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Schools in Cottonwood Lake Township

Cottonwood Lake 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 Cottonwood Lake Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above South Dakota’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.9K
▲ 37% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Edmunds Central School District 22-5
Students per teacher
7.4
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
227 students on the public path
In brief

Cottonwood Lake Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Cottonwood Lake 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 Cottonwood Lake 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 Cottonwood Lake Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bowdle School District 22-1.

Two districts serve Cottonwood Lake Township

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

Bowdle School District 22-1Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 90 students, down 22% since 2022–23 · 6.0 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$19,670SD $13,040 · FY2024
C
Edmunds Central School District 22-5Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 144 students · 8.7 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$17,925SD $13,040 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Bowdle School District 22-144%
State average 51% · 60 students tested
Math · PK–12, Bowdle School District 22-144%
State average 42.2% · 60 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Edmunds Central School District 22-552%
State average 51% · 70 students tested
Math · PK–12, Edmunds Central School District 22-527%
State average 42.2% · 70 students tested

Cottonwood Lake Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cottonwood Lake Township—Bowdle School District 22-1 PK–12 · Edmunds Central School District 22-5 PK–12
Bowdle—Bowdle School District 22-1
Cloyd Valley—Bowdle School District 22-1 PK–12 · Edmunds Central School District 22-5 PK–12
Hosmer—Edmunds Central School District 22-5
Glen—Edmunds Central School District 22-5

3 of the 4 neighbors share Edmunds Central School District 22-5 with Cottonwood Lake Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Cottonwood Lake 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 Cottonwood Lake Townshipin other towns
Edmunds Central Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Roscoe
B−
61 students7:1Rate it →
Bowdle Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bowdle
B
40 students5:1Rate it →
Boulder Colony School - 06
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Hosmer
12 students12:1Rate it →
Edmunds Central Middle School - 02
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Roscoe
C
28 students11:1Rate it →
Bowdle Jr. High - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bowdle
20 students8:1Rate it →
Edmunds Central High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Roscoe
A+
43 students10:1Rate it →
Bowdle High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Bowdle
23 students5:1Rate it →

Questions about Cottonwood Lake Township’s schools

Are Cottonwood Lake Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cottonwood Lake 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 Cottonwood Lake 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 Cottonwood Lake Township in?

Bowdle School District 22-1 and Edmunds Central School District 22-5.

Where do Cottonwood Lake 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.

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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.