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Schools in May Township

May Township’s public schools

Staples-Motley School District and Pillager Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for May Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/6schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.3K
▼ 22% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Pillager Public
Students per teacher
14.9
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
2,225 students on the public path
In brief

May Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of May Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Pillager Elementary places highest (better than 80%); Staples-Motley Middle School lowest (32%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve May Township, graded from C+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Pillager Senior High School and Staples-Motley Senior High. 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 May Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Staples-Motley School District.

Two districts serve May Township

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

Staples-Motley School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 901 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 14.6 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,538MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Pillager Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,324 students, up 17% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,305MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Staples-Motley School District45%
State average 51.1% · 504 students tested
Math · PK–12, Staples-Motley School District41%
State average 44.8% · 503 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Pillager Public School District53%
State average 51.1% · 650 students tested
Math · PK–12, Pillager Public School District46%
State average 44.8% · 661 students tested

May Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
May Township—Staples-Motley PK–12 · Pillager Public PK–12
Motley—Staples-Motley
Becker—Staples-Motley
Meadow Brook—Staples-Motley
Fairview—Pillager Public
SylvanA−Pillager Public

3 of the 5 neighbors share Staples-Motley with May Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in May Township

6 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 May Townshipin other towns
Pillager Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Pillager
A−
521 students13:1Rate it →
Staples-Motley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Staples
C+
308 students13:1Rate it →
Pillager Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Pillager
C+
433 students17:1Rate it →
Staples-Motley Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Staples
C
284 students15:1Rate it →
Pillager Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pillager
B
370 students17:1Rate it →
Staples-Motley Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Staples
C
309 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about May Township’s schools

Are May Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for May Township. Staples-Motley School District and Pillager Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for May Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is May Township in?

Staples-Motley School District and Pillager Public School District.

Where do May Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Pillager Senior High School and Staples-Motley Senior High.

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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.