Wencl Kajer Farmstead · Photo: Appraiser · CC BY-SA 4.0New Market Township’s public schools outscore 91% of Minnesota districts
Math proficiency in New Market Township’s districts is 58%, above the Minnesota average (45%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving New Market Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Minnesota, not nationally.
From Minnesota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
New Market Township’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 63% and math 58% across both districts in spring 2022, against 51% and 45% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Lakeville Public spends $14,782 per student and New Prague Area Schools $12,371, against $17,091 across Minnesota (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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.
What’s behind New Market Township’s grade
A: better than 91% of Minnesota school districts, #26 of 274 Minnesota towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Minnesota average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve New Market Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in New Market Township · depends on your address
Raven Stream Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 542 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in New Prague
Eagle View
Grades PK–5 · 527 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Elko New Market
Falcon Ridge
Grades PK–5 · 519 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in New Prague
9th grade in New Market Township · depends on your address
Lakeville North High
Grades 9–12 · 1,871 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Lakeville
Lakeville South High
Grades 9–12 · 1,816 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Lakeville
New Prague Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,315 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in New Prague
10th grade in New Market Township · depends on your address
Lakeville North High
Grades 9–12 · 1,871 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Lakeville
Lakeville South High
Grades 9–12 · 1,816 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Lakeville
New Prague Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,315 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in New Prague
11th grade in New Market Township · depends on your address
Lakeville North High
Grades 9–12 · 1,871 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Lakeville
Lakeville South High
Grades 9–12 · 1,816 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Lakeville
New Prague Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,315 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in New Prague
12th grade in New Market Township · depends on your address
Lakeville North High
Grades 9–12 · 1,871 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Lakeville
Lakeville South High
Grades 9–12 · 1,816 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Lakeville
New Prague Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 1,315 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in New Prague
New Market Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Lakeville Public School District). From grade PK, students attend the New Prague Area Schools, shared with Belle Plaine, Cedar Lake, Derrynane, Elko New Market, Helena, Lanesburgh, Lonsdale, New Prague, Webster and Wheatland. Its elementary school is in Lakeville. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve New Market Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
New Market Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share New Market Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| New Market Township | A | Lakeville Public PK–12 · New Prague Area Schools PK–12 |
| Eureka | A− | Lakeville Public PK–12 · Farmington Public PK–12 · Northfield Public PK–12 |
| Cedar Lake | A | New Prague Area Schools |
| Credit River | A | Lakeville Public PK–12 · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools PK–12 |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Lakeville Public with New Market Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in New Market Township
19 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).
Questions about New Market Township’s schools
Are New Market Township’s schools good?
By Minnesota’s own tests, yes: the public schools New Market Township children attend outscore 91% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #26 of 274 Minnesota towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 91%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is New Market Township in?
Two districts: Lakeville Public School District runs grades PK–12, and New Prague Area Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Belle Plaine, Cedar Lake, Derrynane, Elko New Market, Helena, Lanesburgh, Lonsdale, New Prague, Webster and Wheatland.
Where do New Market Township kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Lakeville North High, Lakeville South High and New Prague Senior High.
What is New Market Township’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Lakeville Public School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.
How much does New Market Township spend per student?
$14,782 in Lakeville Public School District and $12,371 in New Prague Area Schools (FY2024), against $17,091 across Minnesota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What New Market Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near New Market Township → They have their own page.
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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Minnesota. Stars are from neighbors.