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Schools in Foster Township

Foster Township’s public schools

Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Foster Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
62%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.1K
▲ 6% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.6
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
333 students on the public path
In brief

Foster Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Foster Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Pre-K - 5th Grade Building places highest (better than 69%); 6-12th Grade Building lowest (41%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Foster Township, graded from B+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three high schools: 6-12th Grade Building, Big Stone Colony High School and Lismore Colony Senior 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 Foster Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–83 schoolsDepends on your addressB+
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley.

The district

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

Clinton-Graceville-BeardsleyGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 333 students · 12.6 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$18,116MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading62%
State average 51.1% · 149 students tested
Math47%
State average 44.8% · 143 students tested

Foster Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Foster Township—Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley
Prior—Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley PK–12 · Ortonville PK–12
Browns Valley—Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley

All 2 neighbors share Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley with Foster Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts. Geneseo, SD and Lake, SD border Foster Township but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Foster 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 Foster Townshipin other towns
Pre-K - 5th Grade Building
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clinton
B+
152 students15:1Rate it →
Lismore Colony Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Clinton
24 students10:1Rate it →
Big Stone Colony Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Graceville
19 students10:1Rate it →
6-12th Grade Building
High · Grades 6–12 · Graceville
C+
133 students12:1Rate it →
Big Stone Colony High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Clinton
4 studentsRate it →
Lismore Colony Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Clinton
1 students3:1Rate it →

Questions about Foster Township’s schools

Are Foster Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Foster Township. Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Foster Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Foster Township in?

Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley.

Where do Foster Township kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: 6-12th Grade Building, Big Stone Colony High School and Lismore Colony Senior High School.

Parents talk

What Foster 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.