Credit River’s public schools outscore 91% of Minnesota districts
Math proficiency in Credit River’s districts is 58%, above the Minnesota average (45%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Credit River, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Minnesota, not nationally.
From Minnesota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Credit River’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 63% and math 58% across both districts in spring 2022, against 51% and 45% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Lakeville Public spends $14,782 per student and Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools $14,061, against $17,091 across Minnesota (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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.
What’s behind Credit River’s grade
A: better than 91% of Minnesota school districts, #26 of 274 Minnesota towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Minnesota average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Credit River, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Credit River · depends on your address
Jeffers Pond Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 487 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Prior Lake
Edgewood School
Grades PK · 60 students · 3:1 students per teacher · in Prior Lake
9th grade in Credit River · depends on your address
Prior Lake High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,856 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Savage
Lakeville North High
Grades 9–12 · 1,871 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Lakeville
Lakeville South High
Grades 9–12 · 1,816 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Lakeville
10th grade in Credit River · depends on your address
Prior Lake High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,856 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Savage
Lakeville North High
Grades 9–12 · 1,871 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Lakeville
Lakeville South High
Grades 9–12 · 1,816 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Lakeville
11th grade in Credit River · depends on your address
Prior Lake High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,856 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Savage
Lakeville North High
Grades 9–12 · 1,871 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Lakeville
Lakeville South High
Grades 9–12 · 1,816 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Lakeville
12th grade in Credit River · depends on your address
Prior Lake High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,856 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Savage
Lakeville North High
Grades 9–12 · 1,871 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Lakeville
Lakeville South High
Grades 9–12 · 1,816 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Lakeville
Credit River runs its own schools through grade 12 (Lakeville Public School District). From grade PK, students attend the Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools, shared with Prior Lake, Savage and Spring Lake. Its elementary school is in Lakeville. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Credit River
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Credit River vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Credit River’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Credit River | A | Lakeville Public PK–12 · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools PK–12 |
| Savage | B | Burnsville-Eagan-Savage PK–12 · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools PK–12 |
| Prior Lake | A | Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools |
| New Market | A | Lakeville Public PK–12 · New Prague Area Schools PK–12 |
| Lakeville | A | Lakeville Public |
| Spring Lake | A | Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools PK–12 · Jordan Public PK–12 |
3 of the 5 neighbors share Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools with Credit River for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Credit River
23 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).
Questions about Credit River’s schools
Are Credit River’s schools good?
By Minnesota’s own tests, yes: the public schools Credit River children attend outscore 91% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #26 of 274 Minnesota towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 91%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Credit River in?
Two districts: Lakeville Public School District runs grades PK–12, and Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Prior Lake, Savage and Spring Lake.
Where do Credit River kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Prior Lake High School, Lakeville North High and Lakeville South High.
What is Credit River’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Lakeville Public School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.
How much does Credit River spend per student?
$14,782 in Lakeville Public School District and $14,061 in Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools (FY2024), against $17,091 across Minnesota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Credit River 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Minnesota. Stars are from neighbors.