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Schools in Montrose

Montrose’s public schools

Montrose School District 43-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Montrose. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools 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
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▲ 9% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.7
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
224 students on the public path
In brief

Montrose’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Montrose’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Montrose High School - 01 places highest (better than 90%); Montrose Middle School - 03 lowest (25%). 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 Montrose, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Montrose Elementary - 02Montrose School District 43-2B+
6–8Montrose Middle School - 03Montrose School District 43-2C
9–12Montrose High School - 01Montrose School District 43-2A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Montrose School District 43-2.

The district

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

Montrose School District 43-2Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 266 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$14,166SD $13,040 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 51% · 134 students tested
Math47%
State average 42.2% · 134 students tested

Montrose vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Montrose—Montrose School District 43-2

Every school in Montrose

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 Montroseby address
Montrose Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
108 students11:1Rate it →
Montrose Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
53 students12:1Rate it →
Montrose High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12
A
63 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Montrose’s schools

Are Montrose’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Montrose. Montrose School District 43-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Montrose. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Montrose in?

Montrose School District 43-2.

Where do Montrose kids go to high school?

Montrose 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.