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Schools in Oak Gulch Township

Oak Gulch Township’s public schools

Groton Area School District 06-6 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Oak Gulch Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools 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
69%
2021–22
Math proficiency
61%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.3K
▼ 5% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.1
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
578 students on the public path
In brief

Oak Gulch Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Oak Gulch Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Groton Area Middle School - 04 places highest (better than 82%); Groton Area Elementary - 02 lowest (70%). 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 Oak Gulch Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Groton Area Elementary - 02in GrotonB+
6–8Groton Area Middle School - 04in GrotonA−
9–12Groton Area High School - 01in GrotonB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Groton Area School District 06-6.

The district

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

Groton Area School District 06-6Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 578 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,329SD $13,040 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading69%
State average 51% · 297 students tested
Math61%
State average 42.2% · 299 students tested

Oak Gulch Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Oak Gulch Township—Groton Area School District 06-6
Troy—Groton Area School District 06-6
Scotland—Groton Area School District 06-6
Warren—Clark School District 12-2 PK–12 · Doland School District 56-2 PK–12
Conde—Groton Area School District 06-6

3 of the 4 neighbors share Groton Area School District 06-6 with Oak Gulch Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Oak Gulch 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 Oak Gulch Townshipin other towns
Groton Area Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Groton
B+
278 students14:1Rate it →
Groton Area Middle School - 04
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Groton
A−
132 students13:1Rate it →
Groton Area High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Groton
B+
168 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Oak Gulch Township’s schools

Are Oak Gulch Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Oak Gulch Township. Groton Area School District 06-6 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Oak Gulch Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Oak Gulch Township in?

Groton Area School District 06-6.

Where do Oak Gulch Township kids go to high school?

Groton 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.