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Schools in Grand Meadow Township

Grand Meadow Township’s public schools

Tri-Valley School District 49-6 and West Central School District 49-7 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Grand Meadow Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above South Dakota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 89% 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.2K
▼ 14% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · West Central School District 49-7
Students per teacher
14.7
SD 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
3
747 students on the public path
In brief

Grand Meadow Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Grand Meadow Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Tri-Valley High School - 01 places highest (better than 70%); Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02 lowest (25%). 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 Grand Meadow Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–4Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02Tri-Valley School District 49-6C
5–8Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03Tri-Valley School District 49-6B
9–12Tri-Valley High School - 01Tri-Valley School District 49-6B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Tri-Valley School District 49-6.

Two districts serve Grand Meadow Township

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

Tri-Valley School District 49-6Grades K–12 · 4 schools · 952 students, up 2% since 2023–24 · 14.1 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,899SD $13,040 · FY2024
B
West Central School District 49-7Grades K–12 · 6 schools · 1,418 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,165SD $13,040 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Tri-Valley School District 49-652%
State average 51% · 537 students tested
Math · K–12, Tri-Valley School District 49-640%
State average 42.2% · 485 students tested
Reading · K–12, West Central School District 49-751%
State average 51% · 712 students tested
Math · K–12, West Central School District 49-748%
State average 42.2% · 712 students tested

Grand Meadow Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Grand Meadow Township—Tri-Valley School District 49-6 K–12 · West Central School District 49-7 K–12
Clear Lake—Montrose School District 43-2 PK–12 · West Central School District 49-7 K–12 · Tri-Valley School District 49-6 K–12
Lyons—Tri-Valley School District 49-6
Taopi—Tri-Valley School District 49-6
Hartford—West Central School District 49-7

3 of the 4 neighbors share Tri-Valley School District 49-6 with Grand Meadow Township for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Grand Meadow Township

3 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).

District schools in Grand Meadow Townshipby address
Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Colton
C
154 students12:1Rate it →
Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Colton
B
296 students15:1Rate it →
Tri-Valley High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Colton
B+
297 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Grand Meadow Township’s schools

Are Grand Meadow Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Grand Meadow Township. Tri-Valley School District 49-6 and West Central School District 49-7 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Grand Meadow Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Grand Meadow Township in?

Tri-Valley School District 49-6 and West Central School District 49-7.

Where do Grand Meadow Township kids go to high school?

Tri-Valley 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.