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Schools in Cottonwood

Cottonwood’s public schools

Haakon School District 27-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cottonwood. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above South Dakota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.5K
▲ 4% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.1
SD 13.7
Schools in town
0
255 students on the public path
In brief

Cottonwood’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Cottonwood’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Philip High School - 01 places highest (better than 90%); Philip Elementary - 02 lowest (33%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Cottonwood, graded from C to C, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Philip 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, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–82 schoolsDepends on your addressC
9–12Philip High School - 01in PhilipA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Haakon School District 27-1.

The district

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

Haakon School District 27-1Grades K–12 · 4 schools · 326 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 14.1 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$13,528SD $13,040 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 51% · 172 students tested
Math42%
State average 42.2% · 172 students tested

Cottonwood vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cottonwood—Haakon School District 27-1

Every school in Cottonwood

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 Cottonwoodin other towns
Philip Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Philip
C
131 students13:1Rate it →
Milesville Elementary - 08
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Milesville
15 students15:1Rate it →
Philip High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Philip
A
109 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Cottonwood’s schools

Are Cottonwood’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cottonwood. Haakon School District 27-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cottonwood. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Cottonwood in?

Haakon School District 27-1.

Where do Cottonwood kids go to high school?

Philip 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.