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Schools in Olean Township

Olean Township’s public schools

Groton Area School District 06-6 and Northwestern Area School District 56-7 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Olean Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?6/6schools 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 · Groton Area School District 06-6
Students per teacher
12.8
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
876 students on the public path
In brief

Olean Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

6 of Olean Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Northwestern High School - 01 places highest (better than 94%); Northwestern Elementary - 04 lowest (64%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Olean Township, graded from B to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: Groton Area High School - 01 and Northwestern 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 Olean Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A

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

Two districts serve Olean Township

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+
Northwestern Area School District 56-7Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 387 students, up 15% since 2022–23 · 12.2 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$13,471SD $13,040 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Groton Area School District 06-669%
State average 51% · 297 students tested
Math · PK–12, Groton Area School District 06-661%
State average 42.2% · 299 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Northwestern Area School District 56-757%
State average 51% · 150 students tested
Math · PK–12, Northwestern Area School District 56-752%
State average 42.2% · 150 students tested

Olean Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Olean Township—Groton Area School District 06-6 PK–12 · Northwestern Area School District 56-7 PK–12
Warren—Clark School District 12-2 PK–12 · Doland School District 56-2 PK–12
Turton—Doland School District 56-2
Benton—Northwestern Area School District 56-7
Conde—Northwestern Area School District 56-7
Sumner—Doland School District 56-2

2 of the 5 neighbors share Northwestern Area School District 56-7 with Olean Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Olean 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 Olean Townshipin other towns
Groton Area Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Groton
B+
278 students14:1Rate it →
Northwestern Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mellette
B
135 students14:1Rate it →
Hutterville Colony Elementary - 06
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Stratford
16 students6:1Rate it →
Groton Area Middle School - 04
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Groton
A−
132 students13:1Rate it →
Northwestern Middle School - 02
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mellette
B+
56 students12:1Rate it →
Groton Area High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Groton
B+
168 students13:1Rate it →
Northwestern High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Mellette
A
91 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Olean Township’s schools

Are Olean Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Olean Township. Groton Area School District 06-6 and Northwestern Area School District 56-7 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Olean Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Olean Township in?

Groton Area School District 06-6 and Northwestern Area School District 56-7.

Where do Olean Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Groton Area High School - 01 and Northwestern 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.