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Schools in Riverdale Township

Riverdale Township’s public schools

St. James Public School District and Madelia Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Riverdale Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 21% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · St. James Public
Students per teacher
13.9
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,714 students on the public path
In brief

Riverdale Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Riverdale Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Madelia Elementary places highest (better than 56%); Madelia Secondary lowest (23%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Riverdale Township, graded from C+ to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: St. James Middle/High School and Madelia Secondary. 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 Riverdale Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the St. James Public School District.

Two districts serve Riverdale Township

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

St. James Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,143 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,582MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Madelia Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 646 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,494MN $17,091 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, St. James Public School District44%
State average 51.1% · 553 students tested
Math · PK–12, St. James Public School District42%
State average 44.8% · 541 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Madelia Public School District47%
State average 51.1% · 321 students tested
Math · PK–12, Madelia Public School District41%
State average 44.8% · 313 students tested

Riverdale Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Riverdale Township—St. James Public PK–12 · Madelia Public PK–12
Madelia—Madelia Public
Rosendale—St. James Public
Lake Hanska—New Ulm Public
Nelson—St. James Public

2 of the 4 neighbors share St. James Public with Riverdale Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Riverdale Township

4 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 Riverdale Townshipin other towns
Madelia Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Madelia
B
352 students13:1Rate it →
ST. James Northside Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Saint James
C+
502 students13:1Rate it →
St. James Middle/High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Saint James
C
566 students14:1Rate it →
Madelia Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Madelia
C−
294 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Riverdale Township’s schools

Are Riverdale Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Riverdale Township. St. James Public School District and Madelia Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Riverdale Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Riverdale Township in?

St. James Public School District and Madelia Public School District.

Where do Riverdale Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: St. James Middle/High School and Madelia Secondary.

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What Riverdale 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.