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Schools in Nelson Township

Nelson Township’s public schools

St. James Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nelson Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools 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
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 21% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.2
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,068 students on the public path
In brief

Nelson Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Nelson Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. ST. James Northside Elementary places highest (better than 44%); St. James Middle/High School lowest (32%). 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 Nelson Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5ST. James Northside Elementaryin Saint JamesC+
6–12St. James Middle/High Schoolin Saint JamesC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the St. James Public School District.

The district

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

St. James Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,143 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,582MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 51.1% · 553 students tested
Math42%
State average 44.8% · 541 students tested

Nelson Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Nelson Township—St. James Public
Albin—Sleepy Eye Public PK–12 · St. James Public PK–12
Adrian—Comfrey Public PK–12 · Butterfield-Odin Public PK–12 · St. James Public PK–12
Riverdale—St. James Public PK–12 · Madelia Public PK–12
Mulligan—Comfrey Public PK–12 · Sleepy Eye Public PK–12
St. James—St. James Public

4 of the 5 neighbors share St. James Public with Nelson Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Nelson Township

2 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 Nelson Townshipin other towns
ST. James Northside Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Saint James
C+
502 students13:1Rate it →
St. James Middle/High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Saint James
C
566 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Nelson Township’s schools

Are Nelson Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Nelson Township. St. James Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nelson Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Nelson Township in?

St. James Public School District.

Where do Nelson Township kids go to high school?

St. James Middle/High School.

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What Nelson 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.