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Schools in Farmington Township

Farmington Township’s public schools

Langford School District 45-5 and Groton Area School District 06-6 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Farmington Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/7schools 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.3K
▼ 5% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Groton Area School District 06-6
Students per teacher
13.4
SD 13.7
Schools in town
0
836 students on the public path
In brief

Farmington Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Farmington Township’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Langford Area Middle School - 03 places highest (better than 85%); Newport Colony Elementary - 04 lowest (6%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Farmington Township, graded from D to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: Groton Area High School - 01 and Langford Area 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 Farmington Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to A
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Langford School District 45-5.

Two districts serve Farmington Township

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

Langford School District 45-5Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 258 students, up 15% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$14,231SD $13,040 · FY2024
C+
Groton Area School District 06-6Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 578 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,329SD $13,040 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Langford School District 45-547%
State average 51% · 117 students tested
Math · PK–12, Langford School District 45-547%
State average 42.2% · 117 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Groton Area School District 06-669%
State average 51% · 297 students tested
Math · PK–12, Groton Area School District 06-661%
State average 42.2% · 299 students tested

Farmington Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Farmington Township—Langford School District 45-5 PK–12 · Groton Area School District 06-6 PK–12
Newport—Langford School District 45-5
Homer—Langford School District 45-5
Andover—Groton Area School District 06-6
Riverside—Groton Area School District 06-6

2 of the 4 neighbors share Langford School District 45-5 with Farmington Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Farmington 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 Farmington Townshipin other towns
Groton Area Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Groton
B+
278 students14:1Rate it →
Langford Area Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Langford
C−
111 students15:1Rate it →
Newport Colony Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Claremont
D
44 students16:1Rate it →
Groton Area Middle School - 04
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Groton
A−
132 students13:1Rate it →
Langford Area Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Langford
A
44 students15:1Rate it →
Groton Area High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Groton
B+
168 students13:1Rate it →
Langford Area High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Langford
B−
59 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Farmington Township’s schools

Are Farmington Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Farmington Township. Langford School District 45-5 and Groton Area School District 06-6 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Farmington Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 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 Farmington Township in?

Langford School District 45-5 and Groton Area School District 06-6.

Where do Farmington Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Groton Area High School - 01 and Langford Area High School - 01.

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What Farmington 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.