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Schools in New Independence Township

New Independence Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.1K
▲ 12% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.1
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
561 students on the public path
In brief

New Independence Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of New Independence Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. South Ridge Elementary places highest (better than 56%); South Ridge Secondary lowest (15%). 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 New Independence Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6South Ridge ElementarySt. Louis County School DistrictB
7–12South Ridge SecondarySt. Louis County School DistrictC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the St. Louis County 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. Louis County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 1,914 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$19,087MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading46%
State average 51.1% · 1000 students tested
Math32%
State average 44.8% · 1004 students tested

New Independence Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
New Independence Township—St. Louis County
Alborn—St. Louis County
Northland—St. Louis County
Grand LakeB+Proctor Public
Industrial—St. Louis County

3 of the 4 neighbors share St. Louis County with New Independence Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in New Independence 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).

District schools in New Independence Townshipby address
South Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Culver
B
303 students13:1Rate it →
South Ridge Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Culver
C−
258 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about New Independence Township’s schools

Are New Independence Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for New Independence Township. St. Louis County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for New Independence Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 New Independence Township in?

St. Louis County School District.

Where do New Independence Township kids go to high school?

South Ridge Secondary.

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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.