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Schools in Arlington

Arlington’s public schools

Arlington School District 38-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Arlington. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools 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
77%
2021–22
Math proficiency
72%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.0K
▲ 7% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
4
292 students on the public path
In brief

Arlington’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Arlington’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Arlington Elementary - 02 places highest (better than 98%); Arlington High School - 01 lowest (74%). 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 Arlington, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Arlington Elementary - 02Arlington School District 38-1A+
7–8Arlington Jr. High - 03Arlington School District 38-1A+
9–12Arlington High School - 01Arlington School District 38-1B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Arlington School District 38-1.

The district

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

Arlington School District 38-1Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 292 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$14,017SD $13,040 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading77%
State average 51% · 136 students tested
Math72%
State average 42.2% · 137 students tested

Arlington vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Arlington—Arlington School District 38-1
Denver—Arlington School District 38-1 PK–12 · Lake Preston School District 38-3 PK–12
Bangor—Arlington School District 38-1 PK–12 · Sioux Valley School District 05-5 K–12

All 2 neighbors share Arlington School District 38-1 with Arlington, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Arlington

4 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).

District schools in Arlingtonby address
Arlington Preschool - 04
Prekindergarten · Grades PK
17 students24:1Rate it →
Arlington Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–6
A+
152 students14:1Rate it →
Arlington Jr. High - 03
Middle · Grades 7–8
A+
47 students18:1Rate it →
Arlington High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12
B+
76 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Arlington’s schools

Are Arlington’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Arlington. Arlington School District 38-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Arlington. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Arlington in?

Arlington School District 38-1.

Where do Arlington kids go to high school?

Arlington High School - 01.

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What Arlington 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.