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Schools in Elba Township

Elba Township’s public schools

St. Charles Public School District and Lewiston-Altura Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elba Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.6K
▼ 26% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · St. Charles Public
Students per teacher
12.5
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,527 students on the public path
In brief

Elba Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Elba Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Lewiston-Altura Elementary places highest (better than 75%); Lewiston-Altura Secondary lowest (23%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Elba Township, graded from B to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: ST. Charles Secondary and Lewiston-Altura 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 Elba Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

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

Two districts serve Elba Township

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

St. Charles Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 936 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$12,599MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Lewiston-Altura Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 591 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 9.7 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,372MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, St. Charles Public School District53%
State average 51.1% · 518 students tested
Math · PK–12, St. Charles Public School District51%
State average 44.8% · 517 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Lewiston-Altura Public School District53%
State average 51.1% · 335 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lewiston-Altura Public School District45%
State average 44.8% · 321 students tested

Elba Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Elba Township—St. Charles Public PK–12 · Lewiston-Altura Public PK–12
Norton—Lewiston-Altura Public
Whitewater—Plainview-Elgin-Millville
St. Charles—St. Charles Public
Quincy—St. Charles Public PK–12 · Dover-Eyota Public PK–12 · Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK–12
Altura—Lewiston-Altura Public

2 of the 5 neighbors share Lewiston-Altura Public with Elba Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Elba 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 Elba Townshipin other towns
ST. Charles Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Saint Charles
B
457 students14:1Rate it →
Lewiston-Altura Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lewiston
A−
254 students9:1Rate it →
Lewiston-Altura Secondary
High · Grades 6–12 · Lewiston
C−
337 students11:1Rate it →
ST. Charles Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Saint Charles
C+
479 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Elba Township’s schools

Are Elba Township’s schools good?

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

St. Charles Public School District and Lewiston-Altura Public School District.

Where do Elba Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: ST. Charles Secondary and Lewiston-Altura 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.