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Schools in Lake Township

Lake Township’s public schools

White Lake School District 01-3 has 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?1/3schools 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
22%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.7K
▲ 28% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.2
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
125 students on the public path
In brief

Lake Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Lake Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. White Lake High School - 01 places highest (better than 51%); White Lake Middle School - 03 lowest (2%). 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–5White Lake Elementary - 02in White LakeB−
6–8White Lake Middle School - 03in White LakeD−
9–12White Lake High School - 01in White LakeB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the White Lake School District 01-3.

The district

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

White Lake School District 01-3Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 125 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 9.2 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$16,710SD $13,040 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading22%
State average 51% · 67 students tested
Math37%
State average 42.2% · 67 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—White Lake School District 01-3
White Lake—White Lake School District 01-3
Willow Lake—Kimball School District 07-2
Cooper—Plankinton School District 01-1 PK–12 · White Lake School District 01-3 PK–12
Patten—White Lake School District 01-3

3 of the 4 neighbors share White Lake School District 01-3 with Lake Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Lake Township

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 Lake Townshipin other towns
White Lake Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · White Lake
B−
62 students10:1Rate it →
White Lake Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · White Lake
D−
30 students10:1Rate it →
White Lake High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · White Lake
B−
33 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Lake Township’s schools

Are Lake Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lake Township. White Lake School District 01-3 has 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 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 Township in?

White Lake School District 01-3.

Where do Lake Township kids go to high school?

White Lake High School - 01.

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What Lake 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.