Jamestown Township’s public schools
Mankato Public School District and Cleveland Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Jamestown Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 94% 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
Jamestown Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
15 of Jamestown Township’s 16 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Bridges Community Elementary places highest (better than 97%); Cleveland Secondary lowest (36%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
11 elementary schools serve Jamestown Township, graded from B to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and three high schools: Mankato East Senior High, Mankato West Senior High and Cleveland 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 Jamestown Township, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Jamestown Township · depends on your address
Prairie Winds Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 887 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Mankato
Dakota Meadows Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 852 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in North Mankato
Cleveland Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 390 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Cleveland
7th grade in Jamestown Township · depends on your address
Prairie Winds Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 887 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Mankato
Dakota Meadows Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 852 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in North Mankato
Cleveland Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 260 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Cleveland
8th grade in Jamestown Township · depends on your address
Prairie Winds Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 887 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Mankato
Dakota Meadows Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 852 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in North Mankato
Cleveland Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 260 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Cleveland
9th grade in Jamestown Township · depends on your address
Mankato East Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,302 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Mankato
Mankato West Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,232 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Mankato
Cleveland Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 260 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Cleveland
10th grade in Jamestown Township · depends on your address
Mankato East Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,302 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Mankato
Mankato West Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,232 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Mankato
Cleveland Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 260 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Cleveland
11th grade in Jamestown Township · depends on your address
Mankato East Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,302 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Mankato
Mankato West Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,232 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Mankato
Cleveland Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 260 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Cleveland
12th grade in Jamestown Township · depends on your address
Mankato East Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,302 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Mankato
Mankato West Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,232 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Mankato
Cleveland Secondary
Grades 7–12 · 260 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Cleveland
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mankato Public School District.
Two districts serve Jamestown Township
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
Jamestown Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Jamestown Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Jamestown Township | — | Mankato Public PK–12 · Cleveland Public PK–12 |
| Madison Lake | B | Mankato Public |
| Le Ray | — | St. Clair Public PK–12 · Mankato Public PK–12 · Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton PK–12 |
| Washington | — | Cleveland Public |
| Lime | — | Mankato Public |
| Kasota | B+ | St. Peter Public |
3 of the 5 neighbors share Mankato Public with Jamestown Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Jamestown Township
16 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 Jamestown Township’s schools
Are Jamestown Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Jamestown Township. Mankato Public School District and Cleveland Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Jamestown Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 15 of its 16 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Jamestown Township in?
Mankato Public School District and Cleveland Public School District.
Where do Jamestown Township kids go to high school?
One of three high schools, depending on your address: Mankato East Senior High, Mankato West Senior High and Cleveland Secondary.
Parents talk
What Jamestown Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Jamestown 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.