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Schools in Moore Township

Moore Township’s public schools

Platte-Geddes School District 11-5 and Andes Central School District 11-1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Moore Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/5schools 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
64%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.9K
▼ 1% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Platte-Geddes School District 11-5
Students per teacher
11.5
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
700 students on the public path
In brief

Moore Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Moore Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Cedar Grove Colony Elementary - 14 places highest (better than 99%); Andes Central Elementary - 02 lowest (14%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Moore Township, graded from D to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Platte - Geddes High School - 01 and Andes Central 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 Moore Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–85 schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Platte-Geddes School District 11-5.

Two districts serve Moore Township

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

Platte-Geddes School District 11-5Grades K–12 · 5 schools · 522 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,898SD $13,040 · FY2024
A
Andes Central School District 11-1Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 323 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$20,047SD $13,040 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Platte-Geddes School District 11-565%
State average 51% · 268 students tested
Math · K–12, Platte-Geddes School District 11-564%
State average 42.2% · 269 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Andes Central School District 11-132%
State average 51% · 156 students tested
Math · PK–12, Andes Central School District 11-127%
State average 42.2% · 156 students tested

Moore Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Moore Township—Andes Central School District 11-1 PK–12 · Platte-Geddes School District 11-5 K–12
Rhoda—Platte-Geddes School District 11-5
Darlington—Platte-Geddes School District 11-5
Clark—Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3 PK–12 · Platte-Geddes School District 11-5 K–12
Howard—Andes Central School District 11-1 PK–12 · Armour School District 21-1 PK–12
Chester—Armour School District 21-1
Goose Lake—Andes Central School District 11-1 PK–12 · Platte-Geddes School District 11-5 K–12

4 of the 6 neighbors share Platte-Geddes School District 11-5 with Moore Township for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Moore 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 Moore Townshipin other towns
Andes Central Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Andes
D
184 students13:1Rate it →
Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Platte
A+
230 students13:1Rate it →
Cedar Grove Colony Elementary - 14
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Platte
A+
44 students13:1Rate it →
Lakeview Colony Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Lake Andes
23 students12:1Rate it →
Platte Colony Elementary - 10
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Academy
22 students7:1Rate it →
Platte - Geddes High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Platte
C
132 students11:1Rate it →
Andes Central High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Lake Andes
C
65 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Moore Township’s schools

Are Moore Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Moore Township. Platte-Geddes School District 11-5 and Andes Central School District 11-1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Moore Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Moore Township in?

Platte-Geddes School District 11-5 and Andes Central School District 11-1.

Where do Moore Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Platte - Geddes High School - 01 and Andes Central 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.