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Schools in Lake Preston

Lake Preston’s public schools

Lake Preston School District 38-3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake Preston. 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 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
67%
2021–22
Math proficiency
62%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.1K
▲ 39% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
7.8
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
170 students on the public path
In brief

Lake Preston’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Lake Preston’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Lake Preston Elementary - 02 places highest (better than 85%); Lake Preston Middle School - 03 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 Lake Preston, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Lake Preston Elementary - 02Lake Preston School District 38-3A
6–8Lake Preston Middle School - 03Lake Preston School District 38-3B−
9–12Lake Preston High School - 01Lake Preston School District 38-3A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lake Preston School District 38-3.

The district

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

Lake Preston School District 38-3Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 170 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 7.8 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$18,122SD $13,040 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading67%
State average 51% · 84 students tested
Math62%
State average 42.2% · 84 students tested

Lake Preston vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lake Preston—Lake Preston School District 38-3

Every school in Lake Preston

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 Lake Prestonby address
Lake Preston Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
96 students9:1Rate it →
Lake Preston Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
33 students8:1Rate it →
Lake Preston High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12
A−
41 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Lake Preston’s schools

Are Lake Preston’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lake Preston. Lake Preston School District 38-3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake Preston. 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 Lake Preston in?

Lake Preston School District 38-3.

Where do Lake Preston kids go to high school?

Lake Preston 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.