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Schools in Crooks · Tri-Valley School District 49-6

Crooks’s public schools outscore 61% of South Dakota districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Crooks, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within South Dakota, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From South Dakota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 89% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
52%
▲ 1 pts vs SD 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
▼ 2 pts vs SD 42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 6–10 pts vs SD 84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.9K
▼ 1% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.1
SD 13.7
Schools in town
1
798 students on the public path
In brief

Crooks’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 344 South Dakota towns with household incomes within a quarter of Crooks’s, its schools beat 55%, lower than their 61% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 52% and math 40% in spring 2022, against 51% and 42% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,899 per student, against $13,040 across South Dakota (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03, then Tri-Valley 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Crooks’s grade

C+ Test scoresA− Graduation

B: better than 61% of South Dakota school districts. Graduation is above the South Dakota average; test scores are below it.

South Dakota school districts we grade (147)Better than 61%
Lower resultsHigher results
South Dakota towns with similar household incomes (344)Better than 55%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 511 test results and a graduating class of 69 could put Crooks anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 89% of Crooks’s students in the tested grades sat them (485 in math, 537 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Crooks, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–4Tri-Valley Elementary in Crooks - 04Tri-Valley School District 49-6No scores
5–8Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03in ColtonB
9–12Tri-Valley High School - 01in ColtonB+

Crooks’s public schools are run by Tri-Valley School District 49-6, which also serves Benton, Buffalo, Burk and Clear Lake and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Tri-Valley School District 49-6Grades K–12 · 4 schools · 952 students, up 2% since 2023–24 · 14.1 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,899SD $13,040 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 51% · 537 students tested
Math40%
State average 42.2% · 485 students tested

Crooks vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
CrooksBTri-Valley School District 49-6
Benton—Tri-Valley School District 49-6

Every school in Crooks

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).

District schools in Crooksby address
Tri-Valley Elementary in Crooks - 04
Elementary · Grades K–4
205 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Crooksin other towns
Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Colton
B
296 students15:1Rate it →
Tri-Valley High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Colton
B+
297 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Crooks’s schools

Are Crooks’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of South Dakota: the public schools Crooks children attend outscore 61% of South Dakota’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 55%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Crooks in?

Tri-Valley School District 49-6, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 952 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Crooks kids go to high school?

Tri-Valley High School - 01 in Colton, with 297 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Crooks’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Tri-Valley School District 49-6 graduated in four years, against 84% across South Dakota.

How much does Crooks spend per student?

$12,899 in Tri-Valley School District 49-6 (FY2024), against $13,040 across South Dakota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within South Dakota. Stars are from neighbors.