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Schools in Garden City

Garden City’s public schools

Clark School District 12-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Garden City. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools 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
40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.7K
▼ 10% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
425 students on the public path
In brief

Garden City’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Garden City’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Clark High School - 01 places highest (better than 74%); Fordham Colony Elementary - 04 lowest (2%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Garden City, graded from D− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Clark 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 Garden City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–84 schoolsDepends on your addressD− to B−
9–12Clark High School - 01in ClarkB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Clark School District 12-2.

The district

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

Clark School District 12-2Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 497 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,683SD $13,040 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading40%
State average 51% · 247 students tested
Math27%
State average 42.2% · 251 students tested

Garden City vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Garden City—Clark School District 12-2

Every school in Garden City

5 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 Garden Cityin other towns
Clark Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clark
B−
212 students12:1Rate it →
Fordham Colony Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Carpenter
D−
42 students14:1Rate it →
Hillcrest Colony Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades K–8
C−
31 students16:1Rate it →
Silver Lake Colony - 07
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Clark
16 students8:1Rate it →
Clark High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Clark
B+
124 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Garden City’s schools

Are Garden City’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Garden City. Clark School District 12-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Garden City. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Garden City in?

Clark School District 12-2.

Where do Garden City kids go to high school?

Clark High School - 01.

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What Garden City 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.