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Schools in Herman Township

Herman Township’s public schools

Madison Central School District 39-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Herman 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.7K
▼ 11% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.5
SD 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
1,169 students on the public path
In brief

Herman Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Herman Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Madison High School - 01 places highest (better than 64%); Madison Middle School - 02 lowest (34%). 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 Herman Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Madison Elementary - 07in MadisonB
6–8Madison Middle School - 02in MadisonC
9–12Madison High School - 01in MadisonB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Madison Central School District 39-2.

The district

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

Madison Central School District 39-2Grades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,169 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,654SD $13,040 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 51% · 607 students tested
Math38%
State average 42.2% · 611 students tested

Herman Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Herman Township—Madison Central School District 39-2
MadisonB−Madison Central School District 39-2
Winfred—Madison Central School District 39-2
Lake View—Madison Central School District 39-2
Orland—Madison Central School District 39-2
Farmington—Madison Central School District 39-2

All 5 neighbors share Madison Central School District 39-2 with Herman Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Herman 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 Herman Townshipin other towns
Madison Elementary - 07
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Madison
B
515 students16:1Rate it →
Madison Middle School - 02
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Madison
C
270 students12:1Rate it →
Madison High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Madison
B
384 students15:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Madison Christian School
Elementary · Grades 1–2 · Madison
Private · Religious
2 students2:1Rate it →

Questions about Herman Township’s schools

Are Herman Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Herman Township. Madison Central School District 39-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Herman 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 Herman Township in?

Madison Central School District 39-2.

Where do Herman Township kids go to high school?

Madison High School - 01.

Are there private schools in Herman Township?

Yes: Madison Christian School (grades 1–2, 2 students).

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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.