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Schools in Clarno Township

Clarno Township’s public schools

Madison Central School District 39-2 and McCook Central School District 43-7 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clarno Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/7schools 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.7K
▼ 11% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Madison Central School District 39-2
Students per teacher
14.0
SD 13.7
Schools in town
0
1,624 students on the public path
In brief

Clarno Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Clarno Township’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Madison High School - 01 places highest (better than 64%); Goldenview Colony School - 04 lowest (8%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Clarno Township, graded from D to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: Madison High School - 01 and McCook Central 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 Clarno Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Madison Central School District 39-2.

Two districts serve Clarno Township

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

Madison Central School District 39-2Grades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,169 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,654SD $13,040 · FY2024
B−
McCook Central School District 43-7Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 455 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,581SD $13,040 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Madison Central School District 39-252%
State average 51% · 607 students tested
Math · K–12, Madison Central School District 39-238%
State average 42.2% · 611 students tested
Reading · PK–12, McCook Central School District 43-742%
State average 51% · 210 students tested
Math · PK–12, McCook Central School District 43-733%
State average 42.2% · 210 students tested

Clarno Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Clarno Township—McCook Central School District 43-7 PK–12 · Madison Central School District 39-2 K–12
Vermillion—Howard School District 48-3 PK–12 · McCook Central School District 43-7 PK–12
Winfred—Madison Central School District 39-2
Orland—Madison Central School District 39-2
Brookfield—McCook Central School District 43-7 PK–12 · Montrose School District 43-2 PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share McCook Central School District 43-7 with Clarno Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Clarno 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).

Also serving Clarno Townshipin other towns
McCook Central Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salem
D
225 students13:1Rate it →
Madison Elementary - 07
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Madison
B
515 students16:1Rate it →
Goldenview Colony School - 04
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Salem
D
28 students23:1Rate it →
Madison Middle School - 02
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Madison
C
270 students12:1Rate it →
McCook Central Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Salem
B
84 students13:1Rate it →
Madison High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Madison
B
384 students15:1Rate it →
McCook Central High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Salem
C
118 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Clarno Township’s schools

Are Clarno Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Clarno Township. Madison Central School District 39-2 and McCook Central School District 43-7 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clarno Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Clarno Township in?

Madison Central School District 39-2 and McCook Central School District 43-7.

Where do Clarno Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Madison High School - 01 and McCook Central High School - 01.

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What Clarno Township families are saying about school.

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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.