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Schools in Nilsen Township

Nilsen Township’s public schools

Breckenridge Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nilsen 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 97% 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
43%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.7K
▼ 8% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.9
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
576 students on the public path
In brief

Nilsen Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Nilsen Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Breckenridge Elementary places highest (better than 56%); Breckenridge Middle/High School lowest (44%). 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 Nilsen Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Breckenridge Elementaryin BreckenridgeB
7–12Breckenridge Middle/High Schoolin BreckenridgeC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Breckenridge 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.

Breckenridge Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 576 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,688MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 51.1% · 317 students tested
Math43%
State average 44.8% · 332 students tested

Nilsen Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Nilsen Township—Breckenridge Public
Andrea—Breckenridge Public PK–12 · Rothsay Public PK–12
Connelly—Breckenridge Public
Meadows—Rothsay Public PK–12 · Breckenridge Public PK–12

All 3 neighbors share Breckenridge Public with Nilsen Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Nilsen 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 Nilsen Townshipin other towns
Breckenridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Breckenridge
B
265 students12:1Rate it →
Breckenridge Middle/High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Breckenridge
C+
311 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Nilsen Township’s schools

Are Nilsen Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Nilsen Township. Breckenridge Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nilsen 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 Nilsen Township in?

Breckenridge Public School District.

Where do Nilsen Township kids go to high school?

Breckenridge Middle/High School.

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What Nilsen 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.