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Schools in Emerson Township

Emerson Township’s public schools

Faulkton School District 24-4 and Northwestern Area School District 56-7 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Emerson Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?6/6schools 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
72%
2021–22
Math proficiency
67%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.9K
▼ 1% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Faulkton School District 24-4
Students per teacher
11.6
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
586 students on the public path
In brief

Emerson Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

6 of Emerson Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Faulkton High School - 01 places highest (better than 99%); Blumengard Colony Elementary - 06 lowest (51%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve Emerson Township, graded from B− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Northwestern High School - 01 and Faulkton 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 Emerson Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–86 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Faulkton School District 24-4.

Two districts serve Emerson Township

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

Faulkton School District 24-4Grades PK–12 · 7 schools · 404 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,949SD $13,040 · FY2024
A+
Northwestern Area School District 56-7Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 387 students, up 15% since 2022–23 · 12.2 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$13,471SD $13,040 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Faulkton School District 24-472%
State average 51% · 158 students tested
Math · PK–12, Faulkton School District 24-467%
State average 42.2% · 158 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Northwestern Area School District 56-757%
State average 51% · 150 students tested
Math · PK–12, Northwestern Area School District 56-752%
State average 42.2% · 150 students tested

Emerson Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Emerson Township—Faulkton School District 24-4 PK–12 · Northwestern Area School District 56-7 PK–12
Fairview—Northwestern Area School District 56-7
Freedom—Faulkton School District 24-4
Powell—Ipswich School District 22-6
Myron—Faulkton School District 24-4

2 of the 4 neighbors share Faulkton School District 24-4 with Emerson Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Emerson Township

8 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 Emerson Townshipin other towns
Faulkton Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Faulkton
A+
185 students12:1Rate it →
Northwestern Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mellette
B
135 students14:1Rate it →
Blumengard Colony Elementary - 06
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Faulkton
B−
33 students11:1Rate it →
Thunderbird Colony Elementary - 10
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Faulkton
A+
33 students16:1Rate it →
Brentwood Colony Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Faulkton
20 students10:1Rate it →
Hutterville Colony Elementary - 06
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Stratford
16 students6:1Rate it →
Northwestern High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Mellette
A
91 students12:1Rate it →
Faulkton High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Faulkton
A+
73 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Emerson Township’s schools

Are Emerson Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Emerson Township. Faulkton School District 24-4 and Northwestern Area School District 56-7 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Emerson Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Emerson Township in?

Faulkton School District 24-4 and Northwestern Area School District 56-7.

Where do Emerson Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Northwestern High School - 01 and Faulkton 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.