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Schools in Nielsville

Nielsville’s public schools

Climax-Shelly Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nielsville. 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 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.2K
▲ 1% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.0
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
159 students on the public path
In brief

Nielsville’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Nielsville’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Climax Elementary places highest (better than 56%); Climax Secondary lowest (12%). 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 Nielsville, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Climax Elementaryin ClimaxB
6–12Climax Secondaryin ClimaxD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Climax-Shelly Public Schools.

The district

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

Climax-Shelly Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 159 students, down 20% since 2020–21 · 11.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$17,188MN $17,091 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 51.1% · 106 students tested
Math27%
State average 44.8% · 104 students tested

Nielsville vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Nielsville—Climax-Shelly

Every school in Nielsville

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 Nielsvillein other towns
Climax Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Climax
B
65 students9:1Rate it →
Climax Secondary
High · Grades 6–12 · Climax
D
94 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Nielsville’s schools

Are Nielsville’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Nielsville. Climax-Shelly Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nielsville. 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 Nielsville in?

Climax-Shelly Public Schools.

Where do Nielsville kids go to high school?

Climax Secondary.

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What Nielsville 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.