Beaver Township’s public schools
Sanborn Central School District 55-5, Howard School District 48-3 and Hanson School District 30-1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Beaver Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Beaver Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
6 of Beaver Township’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Sanborn Central High School - 01 places highest (better than 96%); Oaklane Colony Elementary - 05 lowest (29%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Seven elementary schools serve Beaver Township, graded from C to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three high schools: Hanson High School - 01, Howard High School - 01 and Sanborn Central 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 Beaver Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Beaver Township · depends on your address
Howard Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 158 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Howard
Hanson Elementary - 06
Grades PK–5 · 151 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Alexandria
Sanborn Central Elementary - 06
Grades PK–5 · 102 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Forestburg
9th grade in Beaver Township · depends on your address
Hanson High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 122 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Alexandria
Howard High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 96 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Howard
Sanborn Central High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 33 students · 5:1 students per teacher · in Forestburg
10th grade in Beaver Township · depends on your address
Hanson High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 122 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Alexandria
Howard High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 96 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Howard
Sanborn Central High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 33 students · 5:1 students per teacher · in Forestburg
11th grade in Beaver Township · depends on your address
Hanson High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 122 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Alexandria
Howard High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 96 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Howard
Sanborn Central High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 33 students · 5:1 students per teacher · in Forestburg
12th grade in Beaver Township · depends on your address
Hanson High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 122 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Alexandria
Howard High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 96 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Howard
Sanborn Central High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 33 students · 5:1 students per teacher · in Forestburg
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Sanborn Central School District 55-5.
Three districts serve Beaver Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Beaver Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Beaver Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Beaver Township | — | Sanborn Central School District 55-5 PK–12 · Howard School District 48-3 PK–12 · Hanson School District 30-1 PK–12 |
| Ravenna | — | Sanborn Central School District 55-5 |
| Clinton | — | Howard School District 48-3 |
| Fairview | — | Hanson School District 30-1 |
| Rock Creek | — | Howard School District 48-3 |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Howard School District 48-3 with Beaver Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Beaver Township
10 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).
Questions about Beaver Township’s schools
Are Beaver Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Beaver Township. Sanborn Central School District 55-5, Howard School District 48-3 and Hanson School District 30-1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Beaver Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Beaver Township in?
Sanborn Central School District 55-5, Howard School District 48-3 and Hanson School District 30-1.
Where do Beaver Township kids go to high school?
One of three high schools, depending on your address: Hanson High School - 01, Howard High School - 01 and Sanborn Central High School - 01.
Parents talk
What Beaver Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Beaver Township → They have their own page.
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.