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Schools in Clifton Township

Clifton Township’s public schools

Northwestern Area School District 56-7 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clifton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above South Dakota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 92% 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
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
74%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.5K
▲ 3% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
242 students on the public path
In brief

Clifton Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Clifton Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Northwestern High School - 01 places highest (better than 94%); Northwestern Elementary - 04 lowest (64%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Clifton Township, graded from B to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Northwestern 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 Clifton Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB
9–12Northwestern High School - 01in MelletteA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Northwestern Area School District 56-7.

The district

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

Northwestern Area School District 56-7Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 387 students, up 15% since 2022–23 · 12.2 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$13,471SD $13,040 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 51% · 150 students tested
Math52%
State average 42.2% · 150 students tested

Clifton Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Clifton Township—Northwestern Area School District 56-7
Tetonka—Northwestern Area School District 56-7
Sumner—Doland School District 56-2
Harmony—Redfield School District 56-4 PK–12 · Doland School District 56-2 PK–12
Jefferson—Northwestern Area School District 56-7
Benton—Northwestern Area School District 56-7
Great Bend—Redfield School District 56-4

3 of the 6 neighbors share Northwestern Area School District 56-7 with Clifton Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Clifton 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 Clifton Townshipin other towns
Northwestern Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mellette
B
135 students14:1Rate it →
Hutterville Colony Elementary - 06
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Stratford
16 students6:1Rate it →
Northwestern High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Mellette
A
91 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Clifton Township’s schools

Are Clifton Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Clifton Township. Northwestern Area School District 56-7 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clifton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Clifton Township in?

Northwestern Area School District 56-7.

Where do Clifton Township kids go to high school?

Northwestern 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.