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Schools in Courtland Township

Courtland Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
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
2
1,104 students on the public path
In brief

Courtland Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Courtland Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Nicollet Elementary School places highest (better than 87%); New Ulm Middle School lowest (62%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Courtland Township, graded from A to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: New Ulm Middle School and Nicollet 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 Courtland Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

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

Two districts serve Courtland Township

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

Nicollet Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 314 students, up 24% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,592MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
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−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Nicollet Public School District52%
State average 51.1% · 172 students tested
Math · PK–12, Nicollet Public School District37%
State average 44.8% · 183 students tested
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

Courtland Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Courtland Township—Nicollet Public PK–12 · New Ulm Public PK–12
Cambria—New Ulm Public PK–12 · Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial PK–12
New UlmA−New Ulm Public
Cottonwood—New Ulm Public
Brighton—New Ulm Public
Courtland (city)—New Ulm Public
Nicollet—Nicollet Public
Lafayette—New Ulm Public
Granby—Nicollet Public

6 of the 8 neighbors share New Ulm Public with Courtland Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Courtland 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 Courtland Townshipin other towns
Washington Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · New Ulm
180 students12:1Rate it →
Nicollet Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Nicollet
A
156 students14:1Rate it →
New Ulm Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · New Ulm
B
617 students16:1Rate it →
Nicollet High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Nicollet
A
151 students11:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School
High · Grades 9–12 · New Ulm
Private · Religious
269 students15:1Rate it →
Amazing Grace Virtual Academy
High · Grades 9–11 · New Ulm
Private · Religious
8 students2:1Rate it →

Questions about Courtland Township’s schools

Are Courtland Township’s schools good?

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

Nicollet Public School District and New Ulm Public School District.

Where do Courtland Township kids go to high school?

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

Are there private schools in Courtland Township?

Yes: Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School (grades 9–12, 269 students) and Amazing Grace Virtual Academy (grades 9–11, 8 students).

Parents talk

What Courtland 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.