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Schools in Esmond Township

Esmond Township’s public schools

Iroquois School District 02-3 and De Smet School District 38-2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Esmond Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/6schools 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
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.0K
▲ 7% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · De Smet School District 38-2
Students per teacher
12.1
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
582 students on the public path
In brief

Esmond Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Esmond Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary - 02 places highest (better than 59%); Iroquois Middle School - 02 lowest (3%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Esmond Township, graded from C− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: De Smet High School - 01 and Iroquois 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 Esmond Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD− to C−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Iroquois School District 02-3.

Two districts serve Esmond Township

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

Iroquois School District 02-3Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 220 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 10.7 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$15,649SD $13,040 · FY2024
D
De Smet School District 38-2Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 362 students, up 22% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$13,958SD $13,040 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Iroquois School District 02-332%
State average 51% · 134 students tested
Math · PK–12, Iroquois School District 02-317%
State average 42.2% · 134 students tested
Reading · PK–12, De Smet School District 38-252%
State average 51% · 189 students tested
Math · PK–12, De Smet School District 38-242%
State average 42.2% · 189 students tested

Esmond Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Esmond Township—Iroquois School District 02-3 PK–12 · De Smet School District 38-2 PK–12
Mathews—De Smet School District 38-2
Iroquois—Iroquois School District 02-3
Manchester—De Smet School District 38-2 PK–12 · Iroquois School District 02-3 PK–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share De Smet School District 38-2 with Esmond Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Esmond 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).

Also serving Esmond Townshipin other towns
Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · De Smet
B
176 students14:1Rate it →
Iroquois Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Iroquois
C−
114 students12:1Rate it →
Pearl Creek Colony Elementary - 05
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Iroquois
13 students13:1Rate it →
De Smet Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · De Smet
C−
91 students16:1Rate it →
Iroquois Middle School - 02
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Iroquois
D−
48 students10:1Rate it →
De Smet High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · De Smet
C
95 students10:1Rate it →
Iroquois High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Iroquois
B−
45 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Esmond Township’s schools

Are Esmond Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Esmond Township. Iroquois School District 02-3 and De Smet School District 38-2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Esmond Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Esmond Township in?

Iroquois School District 02-3 and De Smet School District 38-2.

Where do Esmond Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: De Smet High School - 01 and Iroquois 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.