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Schools in Foster Township

Foster Township’s public schools

Lemmon School District 52-4 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?2/3schools 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.4K
▲ 3% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.7
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
289 students on the public path
In brief

Foster Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Foster Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Lemmon Elementary - 02 places highest (better than 59%); Lemmon Jr. High - 06 lowest (45%). 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
K–5Lemmon Elementary - 02in LemmonB
6–8Lemmon Jr. High - 06in LemmonB−
9–12Lemmon High School - 01in LemmonB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lemmon School District 52-4.

The district

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

Lemmon School District 52-4Grades K–12 · 3 schools · 289 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$13,432SD $13,040 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 51% · 147 students tested
Math42%
State average 42.2% · 147 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—Lemmon School District 52-4
Englewood—Faith School District 46-2
Chance—Bison School District 52-1 K–12 · Lemmon School District 52-4 K–12

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).

Also serving Foster Townshipin other towns
Lemmon Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lemmon
B
139 students13:1Rate it →
Lemmon Jr. High - 06
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lemmon
B−
53 students11:1Rate it →
Lemmon High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Lemmon
B−
97 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Foster Township’s schools

Are Foster Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Foster Township. Lemmon School District 52-4 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, 2 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 Foster Township in?

Lemmon School District 52-4.

Where do Foster Township kids go to high school?

Lemmon 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.