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Schools in Lyons Township

Lyons Township’s public schools

RTR Public Schools and Lynd Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lyons Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Minnesota’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
54%
2021–22
Math proficiency
49%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▼ 15% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · RTR
Students per teacher
12.6
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
821 students on the public path
In brief

Lyons Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Lyons Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. RTR Elementary School places highest (better than 75%); Lynd Middle School lowest (19%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Lyons Township, graded from B to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: RTR Secondary School and Lynd 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 Lyons Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the RTR Public Schools.

Two districts serve Lyons Township

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

RTR Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 646 students, up 59% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,468MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Lynd Public School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 2 schools · 175 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$16,025MN $17,091 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, RTR Public Schools54%
State average 51.1% · 335 students tested
Math · PK–12, RTR Public Schools49%
State average 44.8% · 327 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Lynd Public School District37%
State average 51.1% · 89 students tested
Math · PK–8, Lynd Public School District27%
State average 44.8% · 86 students tested

Lyons Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lyons Township—RTR PK–12 · Lynd Public PK–8
Russell—RTR
Lynd—Lynd Public
Sodus—Marshall Public PK–12 · Tracy Area Public PK–12
Coon Creek—RTR
Rock Lake—Tracy Area Public

2 of the 5 neighbors share RTR with Lyons Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Lyons 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 Lyons Townshipin other towns
RTR Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tyler
A−
266 students10:1Rate it →
Lynd Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lynd
B
104 students12:1Rate it →
Lynd Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Lynd
C−
71 students15:1Rate it →
RTR Secondary School
High · Grades 6–12 · Tyler
C+
380 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Lyons Township’s schools

Are Lyons Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lyons Township. RTR Public Schools and Lynd Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lyons Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Lyons Township in?

RTR Public Schools and Lynd Public School District.

Where do Lyons Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: RTR Secondary School and Lynd Middle School.

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What Lyons 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.