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Schools in Norway Township

Norway Township’s public schools

Rushford-Peterson Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Norway Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% 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
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▼ 16% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.3
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
648 students on the public path
In brief

Norway Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Norway Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Rushford-Peterson Elementary places highest (better than 69%); Rushford-Peterson Senior High lowest (45%). 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 Norway Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Rushford-Peterson Elementaryin RushfordB+
6–8Rushford-Peterson Middlein RushfordB−
9–12Rushford-Peterson Senior Highin RushfordB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Rushford-Peterson 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.

Rushford-Peterson Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 648 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,413MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 51.1% · 341 students tested
Math44%
State average 44.8% · 345 students tested

Norway Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Norway Township—Rushford-Peterson
Rushford Village—Rushford-Peterson
Holt—Lanesboro Public PK–12 · Rushford-Peterson PK–12
Yucatan—Houston Public PK–12 · Rushford-Peterson PK–12
Preble—Mabel-Canton Public

3 of the 4 neighbors share Rushford-Peterson with Norway Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Norway Township

3 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 Norway Townshipin other towns
Rushford-Peterson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rushford
B+
266 students11:1Rate it →
Rushford-Peterson Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rushford
B−
145 students19:1Rate it →
Rushford-Peterson Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Rushford
B−
237 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Norway Township’s schools

Are Norway Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Norway Township. Rushford-Peterson Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Norway Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Norway Township in?

Rushford-Peterson Public Schools.

Where do Norway Township kids go to high school?

Rushford-Peterson Senior High.

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What Norway 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.