Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Jefferson

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
St. Peter's Catholic ChurchSt. Peter's Catholic Church · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0
Schools in Jefferson

Jefferson’s public schools

Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Jefferson. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.9K
▼ 9% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
SD 13.7
Schools in town
0
697 students on the public path
In brief

Jefferson’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Jefferson’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03 places highest (better than 59%); Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01 lowest (35%). 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 Jefferson, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Elk Point-Jefferson Elementary - 02in Elk PointC+
6–8Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03in Elk PointB
9–12Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01in Elk PointC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7.

The district

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

Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7Grades K–12 · 3 schools · 697 students · 13.7 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,861SD $13,040 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading46%
State average 51% · 328 students tested
Math44%
State average 42.2% · 373 students tested

Jefferson vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Jefferson—Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7

Every school in Jefferson

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).

Also serving Jeffersonin other towns
Elk Point-Jefferson Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Elk Point
C+
334 students13:1Rate it →
Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Elk Point
B
151 students16:1Rate it →
Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Elk Point
C+
212 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Jefferson’s schools

Are Jefferson’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Jefferson. Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Jefferson. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Jefferson in?

Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7.

Where do Jefferson kids go to high school?

Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01.

Parents talk

What Jefferson families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Jefferson → They have their own page.

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.