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Schools in Foster Township

Foster Township’s public schools

Parkston School District 33-3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Foster Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
49%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.1K
▼ 8% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.3
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
164 students on the public path
In brief

Foster Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Foster Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Parkston High School - 01 places highest (better than 74%); Old Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 03 lowest (16%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Foster Township, graded from C− to C−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Parkston 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 Foster Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressC−
9–12Parkston High School - 01in ParkstonB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Parkston School District 33-3.

The district

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

Parkston School District 33-3Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 561 students · 12.3 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,056SD $13,040 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading51%
State average 51% · 246 students tested
Math49%
State average 42.2% · 246 students tested

Foster Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Foster Township—Parkston School District 33-3
Milltown—Parkston School District 33-3
Cross Plains—Parkston School District 33-3
Clayton—Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3 PK–12 · Freeman School District 33-1 PK–12 · Parkston School District 33-3 PK–12

All 3 neighbors share Parkston School District 33-3 with Foster Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Foster Township

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 Foster Townshipby address
Old Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 03
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Parkston
C−
31 students12:1Rate it →
New Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 08
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Ethan
21 students8:1Rate it →
Also serving Foster Townshipin other towns
Parkston High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Parkston
B+
112 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Foster Township’s schools

Are Foster Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Foster Township. Parkston School District 33-3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Foster Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Foster Township in?

Parkston School District 33-3.

Where do Foster Township kids go to high school?

Parkston High School - 01.

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What Foster 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.