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Schools in Sherman Township

Sherman Township’s public schools

Cedar Mountain School District and Redwood Area School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sherman Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% 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
33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.6K
▼ 8% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Redwood Area
Students per teacher
13.0
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,141 students on the public path
In brief

Sherman Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Sherman Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Cedar Mountain Elementary places highest (better than 75%); Cedar Mountain Middle/High School lowest (23%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Sherman Township, graded from B to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Redwood Valley Middle and Cedar Mountain Middle/High School. 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 Sherman Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Cedar Mountain School District.

Two districts serve Sherman Township

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

Cedar Mountain School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 390 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$18,765MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Redwood Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,113 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,649MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Cedar Mountain School District44%
State average 51.1% · 205 students tested
Math · PK–12, Cedar Mountain School District33%
State average 44.8% · 211 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Redwood Area School District49%
State average 51.1% · 578 students tested
Math · PK–12, Redwood Area School District46%
State average 44.8% · 562 students tested

Sherman Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sherman Township—Cedar Mountain PK–12 · Redwood Area PK–12
Birch Cooley—Redwood Area PK–12 · Cedar Mountain PK–12
Morgan—Cedar Mountain
Paxton—Redwood Area
Eden—Cedar Mountain PK–12 · Sleepy Eye Public PK–12
Morton—Redwood Area

3 of the 5 neighbors share Redwood Area with Sherman Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Sherman 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 Sherman Townshipin other towns
Reede Gray Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Redwood Falls
B
442 students12:1Rate it →
Cedar Mountain Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Franklin
A−
171 students10:1Rate it →
Redwood Valley Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Redwood Falls
C+
309 students13:1Rate it →
Cedar Mountain Middle/High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Morgan
C−
219 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Sherman Township’s schools

Are Sherman Township’s schools good?

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

Cedar Mountain School District and Redwood Area School District.

Where do Sherman Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Redwood Valley Middle and Cedar Mountain Middle/High 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.