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Schools in Great Bend Township

Great Bend Township’s public schools

Redfield School District 56-4 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Great Bend Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools 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
35%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.4K
▲ 3% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.5
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
515 students on the public path
In brief

Great Bend Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Great Bend Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Redfield High School - 01 places highest (better than 20%); Redfield Middle School - 02 lowest (18%). 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 Great Bend Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Redfield Elementary - 03in RedfieldC−
6–8Redfield Middle School - 02in RedfieldC−
9–12Redfield High School - 01in RedfieldC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Redfield School District 56-4.

The district

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

Redfield School District 56-4Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 523 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 10.5 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$13,408SD $13,040 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 51% · 283 students tested
Math30%
State average 42.2% · 283 students tested

Great Bend Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Great Bend Township—Redfield School District 56-4
Harmony—Redfield School District 56-4 PK–12 · Doland School District 56-2 PK–12
Jefferson—Northwestern Area School District 56-7
Three Rivers—Redfield School District 56-4
Lodi—Redfield School District 56-4
Clifton—Northwestern Area School District 56-7

3 of the 5 neighbors share Redfield School District 56-4 with Great Bend Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Great Bend 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).

Also serving Great Bend Townshipin other towns
Redfield Elementary - 03
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Redfield
C−
271 students11:1Rate it →
Redfield Middle School - 02
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Redfield
C−
91 students9:1Rate it →
Redfield High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Redfield
C−
153 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Great Bend Township’s schools

Are Great Bend Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Great Bend Township. Redfield School District 56-4 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Great Bend Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Great Bend Township in?

Redfield School District 56-4.

Where do Great Bend Township kids go to high school?

Redfield 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.