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Schools in Akaska

Akaska’s public schools

Selby School District 62-5 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Akaska. Each school below is shown with its own results.

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

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in South Dakota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
67%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.0K
▲ 23% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.2
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
188 students on the public path
In brief

Akaska’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Akaska’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Selby Elementary - 02 places highest (better than 85%); Selby Middle School - 03 lowest (25%). 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 Akaska, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Selby Elementary - 02in SelbyA
6–8Selby Middle School - 03in SelbyC
9–12Selby High School - 01in SelbyB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Selby School District 62-5.

The district

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

Selby School District 62-5Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 188 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 9.2 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$15,995SD $13,040 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading67%
State average 51% · 91 students tested
Math42%
State average 42.2% · 91 students tested

Akaska vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Akaska’s borders.

Schools next door
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Akaska—Selby School District 62-5

Every school in Akaska

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Dakota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Akaskain other towns
Selby Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Selby
A
93 students11:1Rate it →
Selby Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Selby
C
40 students10:1Rate it →
Selby High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Selby
B+
55 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Akaska’s schools

Are Akaska’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Akaska. Selby School District 62-5 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Akaska. 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 South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Akaska in?

Selby School District 62-5.

Where do Akaska kids go to high school?

Selby High School - 01.

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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.