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Schools in Florence Township

Florence Township’s public schools

Castlewood School District 28-1 and Hamlin School District 28-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Florence Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/6schools 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.3K
▼ 21% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Hamlin School District 28-3
Students per teacher
15.4
SD 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,241 students on the public path
In brief

Florence Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Florence Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Castlewood High School - 01 places highest (better than 74%); Castlewood Middle School - 03 lowest (25%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

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

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

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Castlewood School District 28-1.

Two districts serve Florence Township

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

Castlewood School District 28-1Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 345 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,299SD $13,040 · FY2024
B
Hamlin School District 28-3Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 896 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$10,323SD $13,040 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Castlewood School District 28-152%
State average 51% · 173 students tested
Math · PK–12, Castlewood School District 28-152%
State average 42.2% · 173 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Hamlin School District 28-352%
State average 51% · 451 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hamlin School District 28-353%
State average 42.2% · 456 students tested

Florence Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Florence Township—Castlewood School District 28-1 PK–12 · Hamlin School District 28-3 PK–12
Hayti—Hamlin School District 28-3
Castlewood—Castlewood School District 28-1
Estelline—Estelline School District 28-2
Norden—Hamlin School District 28-3
Dempster—Castlewood School District 28-1 PK–12 · Estelline School District 28-2 PK–12

2 of the 5 neighbors share Hamlin School District 28-3 with Florence Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Florence 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 Florence Townshipin other towns
Hamlin Elementary - 09
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hayti
B+
472 students16:1Rate it →
Castlewood Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Castlewood
B
140 students13:1Rate it →
Claremont Colony Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Castlewood
17 students17:1Rate it →
Hamlin Middle School - 02
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hayti
C+
198 students19:1Rate it →
Castlewood Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Castlewood
C
76 students18:1Rate it →
Hamlin High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Hayti
B+
226 students12:1Rate it →
Castlewood High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Castlewood
B+
112 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Florence Township’s schools

Are Florence Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Florence Township. Castlewood School District 28-1 and Hamlin School District 28-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Florence Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 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 Florence Township in?

Castlewood School District 28-1 and Hamlin School District 28-3.

Where do Florence Township kids go to high school?

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

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What Florence 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.