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Schools in Shieldsville Township · Tri-City United School District, Faribault Public School District

Shieldsville Township’s public schools score below 70% of Minnesota districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 29% of Shieldsville Township’s students scored proficient, below the Minnesota average (45%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Shieldsville Township, 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 95% 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
38%
▼ 13 pts vs MN 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 16 pts vs MN 45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
76%
▼ 7 pts vs MN 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.7K
▲ 16% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Faribault Public
Students per teacher
14.0
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
4,730 students on the public path
In brief

Shieldsville Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1482 Minnesota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Shieldsville Township’s, its schools beat 5%, lower than their 30% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 38% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 51% and 45% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

76% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Tri-City United spends $14,049 per student and Faribault Public $19,745, 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 Shieldsville Township’s grade

C Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 30% of Minnesota school districts. Both inputs trail the Minnesota average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Minnesota school districts we grade (502)Better than 30%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (1482)Better than 5%
Towns in Rice County (14)Better than 43%
CC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,530 test results and a graduating class of 298 could put Shieldsville Township anywhere from C to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Shieldsville Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,495 in math, 2,566 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC

Shieldsville Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Tri-City United School District). From grade PK, students attend the Faribault Public School District, shared with Cannon City, Faribault, Forest, Nerstrand, Richland, Walcott, Warsaw, Wells and Wheeling. Its elementary school is in Montgomery. Parts of Shieldsville Township (16% of its land) are served by Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Public instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Shieldsville Township

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

Tri-City United School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,927 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,049MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Faribault Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 10 schools · 3,106 students, down 6% since 2021–22 · 13.9 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$19,745MN $17,091 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Tri-City United School District45%
State average 51.1% · 1007 students tested
Math · PK–12, Tri-City United School District43%
State average 44.8% · 981 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Faribault Public School District33%
State average 51.1% · 1559 students tested
Math · PK–12, Faribault Public School District20%
State average 44.8% · 1514 students tested

Shieldsville Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Shieldsville TownshipCTri-City United PK–12 · Faribault Public PK–12
WellsC−Faribault Public
Morristown—Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Public
Erin—Tri-City United
Kilkenny—Tri-City United PK–12 · Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Public PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Tri-City United with Shieldsville Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Shieldsville Township

9 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 Shieldsville Townshipin other towns
Montgomery Pre K-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Montgomery
B−
608 students14:1Rate it →
Roosevelt Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Faribault
D
473 students14:1Rate it →
Jefferson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Faribault
D
389 students13:1Rate it →
Le Center Pre K-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Le Center
C+
385 students11:1Rate it →
Lonsdale Pre K-6
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lonsdale
B
331 students14:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Faribault
C−
391 students12:1Rate it →
Faribault Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Faribault
C−
594 students14:1Rate it →
Faribault Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Faribault
C
956 students18:1Rate it →
Tri-City United High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Montgomery
C
603 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Shieldsville Township’s schools

Are Shieldsville Township’s schools good?

On Minnesota’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Shieldsville Township children attend score below 70% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 5%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Shieldsville Township in?

Two districts: Tri-City United School District runs grades PK–12, and Faribault Public School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Cannon City, Faribault, Forest, Nerstrand, Richland, Walcott, Warsaw, Wells and Wheeling.

Where do Shieldsville Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Faribault Senior High and Tri-City United High School.

What is Shieldsville Township’s graduation rate?

76% of the class of 2023 in Faribault Public School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.

How much does Shieldsville Township spend per student?

$14,049 in Tri-City United School District and $19,745 in Faribault 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.