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Schools in Prior Township

Prior Township’s public schools

Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley and Ortonville Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Prior Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?

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
62%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.2K
▼ 5% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Ortonville
Students per teacher
12.3
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
25 students on the public path
In brief

Prior Township’s schools, in brief

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 Prior Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Lismore Colony ElementaryClinton-Graceville-BeardsleyNo scores
9–12Lismore Colony Senior High SchoolClinton-Graceville-BeardsleyNo scores

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley.

Two districts serve Prior Township

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

Clinton-Graceville-BeardsleyGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 333 students · 12.6 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$18,116MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Ortonville Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 510 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$16,161MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley62%
State average 51.1% · 149 students tested
Math · PK–12, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley47%
State average 44.8% · 143 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Ortonville Public Schools56%
State average 51.1% · 263 students tested
Math · PK–12, Ortonville Public Schools53%
State average 44.8% · 266 students tested

Prior Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Prior Township—Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley PK–12 · Ortonville PK–12
Almond—Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley
Big Stone—Ortonville
Toqua—Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley
Foster—Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley

3 of the 4 neighbors share Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley with Prior Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Lockwood, SD borders Prior Township but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Prior 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).

District schools in Prior Townshipby address
Lismore Colony Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Clinton
24 students10:1Rate it →
Lismore Colony Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Clinton
1 students3:1Rate it →

Questions about Prior Township’s schools

Are Prior Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Prior Township. Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley and Ortonville Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Prior Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

What school district is Prior Township in?

Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley and Ortonville Public Schools.

Where do Prior Township kids go to high school?

Lismore Colony Senior High School.

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What Prior 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.