Photo: Public domain · Public domainSpring Lake Township’s public schools outscore 91% of Minnesota districts
On the state math tests, 59% of Spring Lake Township’s students scored proficient, above the Minnesota average (45%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Spring Lake 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.
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.
Spring Lake Township’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 61% and math 59% across both districts in spring 2022, against 51% and 45% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools spends $14,061 per student and Jordan Public $13,721, 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.
What’s behind Spring Lake Township’s grade
A: better than 91% of Minnesota school districts, #26 of 274 Minnesota towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Minnesota average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Spring Lake Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Spring Lake Township · depends on your address
Jordan Elementary
Grades PK–4 · 701 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Jordan
Jeffers Pond Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 487 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Prior Lake
Edgewood School
Grades PK · 60 students · 3:1 students per teacher · in Prior Lake
6th grade in Spring Lake Township · depends on your address
Prior Lake-Savage Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 2,025 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Prior Lake
Jordan Middle
Grades 5–8 · 528 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Jordan
7th grade in Spring Lake Township · depends on your address
Prior Lake-Savage Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 2,025 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Prior Lake
Jordan Middle
Grades 5–8 · 528 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Jordan
8th grade in Spring Lake Township · depends on your address
Prior Lake-Savage Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 2,025 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Prior Lake
Jordan Middle
Grades 5–8 · 528 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Jordan
9th grade in Spring Lake Township · depends on your address
Prior Lake High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,856 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Savage
Jordan High School
Grades 9–12 · 619 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Jordan
10th grade in Spring Lake Township · depends on your address
Prior Lake High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,856 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Savage
Jordan High School
Grades 9–12 · 619 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Jordan
11th grade in Spring Lake Township · depends on your address
Prior Lake High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,856 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Savage
Jordan High School
Grades 9–12 · 619 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Jordan
12th grade in Spring Lake Township · depends on your address
Prior Lake High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,856 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Savage
Jordan High School
Grades 9–12 · 619 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Jordan
Spring Lake Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Jordan Public School District, shared with Helena, Jordan, Louisville, Sand Creek and St. Lawrence. Its elementary school is in Jordan. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Spring Lake Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Spring Lake Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Spring Lake Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Lake Township | A | Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools PK–12 · Jordan Public PK–12 |
| Prior Lake | A | Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools |
| Cedar Lake | A | New Prague Area Schools |
| Sand Creek | A− | Jordan Public |
| Credit River | A | Lakeville Public PK–12 · Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools PK–12 |
| Shakopee | B+ | Shakopee Public |
2 of the 5 neighbors share Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools with Spring Lake Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Spring Lake Township
12 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).
Questions about Spring Lake Township’s schools
Are Spring Lake Township’s schools good?
By Minnesota’s own tests, yes: the public schools Spring Lake Township children attend outscore 91% of Minnesota’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #26 of 274 Minnesota towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 90%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Spring Lake Township in?
Two districts: Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools runs grades PK–12, and Jordan Public School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Helena, Jordan, Louisville, Sand Creek and St. Lawrence.
Where do Spring Lake Township kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Prior Lake High School and Jordan High School.
What is Spring Lake Township’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools graduated in four years, against 83% across Minnesota.
How much does Spring Lake Township spend per student?
$14,061 in Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools and $13,721 in Jordan Public School District (FY2024), against $17,091 across Minnesota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Spring Lake Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Spring Lake Township → They have their own page.
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.