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Schools in Newport Township

Newport Township’s public schools

Langford School District 45-5 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Newport Township. 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
47%
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
14.2
SD 13.7
Schools in town
0
214 students on the public path
In brief

Newport Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Newport Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Langford Area High School - 01 places highest (better than 51%); Newport Colony Elementary - 04 lowest (6%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Newport Township, graded from D to C−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Langford Area 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 Newport Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressD to C−
9–12Langford Area High School - 01in LangfordB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Langford School District 45-5.

The district

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

Langford School District 45-5Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 258 students, up 15% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$14,231SD $13,040 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 51% · 117 students tested
Math47%
State average 42.2% · 117 students tested

Newport Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Newport Township—Langford School District 45-5
Hickman—Langford School District 45-5
Farmington—Langford School District 45-5 PK–12 · Groton Area School District 06-6 PK–12
Claremont—Groton Area School District 06-6 PK–12 · Langford School District 45-5 PK–12
Weston—Langford School District 45-5 PK–12 · Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 K–12

All 4 neighbors share Langford School District 45-5 with Newport Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Newport 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 Newport Townshipin other towns
Langford Area Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Langford
C−
111 students15:1Rate it →
Newport Colony Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Claremont
D
44 students16:1Rate it →
Langford Area High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Langford
B−
59 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Newport Township’s schools

Are Newport Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Newport Township. Langford School District 45-5 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Newport Township. 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 Newport Township in?

Langford School District 45-5.

Where do Newport Township kids go to high school?

Langford Area 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.