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Schools in Chester Township

Chester Township’s public schools

Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District and Goodhue Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chester Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 85% 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
55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
60%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.5K
▼ 10% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Zumbrota-Mazeppa
Students per teacher
15.0
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
1,270 students on the public path
In brief

Chester Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Chester Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School places highest (better than 84%); Goodhue Secondary lowest (29%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Chester Township, graded from B+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Goodhue Secondary and Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle 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 Chester Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District.

Two districts serve Chester Township

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

Zumbrota-Mazeppa School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,242 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 14.7 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,458MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Goodhue Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 778 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 15.7 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,359MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District55%
State average 51.1% · 622 students tested
Math · PK–12, Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District60%
State average 44.8% · 577 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Goodhue Public School District51%
State average 51.1% · 367 students tested
Math · PK–12, Goodhue Public School District50%
State average 44.8% · 368 students tested

Chester Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Chester Township—Zumbrota-Mazeppa PK–12 · Goodhue Public PK–12
Mazeppa—Zumbrota-Mazeppa
Zumbrota—Zumbrota-Mazeppa
Gillford—Lake City Public
Zumbro Falls—Lake City Public
Belvidere—Goodhue Public
Bellechester—Goodhue Public

2 of the 6 neighbors share Zumbrota-Mazeppa with Chester Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Chester 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 Chester Townshipin other towns
Goodhue Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Goodhue
B+
416 students13:1Rate it →
Zumbrota-Mazeppa Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Zumbrota
298 students14:1Rate it →
Goodhue Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Goodhue
C
362 students21:1Rate it →
Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Zumbrota
A−
194 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Chester Township’s schools

Are Chester Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Chester Township. Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District and Goodhue Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chester Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Chester Township in?

Zumbrota-Mazeppa School District and Goodhue Public School District.

Where do Chester Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Goodhue Secondary and Zumbrota-Mazeppa Middle 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.