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Schools in Oxford Township

Oxford Township’s public schools

Hamlin School District 28-3 and Watertown School District 14-4 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Oxford Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
53%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.5K
▼ 12% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Watertown School District 14-4
Students per teacher
15.2
SD 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,236 students on the public path
In brief

Oxford Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Oxford Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Hamlin High School - 01 places highest (better than 74%); McKinley Early Childhood Center - 06 lowest (35%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Oxford Township, graded from C+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Watertown High School - 01 and Hamlin 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 Oxford Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–83 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hamlin School District 28-3.

Two districts serve Oxford Township

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

Hamlin School District 28-3Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 896 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$10,323SD $13,040 · FY2024
B+
Watertown School District 14-4Grades PK–12 · 8 schools · 3,606 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,526SD $13,040 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Hamlin School District 28-352%
State average 51% · 451 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hamlin School District 28-353%
State average 42.2% · 456 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Watertown School District 14-459%
State average 51% · 2037 students tested
Math · PK–12, Watertown School District 14-451%
State average 42.2% · 2042 students tested

Oxford Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Oxford Township—Hamlin School District 28-3 PK–12 · Watertown School District 14-4 PK–12
Brantford—Hamlin School District 28-3
Hayti—Hamlin School District 28-3
Castlewood—Castlewood School District 28-1
Pelican—Watertown School District 14-4

2 of the 4 neighbors share Hamlin School District 28-3 with Oxford Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Oxford Township

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).

Also serving Oxford Townshipin other towns
Hamlin Elementary - 09
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hayti
B+
472 students16:1Rate it →
McKinley Early Childhood Center - 06
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Watertown
C+
296 students14:1Rate it →
Sunrise Colony - 15
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Summit
20 students10:1Rate it →
Watertown High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Watertown
B
1,222 students17:1Rate it →
Hamlin High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Hayti
B+
226 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Oxford Township’s schools

Are Oxford Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Oxford Township. Hamlin School District 28-3 and Watertown School District 14-4 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Oxford Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Oxford Township in?

Hamlin School District 28-3 and Watertown School District 14-4.

Where do Oxford Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Watertown High School - 01 and Hamlin 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.