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Schools in New Underwood

New Underwood’s public schools

New Underwood School District 51-3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for New Underwood. 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
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.2K
▼ 6% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
SD 13.7
Schools in town
3
280 students on the public path
In brief

New Underwood’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of New Underwood’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. New Underwood High School - 01 places highest (better than 51%); New Underwood Middle School - 04 lowest (23%). 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 New Underwood, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5New Underwood Elementary - 02New Underwood School District 51-3C+
6–8New Underwood Middle School - 04New Underwood School District 51-3C−
9–12New Underwood High School - 01New Underwood School District 51-3B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the New Underwood School District 51-3.

The district

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

New Underwood School District 51-3Grades K–12 · 3 schools · 280 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,193SD $13,040 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 51% · 156 students tested
Math37%
State average 42.2% · 154 students tested

New Underwood vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
New Underwood—New Underwood School District 51-3

Every school in New Underwood

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 New Underwoodby address
New Underwood Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–5
C+
113 students12:1Rate it →
New Underwood Middle School - 04
Middle · Grades 6–8
C−
75 students17:1Rate it →
New Underwood High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12
B−
92 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about New Underwood’s schools

Are New Underwood’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for New Underwood. New Underwood School District 51-3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for New Underwood. 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 New Underwood in?

New Underwood School District 51-3.

Where do New Underwood kids go to high school?

New Underwood 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.