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Schools in Howard

Howard’s public schools

Howard School District 48-3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Howard. 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
64%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▲ 12% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.4
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
329 students on the public path
In brief

Howard’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Howard’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Howard High School - 01 places highest (better than 90%); Howard Elementary - 02 lowest (45%). 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, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Howard Elementary - 02Howard School District 48-3B−
6–8Howard Jr. High - 05Howard School District 48-3B+
9–12Howard High School - 01Howard School District 48-3A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Howard School District 48-3.

The district

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

Howard School District 48-3Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 356 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$14,652SD $13,040 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading64%
State average 51% · 205 students tested
Math57%
State average 42.2% · 205 students tested

Howard vs. its neighbors

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

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Howard—Howard School District 48-3

Every school in Howard

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 Howardby address
Howard Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
158 students13:1Rate it →
Howard Jr. High - 05
Middle · Grades 6–8
B+
75 students16:1Rate it →
Howard High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12
A
96 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Howard’s schools

Are Howard’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Howard. Howard School District 48-3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Howard. 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 Howard in?

Howard School District 48-3.

Where do Howard kids go to high school?

Howard 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.