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Schools in Castlewood

Castlewood’s public schools

Castlewood School District 28-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Castlewood. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.3K
▼ 6% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.1
SD 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
3
328 students on the public path
In brief

Castlewood’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Castlewood’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Castlewood High School - 01 places highest (better than 74%); Castlewood Middle School - 03 lowest (25%). 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 Castlewood, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Castlewood Elementary - 02Castlewood School District 28-1B
6–8Castlewood Middle School - 03Castlewood School District 28-1C
9–12Castlewood High School - 01Castlewood School District 28-1B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Castlewood School District 28-1.

The district

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

Castlewood School District 28-1Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 345 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,299SD $13,040 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 51% · 173 students tested
Math52%
State average 42.2% · 173 students tested

Castlewood vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Castlewood—Castlewood School District 28-1
Florence—Castlewood School District 28-1 PK–12 · Hamlin School District 28-3 PK–12

Every school in Castlewood

3 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 Castlewoodby address
Castlewood Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
140 students13:1Rate it →
Castlewood Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
76 students18:1Rate it →
Castlewood High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12
B+
112 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Castlewood’s schools

Are Castlewood’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Castlewood. Castlewood School District 28-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Castlewood. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Castlewood in?

Castlewood School District 28-1.

Where do Castlewood kids go to high school?

Castlewood 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.