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Schools in Mayhew Lake Township

Mayhew Lake Township’s public schools

Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools and Foley Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mayhew Lake Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?6/8schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% 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
53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.6K
▼ 15% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Sauk Rapids-Rice
Students per teacher
16.1
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
6,194 students on the public path
In brief

Mayhew Lake Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

6 of Mayhew Lake Township’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Foley Elementary places highest (better than 87%); Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Mayhew Lake Township, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High and Foley 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 Mayhew Lake Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools.

Two districts serve Mayhew Lake Township

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

Sauk Rapids-Rice Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 4,331 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 16.5 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,571MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Foley Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,921 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 15.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,611MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools53%
State average 51.1% · 2324 students tested
Math · PK–12, Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools43%
State average 44.8% · 2236 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Foley Public School District57%
State average 51.1% · 1037 students tested
Math · PK–12, Foley Public School District54%
State average 44.8% · 990 students tested

Mayhew Lake Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mayhew Lake Township—Sauk Rapids-Rice PK–12 · Foley Public PK–12
Gilmanton—Foley Public
Graham—Sauk Rapids-Rice PK–12 · Foley Public PK–12
WatabBSauk Rapids-Rice
MindenBSauk Rapids-Rice

3 of the 4 neighbors share Sauk Rapids-Rice with Mayhew Lake Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Mayhew Lake Township

8 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 Mayhew Lake Townshipin other towns
Pleasantview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sauk Rapids
B−
734 students13:1Rate it →
Foley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Foley
A
552 students11:1Rate it →
Rice Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rice
A−
357 students13:1Rate it →
Mississippi Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sauk Rapids
B+
808 students15:1Rate it →
Foley Intermediate Elementary
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Foley
B
781 students16:1Rate it →
Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sauk Rapids
C+
1,055 students20:1Rate it →
Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Sauk Rapids
B+
1,319 students19:1Rate it →
Foley Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Foley
C+
588 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Mayhew Lake Township’s schools

Are Mayhew Lake Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Mayhew Lake Township. Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools and Foley Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mayhew Lake Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Mayhew Lake Township in?

Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools and Foley Public School District.

Where do Mayhew Lake Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High and Foley Senior High.

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What Mayhew Lake 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.