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Schools in Capital Township

Capital Township’s public schools

Scotland School District 04-3 and Menno School District 33-2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Capital Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/5schools 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
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▲ 11% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Scotland School District 04-3
Students per teacher
10.0
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
401 students on the public path
In brief

Capital Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Capital Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Scotland High School - 01 places highest (better than 51%); Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04 lowest (4%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Capital Township, graded from D− to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Menno High School - 01 and Scotland 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 Capital Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–84 schoolsDepends on your addressD− to C+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Scotland School District 04-3.

Two districts serve Capital Township

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

Scotland School District 04-3Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 262 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 11.5 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$14,465SD $13,040 · FY2024
C
Menno School District 33-2Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 260 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 8.8 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$17,122SD $13,040 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Scotland School District 04-342%
State average 51% · 136 students tested
Math · PK–12, Scotland School District 04-337%
State average 42.2% · 136 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Menno School District 33-242%
State average 51% · 155 students tested
Math · PK–12, Menno School District 33-232%
State average 42.2% · 155 students tested

Capital Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Capital Township—Scotland School District 04-3 PK–12 · Menno School District 33-2 PK–12
Kaylor—Scotland School District 04-3
Wittenberg—Menno School District 33-2 PK–12 · Scotland School District 04-3 PK–12
Sweet—Menno School District 33-2

2 of the 3 neighbors share Scotland School District 04-3 with Capital Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Capital 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 Capital Townshipin other towns
Scotland Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Scotland
D
114 students14:1Rate it →
Menno Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Menno
C+
91 students8:1Rate it →
Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Scotland
D−
39 students10:1Rate it →
Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Utica
19 students7:1Rate it →
Menno High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Menno
B−
74 students10:1Rate it →
Scotland High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Scotland
B−
64 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Capital Township’s schools

Are Capital Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Capital Township. Scotland School District 04-3 and Menno School District 33-2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Capital Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Capital Township in?

Scotland School District 04-3 and Menno School District 33-2.

Where do Capital Township kids go to high school?

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