Greenland Township’s public schools
Montrose School District 43-2 and Canistota School District 43-1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Greenland Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Greenland Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
6 of Greenland Township’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Montrose High School - 01 places highest (better than 90%); Montrose Middle School - 03 lowest (25%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Three elementary schools serve Greenland Township, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: Canistota High School - 01 and Montrose 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 Greenland Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Greenland Township · depends on your address
Canistota Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 141 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Canistota
Montrose Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 108 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Montrose
Kindergarten in Greenland Township · depends on your address
Canistota Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 141 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Canistota
Montrose Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 108 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Montrose
Orland Colony Elementary - 04
Grades K–8 · 42 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Montrose
1st grade in Greenland Township · depends on your address
Canistota Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 141 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Canistota
Montrose Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 108 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Montrose
Orland Colony Elementary - 04
Grades K–8 · 42 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Montrose
2nd grade in Greenland Township · depends on your address
Canistota Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 141 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Canistota
Montrose Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 108 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Montrose
Orland Colony Elementary - 04
Grades K–8 · 42 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Montrose
3rd grade in Greenland Township · depends on your address
Canistota Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 141 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Canistota
Montrose Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 108 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Montrose
Orland Colony Elementary - 04
Grades K–8 · 42 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Montrose
4th grade in Greenland Township · depends on your address
Canistota Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 141 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Canistota
Montrose Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 108 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Montrose
Orland Colony Elementary - 04
Grades K–8 · 42 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Montrose
5th grade in Greenland Township · depends on your address
Canistota Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 141 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Canistota
Montrose Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 108 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Montrose
Orland Colony Elementary - 04
Grades K–8 · 42 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Montrose
6th grade in Greenland Township · depends on your address
Canistota Middle School - 03
Grades 6–8 · 68 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Canistota
Montrose Middle School - 03
Grades 6–8 · 53 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Montrose
Orland Colony Elementary - 04
Grades K–8 · 42 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Montrose
7th grade in Greenland Township · depends on your address
Canistota Middle School - 03
Grades 6–8 · 68 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Canistota
Montrose Middle School - 03
Grades 6–8 · 53 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Montrose
Orland Colony Elementary - 04
Grades K–8 · 42 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Montrose
8th grade in Greenland Township · depends on your address
Canistota Middle School - 03
Grades 6–8 · 68 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Canistota
Montrose Middle School - 03
Grades 6–8 · 53 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Montrose
Orland Colony Elementary - 04
Grades K–8 · 42 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Montrose
9th grade in Greenland Township · depends on your address
Canistota High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 99 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Canistota
Montrose High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 63 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Montrose
10th grade in Greenland Township · depends on your address
Canistota High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 99 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Canistota
Montrose High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 63 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Montrose
11th grade in Greenland Township · depends on your address
Canistota High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 99 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Canistota
Montrose High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 63 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Montrose
12th grade in Greenland Township · depends on your address
Canistota High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 99 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Canistota
Montrose High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 63 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Montrose
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Montrose School District 43-2.
Two districts serve Greenland Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Greenland Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Greenland Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Greenland Township | — | Montrose School District 43-2 PK–12 · Canistota School District 43-1 PK–12 |
| Humboldt | — | West Central School District 49-7 |
| Canistota | — | Canistota School District 43-1 |
| Montrose | — | Montrose School District 43-2 |
| Spring Valley | — | Canistota School District 43-1 PK–12 · Marion School District 60-3 PK–12 |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Canistota School District 43-1 with Greenland Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Greenland Township
7 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 Greenland Township’s schools
Are Greenland Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Greenland Township. Montrose School District 43-2 and Canistota School District 43-1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Greenland Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Greenland Township in?
Montrose School District 43-2 and Canistota School District 43-1.
Where do Greenland Township kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Canistota High School - 01 and Montrose High School - 01.
Parents talk
What Greenland Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Greenland 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.