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Schools in Morton Township

Morton Township’s public schools

Webster School District 18-5 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Morton Township. 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 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
56%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.0K
▼ 8% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.0
SD 13.7
Schools in town
0
546 students on the public path
In brief

Morton Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Morton Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Webster Area Middle School - 02 places highest (better than 89%); Webster Area High School - 01 lowest (20%). 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 Morton Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Webster Area Elementary - 03in WebsterA
6–8Webster Area Middle School - 02in WebsterA
9–12Webster Area High School - 01in WebsterC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Webster School District 18-5.

The district

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

Webster School District 18-5Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 546 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 14.0 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,995SD $13,040 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading65%
State average 51% · 268 students tested
Math56%
State average 42.2% · 268 students tested

Morton Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Morton Township—Webster School District 18-5
Racine—Webster School District 18-5
Rusk—Webster School District 18-5
Central Point—Waubay School District 18-3
Wheatland—Webster School District 18-5 PK–12 · Waubay School District 18-3 PK–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Webster School District 18-5 with Morton Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Morton Township

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).

Also serving Morton Townshipin other towns
Webster Area Elementary - 03
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Webster
A
274 students14:1Rate it →
Webster Area Middle School - 02
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Webster
A
108 students14:1Rate it →
Webster Area High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Webster
C−
164 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Morton Township’s schools

Are Morton Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Morton Township. Webster School District 18-5 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Morton Township. 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 Morton Township in?

Webster School District 18-5.

Where do Morton Township kids go to high school?

Webster Area High School - 01.

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What Morton Township families are saying about school.

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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.