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Schools in Buffalo Township

Buffalo Township’s public schools

Sisseton School District 54-2 and Langford School District 45-5 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Buffalo Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/5schools 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
39%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
64%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.6K
▲ 12% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Sisseton School District 54-2
Students per teacher
12.7
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
898 students on the public path
In brief

Buffalo Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Buffalo Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Langford Area High School - 01 places highest (better than 51%); Newport Colony Elementary - 04 lowest (6%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Buffalo Township, graded from D to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Sisseton High School - 01 and Langford Area 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 Buffalo Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–83 schoolsDepends on your addressD to C+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Sisseton School District 54-2.

Two districts serve Buffalo Township

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

Sisseton School District 54-2Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 965 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$14,637SD $13,040 · FY2024
D
Langford School District 45-5Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 258 students, up 15% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$14,231SD $13,040 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Sisseton School District 54-239%
State average 51% · 454 students tested
Math · PK–12, Sisseton School District 54-231%
State average 42.2% · 456 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Langford School District 45-547%
State average 51% · 117 students tested
Math · PK–12, Langford School District 45-547%
State average 42.2% · 117 students tested

Buffalo Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Buffalo Township—Sisseton School District 54-2 PK–12 · Langford School District 45-5 PK–12
Red Iron Lake—Sisseton School District 54-2
Eden—Langford School District 45-5
Kosciusko—Webster School District 18-5
Dry Wood Lake—Sisseton School District 54-2

2 of the 4 neighbors share Sisseton School District 54-2 with Buffalo Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Buffalo Township

5 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 Buffalo Townshipin other towns
Westside Elementary - 03
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Sisseton
C+
380 students12:1Rate it →
Langford Area Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Langford
C−
111 students15:1Rate it →
Newport Colony Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Claremont
D
44 students16:1Rate it →
Sisseton High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Sisseton
C+
304 students15:1Rate it →
Langford Area High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Langford
B−
59 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Buffalo Township’s schools

Are Buffalo Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Buffalo Township. Sisseton School District 54-2 and Langford School District 45-5 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Buffalo Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Buffalo Township in?

Sisseton School District 54-2 and Langford School District 45-5.

Where do Buffalo Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Sisseton High School - 01 and Langford Area 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.