Cloyd Valley Township’s public schools
Bowdle School District 22-1 and Edmunds Central School District 22-5 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cloyd Valley Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 95% 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
Cloyd Valley Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
2 of Cloyd Valley Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Edmunds Central High School - 01 places highest (better than 96%); Edmunds Central Middle School - 02 lowest (29%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Three elementary schools serve Cloyd Valley Township, graded from B− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: Edmunds Central High School - 01 and Bowdle 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 Cloyd Valley Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Cloyd Valley Township · depends on your address
Edmunds Central Elementary - 05
Grades PK–5 · 61 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Roscoe
Bowdle Preschool - 04
Grades PK · 7 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Bowdle
Kindergarten in Cloyd Valley Township · depends on your address
Edmunds Central Elementary - 05
Grades PK–5 · 61 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Roscoe
Bowdle Elementary - 02
Grades K–5 · 40 students · 5:1 students per teacher · in Bowdle
Boulder Colony School - 06
Grades K–8 · 12 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Hosmer
1st grade in Cloyd Valley Township · depends on your address
Edmunds Central Elementary - 05
Grades PK–5 · 61 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Roscoe
Bowdle Elementary - 02
Grades K–5 · 40 students · 5:1 students per teacher · in Bowdle
Boulder Colony School - 06
Grades K–8 · 12 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Hosmer
2nd grade in Cloyd Valley Township · depends on your address
Edmunds Central Elementary - 05
Grades PK–5 · 61 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Roscoe
Bowdle Elementary - 02
Grades K–5 · 40 students · 5:1 students per teacher · in Bowdle
Boulder Colony School - 06
Grades K–8 · 12 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Hosmer
3rd grade in Cloyd Valley Township · depends on your address
Edmunds Central Elementary - 05
Grades PK–5 · 61 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Roscoe
Bowdle Elementary - 02
Grades K–5 · 40 students · 5:1 students per teacher · in Bowdle
Boulder Colony School - 06
Grades K–8 · 12 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Hosmer
4th grade in Cloyd Valley Township · depends on your address
Edmunds Central Elementary - 05
Grades PK–5 · 61 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Roscoe
Bowdle Elementary - 02
Grades K–5 · 40 students · 5:1 students per teacher · in Bowdle
Boulder Colony School - 06
Grades K–8 · 12 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Hosmer
5th grade in Cloyd Valley Township · depends on your address
Edmunds Central Elementary - 05
Grades PK–5 · 61 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Roscoe
Bowdle Elementary - 02
Grades K–5 · 40 students · 5:1 students per teacher · in Bowdle
Boulder Colony School - 06
Grades K–8 · 12 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Hosmer
6th grade in Cloyd Valley Township · depends on your address
Edmunds Central Middle School - 02
Grades 6–8 · 28 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Roscoe
Bowdle Jr. High - 03
Grades 6–8 · 20 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Bowdle
Boulder Colony School - 06
Grades K–8 · 12 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Hosmer
7th grade in Cloyd Valley Township · depends on your address
Edmunds Central Middle School - 02
Grades 6–8 · 28 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Roscoe
Bowdle Jr. High - 03
Grades 6–8 · 20 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Bowdle
Boulder Colony School - 06
Grades K–8 · 12 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Hosmer
8th grade in Cloyd Valley Township · depends on your address
Edmunds Central Middle School - 02
Grades 6–8 · 28 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Roscoe
Bowdle Jr. High - 03
Grades 6–8 · 20 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Bowdle
Boulder Colony School - 06
Grades K–8 · 12 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Hosmer
9th grade in Cloyd Valley Township · depends on your address
Edmunds Central High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 43 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Roscoe
Bowdle High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 23 students · 5:1 students per teacher · in Bowdle
10th grade in Cloyd Valley Township · depends on your address
Edmunds Central High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 43 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Roscoe
Bowdle High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 23 students · 5:1 students per teacher · in Bowdle
11th grade in Cloyd Valley Township · depends on your address
Edmunds Central High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 43 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Roscoe
Bowdle High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 23 students · 5:1 students per teacher · in Bowdle
12th grade in Cloyd Valley Township · depends on your address
Edmunds Central High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 43 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Roscoe
Bowdle High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 23 students · 5:1 students per teacher · in Bowdle
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bowdle School District 22-1.
Two districts serve Cloyd Valley Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Cloyd Valley Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Cloyd Valley Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Cloyd Valley Township | — | Bowdle School District 22-1 PK–12 · Edmunds Central School District 22-5 PK–12 |
| Glover | — | Edmunds Central School District 22-5 |
| Cottonwood Lake | — | Bowdle School District 22-1 PK–12 · Edmunds Central School District 22-5 PK–12 |
| Odessa | — | Bowdle School District 22-1 |
| Madison | — | Bowdle School District 22-1 PK–12 · Edmunds Central School District 22-5 PK–12 |
3 of the 4 neighbors share Edmunds Central School District 22-5 with Cloyd Valley Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Cloyd Valley 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 Cloyd Valley Township’s schools
Are Cloyd Valley Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Cloyd Valley Township. Bowdle School District 22-1 and Edmunds Central School District 22-5 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cloyd Valley Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Cloyd Valley Township in?
Bowdle School District 22-1 and Edmunds Central School District 22-5.
Where do Cloyd Valley Township kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Edmunds Central High School - 01 and Bowdle High School - 01.
Parents talk
What Cloyd Valley Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Cloyd Valley 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.