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Schools in Hartford Township

Hartford Township’s public schools

West Central School District 49-7 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hartford 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 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
51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
48%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.2K
▼ 14% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.1
SD 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,383 students on the public path
In brief

Hartford Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Hartford Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02 places highest (better than 70%); West Central Middle School - 04 lowest (34%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Hartford Township, graded from B+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: West Central 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 Hartford Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+
6–8West Central Middle School - 04in HartfordC
9–12West Central High School - 01in HartfordB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the West Central School District 49-7.

The district

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

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

Reading51%
State average 51% · 712 students tested
Math48%
State average 42.2% · 712 students tested

Hartford Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hartford Township—West Central School District 49-7
Benton—Tri-Valley School District 49-6
Hartford (city)B+West Central School District 49-7
Wall LakeB+West Central School District 49-7
Humboldt—West Central School District 49-7
Grand Meadow—Tri-Valley School District 49-6 K–12 · West Central School District 49-7 K–12

4 of the 5 neighbors share West Central School District 49-7 with Hartford Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Hartford Township

4 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 Hartford Townshipin other towns
West Central Hartford Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Hartford
368 students15:1Rate it →
West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Humboldt
B+
310 students15:1Rate it →
West Central Middle School - 04
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hartford
C
297 students15:1Rate it →
West Central High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Hartford
B
408 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Hartford Township’s schools

Are Hartford Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hartford Township. West Central School District 49-7 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hartford 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 Hartford Township in?

West Central School District 49-7.

Where do Hartford Township kids go to high school?

West Central 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.