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Schools in Long Lake

Long Lake’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 Long Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
0
172 students on the public path
In brief

Long Lake’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Long Lake’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Leola Elementary - 02 places highest (better than 90%); Long Lake Colony Elementary - 05 lowest (45%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Long Lake, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Leola 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 Long Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–84 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
9–12Leola High School - 01in LeolaNo 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.

Leola School District 44-2Grades PK–12 · 7 schools · 205 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 8.5 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$17,833SD $13,040 · FY2024
B+
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

Long Lake vs. its neighbors

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

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

Every school in Long Lake

5 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 Long Lakein other towns
Leola Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Leola
A
57 students7:1Rate it →
Spring Creek Colony Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Forbes
35 students15:1Rate it →
Long Lake Colony Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Wetonka
B−
30 students13:1Rate it →
Grassland Colony Elementary - 06
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Westport
12 students6:1Rate it →
Leola High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Leola
38 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Long Lake’s schools

Are Long Lake’s schools good?

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

What school district is Long Lake in?

Leola School District 44-2.

Where do Long Lake kids go to high school?

Leola 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.