Hope Township’s public schools
RTR Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hope Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
Hope Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
1 of Hope Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. RTR Elementary School places highest (better than 75%); RTR Secondary School lowest (36%). 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 Hope Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Hope Township
RTR Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 266 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Tyler
Kindergarten in Hope Township
RTR Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 266 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Tyler
1st grade in Hope Township
RTR Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 266 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Tyler
2nd grade in Hope Township
RTR Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 266 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Tyler
3rd grade in Hope Township
RTR Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 266 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Tyler
4th grade in Hope Township
RTR Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 266 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Tyler
5th grade in Hope Township
RTR Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 266 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Tyler
6th grade in Hope Township
RTR Secondary School
Grades 6–12 · 380 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Tyler
7th grade in Hope Township
RTR Secondary School
Grades 6–12 · 380 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Tyler
8th grade in Hope Township
RTR Secondary School
Grades 6–12 · 380 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Tyler
9th grade in Hope Township
RTR Secondary School
Grades 6–12 · 380 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Tyler
10th grade in Hope Township
RTR Secondary School
Grades 6–12 · 380 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Tyler
11th grade in Hope Township
RTR Secondary School
Grades 6–12 · 380 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Tyler
12th grade in Hope Township
RTR Secondary School
Grades 6–12 · 380 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Tyler
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the RTR Public Schools.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Hope Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Hope Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Hope Township | — | RTR |
| Tyler | B+ | RTR |
| Shelburne | — | RTR PK–12 · Tracy Area Public PK–12 |
| Marshfield | — | RTR |
| Lake Benton | — | Lake Benton Public |
| Aetna | — | RTR |
| Fountain Prairie | — | Pipestone Area PK–12 · RTR PK–12 |
5 of the 6 neighbors share RTR with Hope Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Hope Township
2 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 Hope Township’s schools
Are Hope Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Hope Township. RTR Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hope 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 Hope Township in?
RTR Public Schools.
Where do Hope Township kids go to high school?
RTR Secondary School.
Parents talk
What Hope Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Hope Township → They have their own page.
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.