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Schools in Kelso Township

Kelso Township’s public schools

Sibley East School District and Le Sueur-Henderson School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kelso Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools 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
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 21% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Sibley East
Students per teacher
15.4
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,641 students on the public path
In brief

Kelso Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Kelso Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Sibley East-Gaylord Elementary places highest (better than 56%); Sibley East Middle School lowest (28%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Kelso Township, graded from B to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High and Sibley East Middle 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 Kelso Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Sibley East School District.

Two districts serve Kelso Township

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

Sibley East School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,089 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 15.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,573MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Le Sueur-Henderson School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 908 students, up 62% since 2020–21
$14,312MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Sibley East School District44%
State average 51.1% · 545 students tested
Math · PK–12, Sibley East School District37%
State average 44.8% · 538 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Le Sueur-Henderson School District50%
State average 51.1% · 486 students tested
Math · PK–12, Le Sueur-Henderson School District51%
State average 44.8% · 492 students tested

Kelso Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Kelso Township—Sibley East PK–12 · Le Sueur-Henderson PK–12
Henderson—Le Sueur-Henderson
Sibley—Sibley East
Arlington—Sibley East
Lake Prairie—St. Peter Public PK–12 · Le Sueur-Henderson PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Le Sueur-Henderson with Kelso Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Kelso 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 Kelso Townshipin other towns
Sibley East-Gaylord Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gaylord
B
503 students12:1Rate it →
Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Le Sueur
B
390 studentsRate it →
Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High
High · Grades 6–12 · Le Sueur
B
500 studentsRate it →
Sibley East Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Arlington
C
248 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Kelso Township’s schools

Are Kelso Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Kelso Township. Sibley East School District and Le Sueur-Henderson School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kelso Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Kelso Township in?

Sibley East School District and Le Sueur-Henderson School District.

Where do Kelso Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High and Sibley East Middle 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.