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Schools in Frederick

Frederick’s public schools

Frederick Area School District 06-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Frederick. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools 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
67%
2021–22
Math proficiency
67%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.3K
▲ 18% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.3
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
187 students on the public path
In brief

Frederick’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Frederick’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Frederick Area Elementary - 02 places highest (better than 74%); Frederick High School - 01 lowest (51%). 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 Frederick, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Frederick Area Elementary - 02Frederick Area School District 06-2B+
6–8Frederick Area Middle School - 03Frederick Area School District 06-2B+
9–12Frederick High School - 01Frederick Area School District 06-2B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Frederick Area School District 06-2.

The district

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

Frederick Area School District 06-2Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 187 students, up 15% since 2020–21 · 10.3 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$15,344SD $13,040 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading67%
State average 51% · 82 students tested
Math67%
State average 42.2% · 82 students tested

Frederick vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Frederick—Frederick Area School District 06-2

Every school in Frederick

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 Frederickby address
Frederick Area Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
98 students10:1Rate it →
Frederick Area Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8
B+
30 students9:1Rate it →
Frederick High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12
B−
59 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Frederick’s schools

Are Frederick’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Frederick. Frederick Area School District 06-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Frederick. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Frederick in?

Frederick Area School District 06-2.

Where do Frederick kids go to high school?

Frederick 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.