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Schools in Maxwell Colony

Maxwell Colony’s public schools

Menno School District 33-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Maxwell Colony. 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.1K
▲ 31% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.8
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
223 students on the public path
In brief

Maxwell Colony’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Maxwell Colony’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Menno High School - 01 places highest (better than 51%); Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04 lowest (4%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Maxwell Colony, graded from D− to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Menno 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 Maxwell Colony, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–83 schoolsDepends on your addressD− to C+
9–12Menno High School - 01in MennoB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Menno School District 33-2.

The district

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

Menno School District 33-2Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 260 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 8.8 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$17,122SD $13,040 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 51% · 155 students tested
Math32%
State average 42.2% · 155 students tested

Maxwell Colony vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Maxwell Colony—Menno School District 33-2

Every school in Maxwell Colony

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).

Also serving Maxwell Colonyin other towns
Menno Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Menno
C+
91 students8:1Rate it →
Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Scotland
D−
39 students10:1Rate it →
Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Utica
19 students7:1Rate it →
Menno High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Menno
B−
74 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Maxwell Colony’s schools

Are Maxwell Colony’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Maxwell Colony. Menno School District 33-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Maxwell Colony. 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 Maxwell Colony in?

Menno School District 33-2.

Where do Maxwell Colony kids go to high school?

Menno 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.