Foxton Township’s public schools
Willow Lake School District 12-3 and Clark School District 12-2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Foxton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Foxton Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
2 of Foxton Township’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Mayfield Colony Elementary - 04 places highest (better than 96%); Fordham Colony Elementary - 04 lowest (2%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Eight elementary schools serve Foxton Township, graded from D− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Clark High School - 01 and Willow Lake 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 Foxton Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Foxton Township · depends on your address
Clark Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 212 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Clark
Willow Lake Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 153 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Willow Lake
9th grade in Foxton Township · depends on your address
Clark High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 124 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Clark
Willow Lake High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 69 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Willow Lake
10th grade in Foxton Township · depends on your address
Clark High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 124 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Clark
Willow Lake High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 69 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Willow Lake
11th grade in Foxton Township · depends on your address
Clark High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 124 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Clark
Willow Lake High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 69 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Willow Lake
12th grade in Foxton Township · depends on your address
Clark High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 124 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Clark
Willow Lake High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 69 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Willow Lake
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Willow Lake School District 12-3.
Two districts serve Foxton Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Foxton Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Foxton Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Foxton Township | — | Willow Lake School District 12-3 PK–12 · Clark School District 12-2 PK–12 |
| Elrod | — | Clark School District 12-2 PK–12 · Henry School District 14-2 PK–12 |
| Merton | — | Clark School District 12-2 PK–12 · Willow Lake School District 12-3 PK–12 |
| Brantford | — | Hamlin School District 28-3 |
| Pleasant | — | Willow Lake School District 12-3 |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Clark School District 12-2 with Foxton Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Foxton Township
10 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).
Questions about Foxton Township’s schools
Are Foxton Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Foxton Township. Willow Lake School District 12-3 and Clark School District 12-2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Foxton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Foxton Township in?
Willow Lake School District 12-3 and Clark School District 12-2.
Where do Foxton Township kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Clark High School - 01 and Willow Lake High School - 01.
Parents talk
What Foxton Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Foxton Township → They have their own page.
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.