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Schools in Rock Township

Rock Township’s public schools

Pipestone Area School District and RTR Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rock Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/5schools 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
48%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.4K
▼ 10% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Pipestone Area
Students per teacher
12.9
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,784 students on the public path
In brief

Rock Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Rock Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. RTR Elementary School places highest (better than 75%); Pipestone Senior High lowest (20%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Rock Township, graded from B to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: RTR Secondary School and Pipestone Senior High. 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 Rock Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Pipestone Area School District.

Two districts serve Rock Township

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

Pipestone Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,138 students, up 27% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,364MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
RTR Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 646 students, up 59% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,468MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Pipestone Area School District48%
State average 51.1% · 561 students tested
Math · PK–12, Pipestone Area School District40%
State average 44.8% · 529 students tested
Reading · PK–12, RTR Public Schools54%
State average 51.1% · 335 students tested
Math · PK–12, RTR Public Schools49%
State average 44.8% · 327 students tested

Rock Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rock Township—Pipestone Area PK–12 · RTR PK–12
Grange—Pipestone Area
Aetna—RTR
Cameron—Murray County Central
Burke—Pipestone Area PK–12 · Edgerton Public PK–12
Holland—Pipestone Area
Gray—Pipestone Area

4 of the 6 neighbors share Pipestone Area with Rock Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Rock Township

6 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 Townshipin other towns
Pipestone Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pipestone
B
580 students13:1Rate it →
RTR Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tyler
A−
266 students10:1Rate it →
Heartland Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Lake Benton
12 students5:1Rate it →
RTR Secondary School
High · Grades 6–12 · Tyler
C+
380 students14:1Rate it →
Pipestone Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pipestone
C
244 students14:1Rate it →
Pipestone Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Pipestone
C−
302 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Rock Township’s schools

Are Rock Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Rock Township. Pipestone Area School District and RTR Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rock Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Rock Township in?

Pipestone Area School District and RTR Public Schools.

Where do Rock Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: RTR Secondary School and Pipestone Senior High.

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What Rock 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.