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Schools in Gem Township

Gem Township’s public schools

Aberdeen School District 06-1 and Groton Area School District 06-6 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gem Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?6/12schools 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
54%
2021–22
Math proficiency
45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.5K
▼ 12% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Aberdeen School District 06-1
Students per teacher
13.9
SD 13.7
Schools in town
0
4,811 students on the public path
In brief

Gem Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

6 of Gem Township’s 12 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. C C Lee Elementary - 05 places highest (better than 95%); Simmons Elementary - 10 lowest (25%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Seven elementary schools serve Gem Township, graded from C to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: Central High School - 01 and Groton Area 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 Gem Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–57 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to A+
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Aberdeen School District 06-1.

Two districts serve Gem Township

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

Aberdeen School District 06-1Grades PK–12 · 9 schools · 4,233 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 14.0 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,519SD $13,040 · FY2024
B
Groton Area School District 06-6Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 578 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,329SD $13,040 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Aberdeen School District 06-154%
State average 51% · 2293 students tested
Math · PK–12, Aberdeen School District 06-145%
State average 42.2% · 2296 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Groton Area School District 06-669%
State average 51% · 297 students tested
Math · PK–12, Groton Area School District 06-661%
State average 42.2% · 299 students tested

Gem Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Gem Township—Aberdeen School District 06-1 PK–12 · Groton Area School District 06-6 PK–12
Bath—Aberdeen School District 06-1
Warner—Aberdeen School District 06-1 PK–12 · Warner School District 06-5 K–12
West Hanson—Groton Area School District 06-6

2 of the 3 neighbors share Aberdeen School District 06-1 with Gem Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Gem Township

12 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 Gem Townshipin other towns
Groton Area Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Groton
B+
278 students14:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elementary - 08
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aberdeen
C
233 students8:1Rate it →
Simmons Elementary - 10
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Aberdeen
C
386 students13:1Rate it →
C C Lee Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Aberdeen
A+
356 students15:1Rate it →
May Overby Elementary - 09
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Aberdeen
B−
327 students11:1Rate it →
O M Tiffany Elementary - 11
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Aberdeen
B−
304 students13:1Rate it →
Mike Miller Elementary - 07
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Aberdeen
B+
282 students14:1Rate it →
Holgate Middle School - 02
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Aberdeen
B
497 students14:1Rate it →
Simmons Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Aberdeen
C
464 students15:1Rate it →
Groton Area Middle School - 04
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Groton
A−
132 students13:1Rate it →
Central High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Aberdeen
B−
1,384 students17:1Rate it →
Groton Area High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Groton
B+
168 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Gem Township’s schools

Are Gem Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Gem Township. Aberdeen School District 06-1 and Groton Area School District 06-6 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gem Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 of its 12 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Gem Township in?

Aberdeen School District 06-1 and Groton Area School District 06-6.

Where do Gem Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Central High School - 01 and Groton Area 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.