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Schools in Holt Township

Holt Township’s public schools

Lanesboro Public School District and Rushford-Peterson Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Holt Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/4schools 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
56%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▼ 16% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Rushford-Peterson
Students per teacher
13.8
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
853 students on the public path
In brief

Holt Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Holt Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Rushford-Peterson Elementary places highest (better than 69%); Rushford-Peterson Middle lowest (51%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Holt Township, graded from B− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Lanesboro Secondary and Rushford-Peterson Middle. 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 Holt Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

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

Two districts serve Holt Township

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

Lanesboro Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 442 students, up 13% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,217MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Rushford-Peterson Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 648 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,413MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Lanesboro Public School District56%
State average 51.1% · 201 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lanesboro Public School District52%
State average 44.8% · 194 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Rushford-Peterson Public Schools49%
State average 51.1% · 341 students tested
Math · PK–12, Rushford-Peterson Public Schools44%
State average 44.8% · 345 students tested

Holt Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Holt Township—Lanesboro Public PK–12 · Rushford-Peterson PK–12
Lanesboro—Lanesboro Public
Carrolton—Lanesboro Public PK–12 · Fillmore Central PK–12
Amherst—Lanesboro Public PK–12 · Mabel-Canton Public PK–12
Norway—Rushford-Peterson
Arendahl—Rushford-Peterson PK–12 · Lanesboro Public PK–12

4 of the 5 neighbors share Lanesboro Public with Holt Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Holt 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 Holt Townshipin other towns
Rushford-Peterson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rushford
B+
266 students11:1Rate it →
Lanesboro Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lanesboro
B−
249 students14:1Rate it →
Rushford-Peterson Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rushford
B−
145 students19:1Rate it →
Lanesboro Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Lanesboro
B−
193 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Holt Township’s schools

Are Holt Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Holt Township. Lanesboro Public School District and Rushford-Peterson Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Holt Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 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 Holt Township in?

Lanesboro Public School District and Rushford-Peterson Public Schools.

Where do Holt Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Lanesboro Secondary and Rushford-Peterson Middle.

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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.