Augustana Swedish Lutheran Church · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 3.0Claremont Township’s public schools
Groton Area School District 06-6 and Langford School District 45-5 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Claremont Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Claremont Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
5 of Claremont Township’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Langford Area Middle School - 03 places highest (better than 85%); Newport Colony Elementary - 04 lowest (6%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Three elementary schools serve Claremont Township, graded from D to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: Groton Area 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 Claremont Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Claremont Township · depends on your address
Groton Area Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 278 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Groton
Langford Area Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 111 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Langford
Kindergarten in Claremont Township · depends on your address
Groton Area Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 278 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Groton
Langford Area Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 111 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Langford
Newport Colony Elementary - 04
Grades K–8 · 44 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Claremont
1st grade in Claremont Township · depends on your address
Groton Area Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 278 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Groton
Langford Area Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 111 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Langford
Newport Colony Elementary - 04
Grades K–8 · 44 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Claremont
2nd grade in Claremont Township · depends on your address
Groton Area Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 278 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Groton
Langford Area Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 111 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Langford
Newport Colony Elementary - 04
Grades K–8 · 44 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Claremont
3rd grade in Claremont Township · depends on your address
Groton Area Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 278 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Groton
Langford Area Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 111 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Langford
Newport Colony Elementary - 04
Grades K–8 · 44 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Claremont
4th grade in Claremont Township · depends on your address
Groton Area Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 278 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Groton
Langford Area Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 111 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Langford
Newport Colony Elementary - 04
Grades K–8 · 44 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Claremont
5th grade in Claremont Township · depends on your address
Groton Area Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 278 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Groton
Langford Area Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 111 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Langford
Newport Colony Elementary - 04
Grades K–8 · 44 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Claremont
6th grade in Claremont Township · depends on your address
Groton Area Middle School - 04
Grades 6–8 · 132 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Groton
Langford Area Middle School - 03
Grades 6–8 · 44 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Langford
Newport Colony Elementary - 04
Grades K–8 · 44 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Claremont
7th grade in Claremont Township · depends on your address
Groton Area Middle School - 04
Grades 6–8 · 132 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Groton
Langford Area Middle School - 03
Grades 6–8 · 44 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Langford
Newport Colony Elementary - 04
Grades K–8 · 44 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Claremont
8th grade in Claremont Township · depends on your address
Groton Area Middle School - 04
Grades 6–8 · 132 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Groton
Langford Area Middle School - 03
Grades 6–8 · 44 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Langford
Newport Colony Elementary - 04
Grades K–8 · 44 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Claremont
9th grade in Claremont Township · depends on your address
Groton Area High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 168 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Groton
Langford Area High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 59 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Langford
10th grade in Claremont Township · depends on your address
Groton Area High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 168 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Groton
Langford Area High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 59 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Langford
11th grade in Claremont Township · depends on your address
Groton Area High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 168 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Groton
Langford Area High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 59 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Langford
12th grade in Claremont Township · depends on your address
Groton Area High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 168 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Groton
Langford Area High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 59 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Langford
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Groton Area School District 06-6.
Two districts serve Claremont Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Claremont Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Claremont Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Claremont Township | — | Groton Area School District 06-6 PK–12 · Langford School District 45-5 PK–12 |
| Columbia | — | Groton Area School District 06-6 |
| Claremont (town) | — | Langford School District 45-5 |
| Newport | — | Langford School District 45-5 |
| Weston | — | Langford School District 45-5 PK–12 · Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 K–12 |
3 of the 4 neighbors share Langford School District 45-5 with Claremont Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Claremont Township
7 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).
Questions about Claremont Township’s schools
Are Claremont Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Claremont Township. Groton Area School District 06-6 and Langford School District 45-5 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Claremont Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Claremont Township in?
Groton Area School District 06-6 and Langford School District 45-5.
Where do Claremont Township kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Groton Area High School - 01 and Langford Area High School - 01.
Parents talk
What Claremont Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Claremont Township → They have their own page.
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.