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Schools in Traverse Township

Traverse Township’s public schools

St. Peter Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Traverse Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% 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
51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.3K
▼ 10% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.0
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,007 students on the public path
In brief

Traverse Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Traverse Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. North Elementary School places highest (better than 69%); St. Peter Middle School lowest (41%). 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 Traverse Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–1South Elementary Schoolin Saint PeterNo scores
2–4North Elementary Schoolin Saint PeterB+
5–8St. Peter Middle Schoolin Saint PeterC+
9–12St. Peter High Schoolin Saint PeterB

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

The district

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

St. Peter Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 2,107 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 16.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,337MN $17,091 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading51%
State average 51.1% · 1046 students tested
Math51%
State average 44.8% · 1035 students tested

Traverse Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Traverse Township—St. Peter Public
St. PeterB+St. Peter Public
KasotaB+St. Peter Public
Oshawa—St. Peter Public PK–12 · Nicollet Public PK–12
Lake Prairie—St. Peter Public PK–12 · Le Sueur-Henderson PK–12
Granby—Nicollet Public

4 of the 5 neighbors share St. Peter Public with Traverse Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Traverse Township

4 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 Traverse Townshipin other towns
South Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Saint Peter
269 students13:1Rate it →
North Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–4 · Saint Peter
B+
429 students16:1Rate it →
St. Peter Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Saint Peter
C+
617 students18:1Rate it →
St. Peter High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Saint Peter
B
692 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Traverse Township’s schools

Are Traverse Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Traverse Township. St. Peter Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Traverse Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Traverse Township in?

St. Peter Public School District.

Where do Traverse Township kids go to high school?

St. Peter High 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.