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Schools in Lura Township

Lura Township’s public schools

Summit School District 54-6, Watertown School District 14-4 and Waubay School District 18-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lura Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.5K
▼ 12% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Watertown School District 14-4
Students per teacher
14.2
SD 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
1,357 students on the public path
In brief

Lura Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Lura Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Waubay High School - 01 places highest (better than 96%); Summit High School - 01 lowest (51%). 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 Lura Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Sunrise Colony - 15Watertown School District 14-4No scores
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Summit School District 54-6.

Three districts serve Lura Township

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

Summit School District 54-6Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 182 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 9.6 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$14,849SD $13,040 · FY2024
D
Watertown School District 14-4Grades PK–12 · 8 schools · 3,606 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,526SD $13,040 · FY2024
B+
Waubay School District 18-3Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 177 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 8.8 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$17,948SD $13,040 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Summit School District 54-642%
State average 51% · 82 students tested
Math · PK–12, Summit School District 54-622%
State average 42.2% · 82 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Watertown School District 14-459%
State average 51% · 2037 students tested
Math · PK–12, Watertown School District 14-451%
State average 42.2% · 2042 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Waubay School District 18-337%
State average 51% · 95 students tested
Math · PK–12, Waubay School District 18-337%
State average 42.2% · 95 students tested

Lura Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lura Township—Summit School District 54-6 PK–12 · Watertown School District 14-4 PK–12 · Waubay School District 18-3 PK–12
Mazeppa—Waverly School District 14-5 PK–12 · Summit School District 54-6 PK–12
Farmington—Summit School District 54-6
Egeland—Waubay School District 18-3
Blooming Valley—Summit School District 54-6 PK–12 · Waubay School District 18-3 PK–12
Germantown—Waverly School District 14-5 PK–12 · Watertown School District 14-4 PK–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Summit School District 54-6 with Lura Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Lura Township

4 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 Lura Townshipby address
Sunrise Colony - 15
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Summit
20 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Lura Townshipin other towns
Watertown High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Watertown
B
1,222 students17:1Rate it →
Waubay High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Waubay
A+
65 students11:1Rate it →
Summit High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Summit
B−
50 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Lura Township’s schools

Are Lura Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lura Township. Summit School District 54-6, Watertown School District 14-4 and Waubay School District 18-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lura Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Lura Township in?

Summit School District 54-6, Watertown School District 14-4 and Waubay School District 18-3.

Where do Lura Township kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Watertown High School - 01, Waubay High School - 01 and Summit 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.