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Schools in Howard Township

Howard Township’s public schools

Andes Central School District 11-1 and Armour School District 21-1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Howard Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.0K
▲ 54% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Andes Central School District 11-1
Students per teacher
10.6
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
145 students on the public path
In brief

Howard Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Howard Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Armour High School - 01 places highest (better than 74%); Andes Central High School - 01 lowest (29%). 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 Howard Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Lakeview Colony Elementary - 05Andes Central School District 11-1No scores
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Andes Central School District 11-1.

Two districts serve Howard Township

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

Andes Central School District 11-1Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 323 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$20,047SD $13,040 · FY2024
D
Armour School District 21-1Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 226 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 10.5 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$14,165SD $13,040 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Andes Central School District 11-132%
State average 51% · 156 students tested
Math · PK–12, Andes Central School District 11-127%
State average 42.2% · 156 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Armour School District 21-137%
State average 51% · 101 students tested
Math · PK–12, Armour School District 21-137%
State average 42.2% · 101 students tested

Howard Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Howard Township—Andes Central School District 11-1 PK–12 · Armour School District 21-1 PK–12
Chester—Armour School District 21-1
Kennedy—Wagner School District 11-4 PK–12 · Armour School District 21-1 PK–12
Moore—Andes Central School District 11-1 PK–12 · Platte-Geddes School District 11-5 K–12
Plain Center—Andes Central School District 11-1 PK–12 · Wagner School District 11-4 PK–12
Goose Lake—Andes Central School District 11-1 PK–12 · Platte-Geddes School District 11-5 K–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Andes Central School District 11-1 with Howard Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Howard 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).

District schools in Howard Townshipby address
Lakeview Colony Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Lake Andes
23 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Howard Townshipin other towns
Andes Central High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Lake Andes
C
65 students9:1Rate it →
Armour High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Armour
B+
57 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Howard Township’s schools

Are Howard Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Howard Township. Andes Central School District 11-1 and Armour School District 21-1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Howard Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Howard Township in?

Andes Central School District 11-1 and Armour School District 21-1.

Where do Howard Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Andes Central High School - 01 and Armour 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.