Emery Township’s public schools
Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3 and McCook Central School District 43-7 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Emery Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Emery Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
4 of Emery Township’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01 places highest (better than 90%); Goldenview Colony School - 04 lowest (8%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Three elementary schools serve Emery Township, graded from D to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: McCook Central High School - 01 and Bridgewater-Emery 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 Emery Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Emery Township · depends on your address
McCook Central Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 225 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Salem
Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 143 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Bridgewater
Kindergarten in Emery Township · depends on your address
McCook Central Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 225 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Salem
Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 143 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Bridgewater
Goldenview Colony School - 04
Grades K–8 · 28 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Salem
1st grade in Emery Township · depends on your address
McCook Central Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 225 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Salem
Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 143 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Bridgewater
Goldenview Colony School - 04
Grades K–8 · 28 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Salem
2nd grade in Emery Township · depends on your address
McCook Central Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 225 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Salem
Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 143 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Bridgewater
Goldenview Colony School - 04
Grades K–8 · 28 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Salem
3rd grade in Emery Township · depends on your address
McCook Central Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 225 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Salem
Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 143 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Bridgewater
Goldenview Colony School - 04
Grades K–8 · 28 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Salem
4th grade in Emery Township · depends on your address
McCook Central Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 225 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Salem
Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 143 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Bridgewater
Goldenview Colony School - 04
Grades K–8 · 28 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Salem
5th grade in Emery Township · depends on your address
McCook Central Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 225 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Salem
Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 143 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Bridgewater
Goldenview Colony School - 04
Grades K–8 · 28 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Salem
6th grade in Emery Township · depends on your address
Bridgewater-Emery Middle School - 04
Grades 6–8 · 85 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Emery
McCook Central Middle School - 03
Grades 6–8 · 84 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Salem
Goldenview Colony School - 04
Grades K–8 · 28 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Salem
7th grade in Emery Township · depends on your address
Bridgewater-Emery Middle School - 04
Grades 6–8 · 85 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Emery
McCook Central Middle School - 03
Grades 6–8 · 84 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Salem
Goldenview Colony School - 04
Grades K–8 · 28 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Salem
8th grade in Emery Township · depends on your address
Bridgewater-Emery Middle School - 04
Grades 6–8 · 85 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Emery
McCook Central Middle School - 03
Grades 6–8 · 84 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Salem
Goldenview Colony School - 04
Grades K–8 · 28 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Salem
9th grade in Emery Township · depends on your address
McCook Central High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 118 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Salem
Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 100 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Emery
10th grade in Emery Township · depends on your address
McCook Central High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 118 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Salem
Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 100 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Emery
11th grade in Emery Township · depends on your address
McCook Central High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 118 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Salem
Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 100 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Emery
12th grade in Emery Township · depends on your address
McCook Central High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 118 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Salem
Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 100 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Emery
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3.
Two districts serve Emery Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Emery Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Emery Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Emery Township | — | Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3 PK–12 · McCook Central School District 43-7 PK–12 |
| Canistota | — | Canistota School District 43-1 |
| Jefferson | — | Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3 |
| Salem | — | McCook Central School District 43-7 |
| Union | — | Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3 |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3 with Emery Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Emery 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).
Questions about Emery Township’s schools
Are Emery Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Emery Township. Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3 and McCook Central School District 43-7 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Emery Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Emery Township in?
Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3 and McCook Central School District 43-7.
Where do Emery Township kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: McCook Central High School - 01 and Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01.
Parents talk
What Emery Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Emery Township → They have their own page.
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.