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Schools in Chester Township

Chester Township’s public schools

Armour School District 21-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chester Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▲ 9% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.5
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
226 students on the public path
In brief

Chester Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Chester Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Armour High School - 01 places highest (better than 74%); Armour Elementary - 02 lowest (35%). 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 Chester Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Armour Elementary - 02in ArmourC+
6–8Armour Middle School - 03in ArmourB−
9–12Armour High School - 01in ArmourB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Armour School District 21-1.

The district

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

Armour School District 21-1Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 226 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 10.5 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$14,165SD $13,040 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 51% · 101 students tested
Math37%
State average 42.2% · 101 students tested

Chester Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Chester Township—Armour School District 21-1
Howard—Andes Central School District 11-1 PK–12 · Armour School District 21-1 PK–12
Iowa—Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3
Independence—Armour School District 21-1 PK–12 · Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5 PK–12
Moore—Andes Central School District 11-1 PK–12 · Platte-Geddes School District 11-5 K–12
Armour—Armour School District 21-1
Grandview—Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3 PK–12 · Armour School District 21-1 PK–12

4 of the 6 neighbors share Armour School District 21-1 with Chester Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Chester Township

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).

Also serving Chester Townshipin other towns
Armour Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Armour
C+
119 students13:1Rate it →
Armour Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Armour
B−
50 students9:1Rate it →
Armour High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Armour
B+
57 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Chester Township’s schools

Are Chester Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Chester Township. Armour School District 21-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chester Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Chester Township in?

Armour School District 21-1.

Where do Chester Township kids go to high school?

Armour 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.