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Schools in Blooming Valley Township

Blooming Valley Township’s public schools

Summit School District 54-6 and Waubay School District 18-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Blooming Valley Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▲ 14% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Summit School District 54-6
Students per teacher
9.2
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
335 students on the public path
In brief

Blooming Valley Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Blooming Valley Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Waubay High School - 01 places highest (better than 96%); Summit Elementary - 02 lowest (14%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Blooming Valley Township, graded from D to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Waubay High School - 01 and Summit 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 Blooming Valley Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressD to C+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Summit School District 54-6.

Two districts serve Blooming Valley Township

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

Summit School District 54-6Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 182 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 9.6 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$14,849SD $13,040 · FY2024
D
Waubay School District 18-3Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 177 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 8.8 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$17,948SD $13,040 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Summit School District 54-642%
State average 51% · 82 students tested
Math · PK–12, Summit School District 54-622%
State average 42.2% · 82 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Waubay School District 18-337%
State average 51% · 95 students tested
Math · PK–12, Waubay School District 18-337%
State average 42.2% · 95 students tested

Blooming Valley Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Blooming Valley Township—Summit School District 54-6 PK–12 · Waubay School District 18-3 PK–12
Lura—Summit School District 54-6 PK–12 · Watertown School District 14-4 PK–12 · Waubay School District 18-3 PK–12
Ortley—Summit School District 54-6 PK–12 · Waubay School District 18-3 PK–12
Farmington—Summit School District 54-6

All 3 neighbors share Summit School District 54-6 with Blooming Valley Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Blooming Valley Township

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).

Also serving Blooming Valley Townshipin other towns
Summit Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Summit
D
132 students10:1Rate it →
Waubay Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Waubay
C+
88 students8:1Rate it →
Waubay High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Waubay
A+
65 students11:1Rate it →
Summit High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Summit
B−
50 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Blooming Valley Township’s schools

Are Blooming Valley Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Blooming Valley Township. Summit School District 54-6 and Waubay School District 18-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Blooming Valley Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Blooming Valley Township in?

Summit School District 54-6 and Waubay School District 18-3.

Where do Blooming Valley Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Waubay High School - 01 and Summit 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.