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Schools in Badger Township

Badger Township’s public schools

Arlington School District 38-1 and Lake Preston School District 38-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Badger Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/6schools 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 · Arlington School District 38-1
Students per teacher
10.1
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
445 students on the public path
In brief

Badger Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Badger Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Arlington Elementary - 02 places highest (better than 98%); Lake Preston Middle School - 03 lowest (45%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Badger Township, graded from A to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Arlington High School - 01 and Lake Preston High School - 01. 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 Badger Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressA to A+
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−

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

Two districts serve Badger Township

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+
Lake Preston School District 38-3Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 170 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 7.8 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$18,122SD $13,040 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Arlington School District 38-177%
State average 51% · 136 students tested
Math · PK–12, Arlington School District 38-172%
State average 42.2% · 137 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Lake Preston School District 38-367%
State average 51% · 84 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lake Preston School District 38-362%
State average 42.2% · 84 students tested

Badger Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Badger Township—Arlington School District 38-1 PK–12 · Lake Preston School District 38-3 PK–12
Denver—Arlington School District 38-1 PK–12 · Lake Preston School District 38-3 PK–12
Hartland—Lake Preston School District 38-3
Laketon—Arlington School District 38-1
Norden—Hamlin School District 28-3

2 of the 4 neighbors share Arlington School District 38-1 with Badger Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Badger Township

6 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 Badger Townshipin other towns
Lake Preston Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Preston
A
96 students9:1Rate it →
Arlington Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Arlington
A+
152 students14:1Rate it →
Lake Preston Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lake Preston
B−
33 students8:1Rate it →
Arlington Jr. High - 03
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Arlington
A+
47 students18:1Rate it →
Arlington High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Arlington
B+
76 students8:1Rate it →
Lake Preston High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Lake Preston
A−
41 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Badger Township’s schools

Are Badger Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Badger Township. Arlington School District 38-1 and Lake Preston School District 38-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Badger Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Badger Township in?

Arlington School District 38-1 and Lake Preston School District 38-3.

Where do Badger Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Arlington High School - 01 and Lake Preston High School - 01.

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What Badger 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.