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Schools in Germantown Township

Germantown Township’s public schools

Waverly School District 14-5 and Watertown School District 14-4 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Germantown Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.5K
▼ 12% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Watertown School District 14-4
Students per teacher
14.8
SD 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,752 students on the public path
In brief

Germantown Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Germantown Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Watertown High School - 01 places highest (better than 64%); Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02 lowest (14%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Germantown Township, graded from D to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Watertown High School - 01 and Waverly-South Shore 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 Germantown Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–83 schoolsDepends on your addressD to C+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Waverly School District 14-5.

Two districts serve Germantown Township

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

Waverly School District 14-5Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 283 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$14,471SD $13,040 · FY2024
C−
Watertown School District 14-4Grades PK–12 · 8 schools · 3,606 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,526SD $13,040 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Waverly School District 14-542%
State average 51% · 134 students tested
Math · PK–12, Waverly School District 14-532%
State average 42.2% · 134 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Watertown School District 14-459%
State average 51% · 2037 students tested
Math · PK–12, Watertown School District 14-451%
State average 42.2% · 2042 students tested

Germantown Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Germantown Township—Waverly School District 14-5 PK–12 · Watertown School District 14-4 PK–12
Dexter—Florence School District 14-1
Leola—Waverly School District 14-5
Rauville—Watertown School District 14-4 PK–12 · Waverly School District 14-5 PK–12
Lura—Summit School District 54-6 PK–12 · Watertown School District 14-4 PK–12 · Waubay School District 18-3 PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Waverly School District 14-5 with Germantown Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Germantown 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).

Also serving Germantown Townshipin other towns
McKinley Early Childhood Center - 06
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Watertown
C+
296 students14:1Rate it →
Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waverly
D
128 students11:1Rate it →
Sunrise Colony - 15
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Summit
20 students10:1Rate it →
Watertown High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Watertown
B
1,222 students17:1Rate it →
Waverly-South Shore High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Waverly
B−
86 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Germantown Township’s schools

Are Germantown Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Germantown Township. Waverly School District 14-5 and Watertown School District 14-4 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Germantown Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Germantown Township in?

Waverly School District 14-5 and Watertown School District 14-4.

Where do Germantown Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Watertown High School - 01 and Waverly-South Shore High School - 01.

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What Germantown Township 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.