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools 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
51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.6K
▼ 9% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · New Ulm Public
Students per teacher
14.6
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
2,056 students on the public path
In brief

Bernadotte Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Bernadotte Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. New Ulm High School places highest (better than 91%); GFW High School lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Bernadotte Township, graded from B to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: New Ulm High School and GFW High School. 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 Bernadotte Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A

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

Two districts serve Bernadotte Township

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

New Ulm Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,127 students, up 2% since 2021–22 · 15.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,582MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
G.F.W.Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 572 students, down 8% since 2021–22 · 13.1 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$17,774MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, New Ulm Public School District51%
State average 51.1% · 1099 students tested
Math · PK–12, New Ulm Public School District51%
State average 44.8% · 1072 students tested
Reading · PK–12, G.F.W.47%
State average 51.1% · 339 students tested
Math · PK–12, G.F.W.34%
State average 44.8% · 309 students tested

Bernadotte Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bernadotte Township—New Ulm Public PK–12 · G.F.W. PK–12
Lafayette—New Ulm Public
New Sweden—Sibley East PK–12 · Nicollet Public PK–12
Alfsborg—G.F.W. PK–12 · Sibley East PK–12
Brighton—New Ulm Public

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

Every school in Bernadotte Township

6 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 Bernadotte Townshipin other towns
GFW Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gibbon
B
240 students14:1Rate it →
Washington Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · New Ulm
180 students12:1Rate it →
New Ulm Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · New Ulm
B
617 students16:1Rate it →
GFW Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Winthrop
121 students13:1Rate it →
New Ulm High School
High · Grades 9–12 · New Ulm
A
687 students18:1Rate it →
GFW High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Winthrop
C+
211 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Bernadotte Township’s schools

Are Bernadotte Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bernadotte Township. New Ulm Public School District and G.F.W. have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bernadotte Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Bernadotte Township in?

New Ulm Public School District and G.F.W..

Where do Bernadotte Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: New Ulm High School and GFW High School.

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What Bernadotte 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.