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Schools in Springwater Township

Springwater Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?6/8schools 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
$15.8K
▼ 8% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Luverne Public
Students per teacher
12.6
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,618 students on the public path
In brief

Springwater Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

6 of Springwater Township’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary places highest (better than 91%); Pipestone Senior High lowest (20%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Springwater Township, graded from B to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and three high schools: Luverne Senior High, Pipestone Senior High and Hills-Beaver Creek Secondary. 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 Springwater Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A−

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

Three districts serve Springwater 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−
Luverne Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,142 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,771MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Hills-Beaver Creek School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 343 students · 12.2 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,175MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Above 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, Luverne Public School District61%
State average 51.1% · 600 students tested
Math · PK–12, Luverne Public School District62%
State average 44.8% · 591 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Hills-Beaver Creek School District62%
State average 51.1% · 182 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hills-Beaver Creek School District57%
State average 44.8% · 174 students tested

Springwater Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Springwater Township—Pipestone Area PK–12 · Luverne Public PK–12 · Hills-Beaver Creek PK–12
Mound—Luverne Public
Rose Dell—Pipestone Area
Beaver Creek—Hills-Beaver Creek

Palisade, SD and Red Rock, SD border Springwater Township but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Springwater 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 Springwater Townshipin other towns
Pipestone Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pipestone
B
580 students13:1Rate it →
Luverne Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Luverne
A−
515 students11:1Rate it →
Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beaver Creek
A
153 students13:1Rate it →
Heartland Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Lake Benton
12 students5:1Rate it →
Luverne Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Luverne
B+
271 students14:1Rate it →
Pipestone Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pipestone
C
244 students14:1Rate it →
Hills-Beaver Creek Secondary
High · Grades 6–12 · Hills
A−
190 students12:1Rate it →
Luverne Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Luverne
B
351 students13:1Rate it →
Pipestone Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Pipestone
C−
302 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Springwater Township’s schools

Are Springwater Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Springwater Township. Pipestone Area School District, Luverne Public School District and Hills-Beaver Creek School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Springwater Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Springwater Township in?

Pipestone Area School District, Luverne Public School District and Hills-Beaver Creek School District.

Where do Springwater Township kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Luverne Senior High, Pipestone Senior High and Hills-Beaver Creek Secondary.

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What Springwater 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.