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Schools in Belle Township

Belle Township’s public schools

Ipswich School District 22-6 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Belle Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

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

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
66%
2021–22
Math proficiency
55%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.1K
▼ 7% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.8
SD 13.7
Schools in town
1
129 students on the public path
In brief

Belle Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Belle Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Ipswich High School - 01 places highest (better than 90%); Deerfield Colony Elementary - 05 lowest (51%). 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 Belle Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Deerfield Colony Elementary - 05Ipswich School District 22-6B−
9–12Ipswich High School - 01in IpswichA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Ipswich School District 22-6.

The district

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

Ipswich School District 22-6Grades PK–12 · 7 schools · 462 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 13.8 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,149SD $13,040 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading66%
State average 51% · 228 students tested
Math55%
State average 42.2% · 231 students tested

Belle Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Belle Township—Ipswich School District 22-6
Fountain—Ipswich School District 22-6
Rosette—Ipswich School District 22-6
Pembrook—Ipswich School District 22-6

All 3 neighbors share Ipswich School District 22-6 with Belle Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Belle Township

2 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 Belle Townshipby address
Deerfield Colony Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Leola
B−
26 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Belle Townshipin other towns
Ipswich High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Ipswich
A
103 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Belle Township’s schools

Are Belle Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Belle Township. Ipswich School District 22-6 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Belle Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Belle Township in?

Ipswich School District 22-6.

Where do Belle Township kids go to high school?

Ipswich 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.