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Schools in Liberty Township

Liberty Township’s public schools

Webster School District 18-5 and Langford School District 45-5 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Liberty Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/7schools 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
65%
2021–22
Math proficiency
56%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.0K
▼ 8% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Webster School District 18-5
Students per teacher
14.0
SD 13.7
Schools in town
0
804 students on the public path
In brief

Liberty Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Liberty Township’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Webster Area Middle School - 02 places highest (better than 89%); Newport Colony Elementary - 04 lowest (6%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Liberty Township, graded from D to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: Webster Area High School - 01 and Langford Area 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 Liberty Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to A
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Webster School District 18-5.

Two districts serve Liberty Township

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

Webster School District 18-5Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 546 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 14.0 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,995SD $13,040 · FY2024
A
Langford School District 45-5Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 258 students, up 15% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$14,231SD $13,040 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Webster School District 18-565%
State average 51% · 268 students tested
Math · PK–12, Webster School District 18-556%
State average 42.2% · 268 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Langford School District 45-547%
State average 51% · 117 students tested
Math · PK–12, Langford School District 45-547%
State average 42.2% · 117 students tested

Liberty Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Liberty Township—Webster School District 18-5 PK–12 · Langford School District 45-5 PK–12
Nutley—Webster School District 18-5 PK–12 · Langford School District 45-5 PK–12
Raritan—Webster School District 18-5
Independence—Langford School District 45-5
Fort—Langford School District 45-5 PK–12 · Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 K–12
Sisseton—Langford School District 45-5

4 of the 5 neighbors share Langford School District 45-5 with Liberty Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Liberty Township

7 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 Liberty Townshipin other towns
Webster Area Elementary - 03
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Webster
A
274 students14:1Rate it →
Langford Area Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Langford
C−
111 students15:1Rate it →
Newport Colony Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Claremont
D
44 students16:1Rate it →
Webster Area Middle School - 02
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Webster
A
108 students14:1Rate it →
Langford Area Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Langford
A
44 students15:1Rate it →
Webster Area High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Webster
C−
164 students14:1Rate it →
Langford Area High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Langford
B−
59 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Liberty Township’s schools

Are Liberty Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Liberty Township. Webster School District 18-5 and Langford School District 45-5 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Liberty Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Liberty Township in?

Webster School District 18-5 and Langford School District 45-5.

Where do Liberty Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Webster Area High School - 01 and Langford Area High School - 01.

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What Liberty 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.