Garfield Township’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 Garfield Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Garfield Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
1 of Garfield Township’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 Garfield Township, 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 Garfield Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Garfield Township
Clark Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 212 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Clark
9th grade in Garfield Township
Clark High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 124 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Clark
10th grade in Garfield Township
Clark High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 124 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Clark
11th grade in Garfield Township
Clark High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 124 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Clark
12th grade in Garfield Township
Clark High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 124 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Clark
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.
Well below the state in reading
Garfield Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Garfield Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Garfield Township | — | Clark School District 12-2 |
| Raymond | — | Clark School District 12-2 |
| Mount Pleasant | — | Clark School District 12-2 |
| Woodland | — | Clark School District 12-2 |
| Lincoln | — | Clark School District 12-2 |
All 4 neighbors share Clark School District 12-2 with Garfield Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Garfield Township
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).
Questions about Garfield Township’s schools
Are Garfield Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Garfield Township. Clark School District 12-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Garfield Township. 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 Garfield Township in?
Clark School District 12-2.
Where do Garfield Township kids go to high school?
Clark High School - 01.
Parents talk
What Garfield Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Garfield 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.