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Schools in Leola

Leola’s public schools

Leola School District 44-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Leola. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/1schools 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
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.8K
▲ 37% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.5
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
117 students on the public path
In brief

Leola’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Leola’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Leola Elementary - 02 places highest (better than 90%); Leola Elementary - 02 lowest (90%). 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 Leola, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Leola Elementary - 02Leola School District 44-2A
6–8Leola Jr. High - 03Leola School District 44-2No scores
9–12Leola High School - 01Leola School District 44-2No scores

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Leola School District 44-2.

The district

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

Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 51% · 117 students tested
Math52%
State average 42.2% · 118 students tested

Leola vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Leola—Leola School District 44-2

Every school in Leola

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 Leolaby address

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Leola Alternative School - 07).

Questions about Leola’s schools

Are Leola’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Leola. Leola School District 44-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Leola. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Leola in?

Leola School District 44-2.

Where do Leola kids go to high school?

Leola High School - 01.

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What Leola 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.