Expand Your Child’s Learning Opportunities!
River Grove is a K-6, tuition-free public charter school in Marine on St. Croix, MN, just minutes north of Stillwater, MN. River Grove’s community school structure, natural surroundings, and small school environment create the ideal blend of social, developmental, and academic benefits for your child. Read our latest news here!
- Our highly educated, experienced, and enthusiastic teachers mean your kids are academically challenged and ready to succeed in their next steps
- Supportive, small school setting
- Enriched band and orchestra meets twice per week and starts in 4th grade
- Extra time at lunch and to play or explore outdoors
- Natural setting takes learning beyond the classroom
- Free busing for District 834 residents
Into the Outdoors
Children need a broad variety of learning experiences and settings. Our stunning forest campus gets students out of traditional classrooms, turning our many alternative learning spaces into a springboard for everyday curriculum.
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A Small Community School with Experienced and Dedicated Teachers
Our engaged families and community members partner with our exceptional staff to ensure students succeed academically; are supported socially, emotionally, and physically; and learn in a safe and healthy environment. [ READ MORE ]A Place Where Children Thrive
Our teacher-powered school empowers your child's educators to determine the curriculum and delivery, enabling innovative, responsive, and personalized teaching methods. Why? Because students are happier and more engaged in their own learning! [ READ MORE ]Open Enrollment for 2021-22 Begins December 1, 2020
Welcome New Students for 2021-22!
For the 2021-22 school year, prospective students may submit kindergarten through sixth-grade Pre-Enrollment Applications beginning 9:00am on Tuesday, December 1, 2020.
Those who apply during the December 1–January 29, 2021 Open Enrollment period will be placed in a Lottery, which will be held on Friday, February 5, 2021, at 10:00am.
Applications received after January 29, 2021, are added to the list for an enrollment invitation or the waiting list in the order they are received.
Please click here for more info, or click here to go directly to the Application.
Meet River Grove!
Board Discussion on 4- or 5-day Model After Spring Break, 2021
The Board of Directors Followed Teacher and Staff Recommendations to Remain at 4 Days The Board of Directors held an in-depth discussion last night about whether to keep the on-campus model at 4 days or transition to 5 days after spring break. The vote was to remain at 4 days…
Board Approves Grade/Class Sizes for 2021-22
River Grove’s Board of Directors met on Tuesday, 3/16/21, and approved class sizes for 2021-22. Because May Township partially approved the school’s Conditional Use Permit amendment request, allowing a total 225 students on campus for 2021-22, the number of students in each grade is based on several factors including the…