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Schools in Lake Township

Lake Township’s public schools

Colome School District 59-3 and Winner School District 59-2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/6schools 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.9K
▼ 16% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Winner School District 59-2
Students per teacher
13.3
SD 13.7
Schools in town
0
962 students on the public path
In brief

Lake Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Lake Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Colome High School - 01 places highest (better than 51%); Winner Middle School - 02 lowest (25%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Lake Township, graded from C to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Winner High School - 01 and Colome 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 Lake Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Colome School District 59-3.

Two districts serve Lake Township

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

Colome School District 59-3Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 135 students, down 30% since 2020–21 · 6.9 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$17,865SD $13,040 · FY2024
C
Winner School District 59-2Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 827 students, up 17% since 2020–21 · 15.6 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$10,897SD $13,040 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Colome School District 59-352%
State average 51% · 101 students tested
Math · PK–12, Colome School District 59-332%
State average 42.2% · 99 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Winner School District 59-248%
State average 51% · 336 students tested
Math · PK–12, Winner School District 59-230%
State average 42.2% · 336 students tested

Lake Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lake Township—Colome School District 59-3 PK–12 · Winner School District 59-2 PK–12
Rames—Colome School District 59-3
McNeely—Colome School District 59-3
Willow Creek—Winner School District 59-2
Stewart—Colome School District 59-3

3 of the 4 neighbors share Colome School District 59-3 with Lake Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Lake 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 Lake Townshipin other towns
Winner Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winner
C+
465 students16:1Rate it →
Colome Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colome
C
65 students8:1Rate it →
Winner Middle School - 02
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Winner
C
159 students15:1Rate it →
Colome Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Colome
C
32 students8:1Rate it →
Winner High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Winner
B−
203 students15:1Rate it →
Colome High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Colome
B−
38 students5:1Rate it →

Questions about Lake Township’s schools

Are Lake Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lake Township. Colome School District 59-3 and Winner School District 59-2 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 6 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 Township in?

Colome School District 59-3 and Winner School District 59-2.

Where do Lake Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Winner High School - 01 and Colome 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.