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Schools in St. Lawrence Township

St. Lawrence Township’s public schools

Jordan Public School District and Belle Plaine Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for St. Lawrence 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 97% 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
59%
2021–22
Math proficiency
53%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.7K
▼ 20% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Jordan Public
Students per teacher
15.9
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,886 students on the public path
In brief

St. Lawrence Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of St. Lawrence Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Belle Plaine Senior High places highest (better than 69%); Belle Plaine Junior High lowest (35%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve St. Lawrence Township, graded from B+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Jordan High School and Belle Plaine 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 St. Lawrence Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Jordan Public School District.

Two districts serve St. Lawrence Township

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

Jordan Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,877 students · 15.5 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,721MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Belle Plaine Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,522 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 16.5 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$12,127MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Jordan Public School District59%
State average 51.1% · 1000 students tested
Math · PK–12, Jordan Public School District53%
State average 44.8% · 960 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Belle Plaine Public School District54%
State average 51.1% · 814 students tested
Math · PK–12, Belle Plaine Public School District45%
State average 44.8% · 781 students tested

St. Lawrence Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
St. Lawrence Township—Jordan Public PK–12 · Belle Plaine Public PK–12
San Francisco—Belle Plaine Public PK–12 · Eastern Carver County PK–12
JordanA−Jordan Public
Belle Plaine—Belle Plaine Public PK–12 · New Prague Area Schools PK–12
Sand CreekA−Jordan Public
Belle Plaine (city)BBelle Plaine Public

3 of the 5 neighbors share Belle Plaine Public with St. Lawrence Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in St. Lawrence Township

6 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 St. Lawrence Townshipin other towns
Jordan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Jordan
B+
701 students14:1Rate it →
Chatfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Belle Plaine
308 students11:1Rate it →
Jordan Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Jordan
B
528 students15:1Rate it →
Belle Plaine Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Belle Plaine
C+
255 students20:1Rate it →
Jordan High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Jordan
B−
619 students18:1Rate it →
Belle Plaine Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Belle Plaine
B+
475 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about St. Lawrence Township’s schools

Are St. Lawrence Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for St. Lawrence Township. Jordan Public School District and Belle Plaine Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for St. Lawrence 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 St. Lawrence Township in?

Jordan Public School District and Belle Plaine Public School District.

Where do St. Lawrence Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Jordan High School and Belle Plaine Senior High.

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What St. Lawrence 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.