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Schools in Independence Township

Independence Township’s public schools

Armour School District 21-1 and Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Independence Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/5schools 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
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▲ 9% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Armour School District 21-1
Students per teacher
9.8
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
326 students on the public path
In brief

Independence Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Independence Township’s 5 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%); Clearfield Colony Elementary - 07 lowest (8%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Independence Township, graded from D to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Armour High School - 01 and Tripp-Delmont 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 Independence Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–84 schoolsDepends on your addressD to C+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Armour School District 21-1.

Two districts serve Independence Township

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

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−
Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 168 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 8.9 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$21,673SD $13,040 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

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
Reading · PK–12, Tripp-Delmont School District 33-532%
State average 51% · 82 students tested
Math · PK–12, Tripp-Delmont School District 33-537%
State average 42.2% · 82 students tested

Independence Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Independence Township—Armour School District 21-1 PK–12 · Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5 PK–12
Chester—Armour School District 21-1
Armour—Armour School District 21-1
East Choteau—Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5
Valley—Armour School District 21-1 PK–12 · Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3 PK–12
Kennedy—Wagner School District 11-4 PK–12 · Armour School District 21-1 PK–12

4 of the 5 neighbors share Armour School District 21-1 with Independence Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Independence Township

6 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 Independence Townshipin other towns
Armour Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Armour
C+
119 students13:1Rate it →
Tripp Elementary - 03
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Tripp
C−
88 students10:1Rate it →
Clearfield Colony Elementary - 07
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Delmont
D
26 students26:1Rate it →
Greenwood Colony Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Delmont
3 students3:1Rate it →
Armour High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Armour
B+
57 students8:1Rate it →
Tripp-Delmont High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Tripp
D
33 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Independence Township’s schools

Are Independence Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Independence Township. Armour School District 21-1 and Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Independence Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Independence Township in?

Armour School District 21-1 and Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5.

Where do Independence Township kids go to high school?

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

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What Independence Township families are saying about school.

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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.