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Schools in Eureka Township

Eureka Township’s public schools

Brookings School District 05-1 and Estelline School District 28-2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Eureka Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/8schools 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
51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.9K
▼ 1% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Brookings School District 05-1
Students per teacher
14.8
SD 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,234 students on the public path
In brief

Eureka Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Eureka Township’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Brookings High School - 01 places highest (better than 63%); Estelline High School - 01 lowest (8%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Eureka Township, graded from B− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Brookings High School - 01 and Estelline 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 Eureka Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–34 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Brookings School District 05-1.

Two districts serve Eureka Township

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

Brookings School District 05-1Grades PK–12 · 8 schools · 3,546 students · 15.1 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,882SD $13,040 · FY2024
C+
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

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Brookings School District 05-151%
State average 51% · 1781 students tested
Math · PK–12, Brookings School District 05-136%
State average 42.2% · 1784 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Estelline School District 28-242%
State average 51% · 138 students tested
Math · PK–12, Estelline School District 28-237%
State average 42.2% · 140 students tested

Eureka Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Eureka Township—Brookings School District 05-1 PK–12 · Estelline School District 28-2 PK–12
Argo—Deubrook School District 05-6
Preston—Estelline School District 28-2 PK–12 · Sioux Valley School District 05-5 K–12
Sterling—Brookings School District 05-1 PK–12 · Sioux Valley School District 05-5 K–12
Grange—Estelline School District 28-2

2 of the 4 neighbors share Estelline School District 28-2 with Eureka Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Eureka 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 Eureka Townshipin other towns
Dakota Prairie Elementary - 07
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Brookings
B
509 students15:1Rate it →
Medary Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Brookings
B
358 students13:1Rate it →
Hillcrest Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Brookings
B−
316 students14:1Rate it →
Estelline Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Estelline
B−
149 students14:1Rate it →
George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Brookings
C+
780 students14:1Rate it →
Estelline Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Estelline
C−
60 students14:1Rate it →
Brookings High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Brookings
B
979 students17:1Rate it →
Estelline High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Estelline
D
83 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Eureka Township’s schools

Are Eureka Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Eureka Township. Brookings School District 05-1 and Estelline School District 28-2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Eureka Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Eureka Township in?

Brookings School District 05-1 and Estelline School District 28-2.

Where do Eureka Township kids go to high school?

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

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What Eureka Township families are saying about school.

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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.