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Schools in Fruitdale

Fruitdale’s public schools

Belle Fourche School District 09-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fruitdale. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.5K
▼ 12% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.9
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,239 students on the public path
In brief

Fruitdale’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Fruitdale’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Belle Fourche High School - 01 places highest (better than 64%); Belle Fourche Middle School - 07 lowest (23%). 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 Fruitdale, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
KNorth Park Elementary - 08in Belle FourcheNo scores
1–4South Park Elementary - 03in Belle FourcheC
5–8Belle Fourche Middle School - 07in Belle FourcheC−
9–12Belle Fourche High School - 01in Belle FourcheB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Belle Fourche School District 09-1.

The district

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

Belle Fourche School District 09-1Grades K–12 · 4 schools · 1,239 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,481SD $13,040 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 51% · 708 students tested
Math30%
State average 42.2% · 709 students tested

Fruitdale vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fruitdale—Belle Fourche School District 09-1

Every school in Fruitdale

4 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 Fruitdalein other towns
North Park Elementary - 08
Elementary · Grades K · Belle Fourche
89 students11:1Rate it →
South Park Elementary - 03
Elementary · Grades 1–4 · Belle Fourche
C
347 students12:1Rate it →
Belle Fourche Middle School - 07
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Belle Fourche
C−
414 students14:1Rate it →
Belle Fourche High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Belle Fourche
B
389 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Fruitdale’s schools

Are Fruitdale’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Fruitdale. Belle Fourche School District 09-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fruitdale. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Fruitdale in?

Belle Fourche School District 09-1.

Where do Fruitdale kids go to high school?

Belle Fourche 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.