Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domainNininger Township’s public schools
Hastings Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nininger Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Nininger Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
4 of Nininger Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Kennedy Elementary places highest (better than 75%); Hastings Middle School lowest (40%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Three elementary schools serve Nininger Township, graded from B to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Hastings 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 Nininger Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Nininger Township
Tilden Community Preschool
Grades PK · 35 students · in Hastings
Kindergarten in Nininger Township · depends on your address
Christa McAuliffe Elementary
Grades K–4 · 470 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Hastings
Kennedy Elementary
Grades K–4 · 461 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hastings
Pinecrest Elementary
Grades K–4 · 436 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Hastings
1st grade in Nininger Township · depends on your address
Christa McAuliffe Elementary
Grades K–4 · 470 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Hastings
Kennedy Elementary
Grades K–4 · 461 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hastings
Pinecrest Elementary
Grades K–4 · 436 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Hastings
2nd grade in Nininger Township · depends on your address
Christa McAuliffe Elementary
Grades K–4 · 470 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Hastings
Kennedy Elementary
Grades K–4 · 461 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hastings
Pinecrest Elementary
Grades K–4 · 436 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Hastings
3rd grade in Nininger Township · depends on your address
Christa McAuliffe Elementary
Grades K–4 · 470 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Hastings
Kennedy Elementary
Grades K–4 · 461 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hastings
Pinecrest Elementary
Grades K–4 · 436 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Hastings
4th grade in Nininger Township · depends on your address
Christa McAuliffe Elementary
Grades K–4 · 470 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Hastings
Kennedy Elementary
Grades K–4 · 461 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Hastings
Pinecrest Elementary
Grades K–4 · 436 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Hastings
5th grade in Nininger Township
Hastings Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 1,183 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Hastings
6th grade in Nininger Township
Hastings Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 1,183 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Hastings
7th grade in Nininger Township
Hastings Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 1,183 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Hastings
8th grade in Nininger Township
Hastings Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 1,183 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Hastings
9th grade in Nininger Township
Hastings High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,301 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Hastings
10th grade in Nininger Township
Hastings High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,301 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Hastings
11th grade in Nininger Township
Hastings High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,301 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Hastings
12th grade in Nininger Township
Hastings High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,301 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Hastings
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hastings 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.
Close to the state in reading
Nininger Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Nininger Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Nininger Township | — | Hastings Public |
| Hastings | B+ | Hastings Public |
| Cottage Grove | A− | South Washington County |
| Rosemount | A− | Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan |
| Denmark | B+ | Hastings Public |
| Vermillion | B+ | Hastings Public |
3 of the 5 neighbors share Hastings Public with Nininger Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Nininger Township
5 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 Nininger Township’s schools
Are Nininger Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Nininger Township. Hastings Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nininger Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Nininger Township in?
Hastings Public School District.
Where do Nininger Township kids go to high school?
Hastings High School.
Parents talk
What Nininger Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Nininger 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). Stars are from neighbors.