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Schools in Darlington Township

Darlington Township’s public schools

Platte-Geddes School District 11-5 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Darlington Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above South Dakota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
65%
2021–22
Math proficiency
64%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.9K
▼ 1% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.1
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
428 students on the public path
In brief

Darlington Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Darlington Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Cedar Grove Colony Elementary - 14 places highest (better than 99%); Platte - Geddes High School - 01 lowest (29%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Darlington Township, graded from A+ to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Platte - Geddes 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 Darlington Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–83 schoolsDepends on your addressA+
9–12Platte - Geddes High School - 01in PlatteC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Platte-Geddes School District 11-5.

The district

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

Platte-Geddes School District 11-5Grades K–12 · 5 schools · 522 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,898SD $13,040 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading65%
State average 51% · 268 students tested
Math64%
State average 42.2% · 269 students tested

Darlington Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Darlington Township—Platte-Geddes School District 11-5
Rhoda—Platte-Geddes School District 11-5
Moore—Andes Central School District 11-1 PK–12 · Platte-Geddes School District 11-5 K–12
Platte—Platte-Geddes School District 11-5
Clark—Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3 PK–12 · Platte-Geddes School District 11-5 K–12

All 4 neighbors share Platte-Geddes School District 11-5 with Darlington Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Darlington Township

4 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 Darlington Townshipin other towns
Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Platte
A+
230 students13:1Rate it →
Cedar Grove Colony Elementary - 14
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Platte
A+
44 students13:1Rate it →
Platte Colony Elementary - 10
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Academy
22 students7:1Rate it →
Platte - Geddes High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Platte
C
132 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Darlington Township’s schools

Are Darlington Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Darlington Township. Platte-Geddes School District 11-5 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Darlington Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Darlington Township in?

Platte-Geddes School District 11-5.

Where do Darlington Township kids go to high school?

Platte - Geddes 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.