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Schools in Highmore

Highmore’s public schools

Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Highmore. Each school below is shown with its own results.

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

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

Reading proficiency
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.7K
▲ 5% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.8
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
229 students on the public path
In brief

Highmore’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Highmore’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Highmore High School - 01 places highest (better than 74%); Highmore Elementary - 02 lowest (64%). 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 Highmore, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Highmore Elementary - 02Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2B
7–8Highmore Jr. High - 03Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2B+
9–12Highmore High School - 01Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2.

The district

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

Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 229 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 9.8 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$13,713SD $13,040 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 51% · 101 students tested
Math52%
State average 42.2% · 101 students tested

Highmore vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Highmore—Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2

Every school in Highmore

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 Highmoreby address
Highmore Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B
133 students11:1Rate it →
Highmore Jr. High - 03
Middle · Grades 7–8
B+
34 students9:1Rate it →
Highmore High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12
B+
62 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Highmore’s schools

Are Highmore’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Highmore. Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Highmore. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Highmore in?

Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2.

Where do Highmore kids go to high school?

Highmore 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.