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Schools in Rock Creek · Pine City Public School District, Rush City Public School District

Rock Creek’s public schools outscore 55% of Minnesota districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Rock Creek, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Minnesota, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Minnesota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
49%
▼ 2 pts vs MN 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
▼ 4 pts vs MN 45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▲ 2–6 pts vs MN 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▼ 15% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Pine City Public
Students per teacher
13.7
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,351 students on the public path
In brief

Rock Creek’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1566 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Rock Creek’s, its schools beat 43%, lower than their 55% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 49% of tested students were proficient in reading and 41% in math, against 51% and 45% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota (the state reports Rock Creek’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Pine City Public spends $14,526 per student and Rush City Public $15,701, against $17,091 across Minnesota (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Rock Creek’s grade

B− Test scoresB− Graduation

B: better than 55% of Minnesota school districts. Graduation is above the Minnesota average; test scores are below it.

Minnesota school districts we grade (502)Better than 55%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (1566)Better than 43%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,243 test results and a graduating class of 130 could put Rock Creek anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Rock Creek’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,238 in math, 1,247 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Rock Creek, with each school’s own grade.

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

Rock Creek runs its own schools through grade 12 (Pine City Public School District). From grade PK, students attend the Rush City Public School District, shared with Fish Lake, Harris, Nessel, Rush City, Rushseba and Sunrise. Its school is in Pine City. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Rock Creek

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

Pine City Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,582 students · 16.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,526MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Rush City Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 805 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 10.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,701MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Pine City Public School District48%
State average 51.1% · 779 students tested
Math · PK–12, Pine City Public School District43%
State average 44.8% · 784 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Rush City Public School District50%
State average 51.1% · 468 students tested
Math · PK–12, Rush City Public School District38%
State average 44.8% · 454 students tested

Rock Creek vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Rock Creek’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rock CreekBPine City Public PK–12 · Rush City Public PK–12
Pine CityBPine City Public
Rushseba—Rush City Public
RoyaltonB−Braham Public PK–12 · Pine City Public PK–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Pine City Public with Rock Creek for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Grantsburg, WI borders Rock Creek but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Rock Creek

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 Rock Creekin other towns
Pine City Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Pine City
B−
863 students15:1Rate it →
C.E. Jacobson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Rush City
B−
414 students9:1Rate it →
Pine City Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Pine City
C
683 students19:1Rate it →
Rush City Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Rush City
C
391 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Rock Creek’s schools

Are Rock Creek’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Minnesota: the public schools Rock Creek children attend outscore 55% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 43%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Rock Creek in?

Two districts: Pine City Public School District runs grades PK–12, and Rush City Public School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Fish Lake, Harris, Nessel, Rush City, Rushseba and Sunrise.

What is Rock Creek’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Pine City Public School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.

How much does Rock Creek spend per student?

$14,526 in Pine City Public School District and $15,701 in Rush City Public School District (FY2024), against $17,091 across Minnesota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Minnesota. Stars are from neighbors.