Orient’s public schools
Faulkton School District 24-4 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Orient. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Orient’s schools, in brief
School by school
4 of Orient’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Faulkton High School - 01 places highest (better than 99%); Blumengard Colony Elementary - 06 lowest (51%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Four elementary schools serve Orient, graded from B− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Faulkton 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 Orient, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Orient
Faulkton Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 185 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Faulkton
9th grade in Orient
Faulkton High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 73 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Faulkton
10th grade in Orient
Faulkton High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 73 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Faulkton
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Faulkton School District 24-4.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Orient vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Orient’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Orient | — | Faulkton School District 24-4 |
Every school in Orient
5 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).
Questions about Orient’s schools
Are Orient’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Orient. Faulkton School District 24-4 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Orient. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Orient in?
Faulkton School District 24-4.
Where do Orient kids go to high school?
Faulkton High School - 01.
Parents talk
What Orient families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Orient → They have their own page.
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.