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Schools in New Sweden Township

New Sweden Township’s public schools

Sibley East School District and Nicollet Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for New Sweden Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 21% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Sibley East
Students per teacher
14.5
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
1,058 students on the public path
In brief

New Sweden Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of New Sweden Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Nicollet Elementary School places highest (better than 87%); Sibley East Middle School lowest (28%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve New Sweden Township, graded from B to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Sibley East Middle School and Nicollet High School. 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 Sweden Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB to A
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Sibley East School District.

Two districts serve New Sweden Township

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

Sibley East School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,089 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 15.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,573MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Nicollet Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 314 students, up 24% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,592MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Sibley East School District44%
State average 51.1% · 545 students tested
Math · PK–12, Sibley East School District37%
State average 44.8% · 538 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Nicollet Public School District52%
State average 51.1% · 172 students tested
Math · PK–12, Nicollet Public School District37%
State average 44.8% · 183 students tested

New Sweden Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
New Sweden Township—Sibley East PK–12 · Nicollet Public PK–12
Bernadotte—New Ulm Public PK–12 · G.F.W. PK–12
Sibley—Sibley East
Granby—Nicollet Public
Lake Prairie—St. Peter Public PK–12 · Le Sueur-Henderson PK–12

Every school in New Sweden Township

4 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 New Sweden Townshipin other towns
Sibley East-Gaylord Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gaylord
B
503 students12:1Rate it →
Nicollet Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Nicollet
A
156 students14:1Rate it →
Sibley East Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Arlington
C
248 students20:1Rate it →
Nicollet High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Nicollet
A
151 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about New Sweden Township’s schools

Are New Sweden Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for New Sweden Township. Sibley East School District and Nicollet Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for New Sweden Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is New Sweden Township in?

Sibley East School District and Nicollet Public School District.

Where do New Sweden Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Sibley East Middle School and Nicollet High School.

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What New Sweden 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.