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Schools in Sauk Rapids Township

Sauk Rapids Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/5schools 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
53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.6K
▼ 15% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.5
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
4,273 students on the public path
In brief

Sauk Rapids Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Sauk Rapids Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Rice Elementary places highest (better than 75%); Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Sauk Rapids Township, graded from B− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Sauk Rapids-Rice 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 Sauk Rapids Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
6–8Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle Schoolin Sauk RapidsC+
9–12Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior Highin Sauk RapidsB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Sauk Rapids-Rice 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.

Sauk Rapids-Rice Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 4,331 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 16.5 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,571MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading53%
State average 51.1% · 2324 students tested
Math43%
State average 44.8% · 2236 students tested

Sauk Rapids Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sauk Rapids Township—Sauk Rapids-Rice
Sauk Rapids (city)BSauk Rapids-Rice
SartellASartell-St. Stephen
St. CloudC−St. Cloud Public
MindenBSauk Rapids-Rice
WatabBSauk Rapids-Rice
Le SaukASartell-St. Stephen

3 of the 6 neighbors share Sauk Rapids-Rice with Sauk Rapids Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Sauk Rapids Township

5 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 Sauk Rapids Townshipin other towns
Pleasantview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sauk Rapids
B−
734 students13:1Rate it →
Rice Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rice
A−
357 students13:1Rate it →
Mississippi Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sauk Rapids
B+
808 students15:1Rate it →
Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sauk Rapids
C+
1,055 students20:1Rate it →
Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Sauk Rapids
B+
1,319 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Sauk Rapids Township’s schools

Are Sauk Rapids Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sauk Rapids Township. Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sauk Rapids Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 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 Sauk Rapids Township in?

Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools.

Where do Sauk Rapids Township kids go to high school?

Sauk Rapids-Rice Senior High.

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What Sauk Rapids 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.