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Schools in Transit Township

Transit Township’s public schools

G.F.W. and Sibley East School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Transit Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/5schools 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 21% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Sibley East
Students per teacher
14.5
MN 14.8
Schools in town
0
1,661 students on the public path
In brief

Transit Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Transit Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. GFW Elementary School places highest (better than 56%); Sibley East Middle School lowest (28%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Transit Township, graded from B to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Sibley East-Arlington Senior High and GFW 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 Transit Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the G.F.W..

Two districts serve Transit Township

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

G.F.W.Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 572 students, down 8% since 2021–22 · 13.1 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$17,774MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Sibley East School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,089 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 15.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,573MN $17,091 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, G.F.W.47%
State average 51.1% · 339 students tested
Math · PK–12, G.F.W.34%
State average 44.8% · 309 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Sibley East School District44%
State average 51.1% · 545 students tested
Math · PK–12, Sibley East School District37%
State average 44.8% · 538 students tested

Transit Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Transit Township—G.F.W. PK–12 · Sibley East PK–12
Dryden—Sibley East
Bismarck—G.F.W.
Penn—G.F.W. PK–12 · Glencoe-Silver Lake PK–12
WinthropC+G.F.W.

3 of the 4 neighbors share G.F.W. with Transit Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Transit 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 Transit Townshipin other towns
Sibley East-Gaylord Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gaylord
B
503 students12:1Rate it →
GFW Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gibbon
B
240 students14:1Rate it →
GFW Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Winthrop
121 students13:1Rate it →
Sibley East Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Arlington
C
248 students20:1Rate it →
Sibley East-Arlington Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Arlington
C
338 students21:1Rate it →
GFW High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Winthrop
C+
211 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Transit Township’s schools

Are Transit Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Transit Township. G.F.W. and Sibley East School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Transit Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Transit Township in?

G.F.W. and Sibley East School District.

Where do Transit Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Sibley East-Arlington Senior High and GFW High School.

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What Transit 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.