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Schools in Estelline

Estelline’s public schools

Estelline School District 28-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Estelline. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.6K
▲ 20% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.5
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
292 students on the public path
In brief

Estelline’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Estelline’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Estelline Elementary - 02 places highest (better than 45%); Estelline High School - 01 lowest (8%). 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 Estelline, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Estelline Elementary - 02Estelline School District 28-2B−
6–8Estelline Middle School - 03Estelline School District 28-2C−
9–12Estelline High School - 01Estelline School District 28-2D

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Estelline School District 28-2.

The district

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

Estelline School District 28-2Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 292 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$15,611SD $13,040 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 51% · 138 students tested
Math37%
State average 42.2% · 140 students tested

Estelline vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Estelline—Estelline School District 28-2

Every school in Estelline

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 Estellineby address
Estelline Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
149 students14:1Rate it →
Estelline Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8
C−
60 students14:1Rate it →
Estelline High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12
D
83 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Estelline’s schools

Are Estelline’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Estelline. Estelline School District 28-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Estelline. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Estelline in?

Estelline School District 28-2.

Where do Estelline kids go to high school?

Estelline 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.