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Schools in Pearl Township

Pearl Township’s public schools

McCook Central School District 43-7 and Howard School District 48-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pearl Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/6schools 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.6K
▼ 11% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · McCook Central School District 43-7
Students per teacher
12.8
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
652 students on the public path
In brief

Pearl Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Pearl Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Howard High School - 01 places highest (better than 90%); Goldenview Colony School - 04 lowest (8%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Pearl Township, graded from D to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: McCook Central High School - 01 and Howard 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 Pearl Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–84 schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the McCook Central School District 43-7.

Two districts serve Pearl Township

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

McCook Central School District 43-7Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 455 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,581SD $13,040 · FY2024
C−
Howard School District 48-3Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 356 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$14,652SD $13,040 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, McCook Central School District 43-742%
State average 51% · 210 students tested
Math · PK–12, McCook Central School District 43-733%
State average 42.2% · 210 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Howard School District 48-364%
State average 51% · 205 students tested
Math · PK–12, Howard School District 48-357%
State average 42.2% · 205 students tested

Pearl Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pearl Township—McCook Central School District 43-7 PK–12 · Howard School District 48-3 PK–12
Spring Lake—Hanson School District 30-1
Benton—McCook Central School District 43-7
Sun Prairie—McCook Central School District 43-7
Canova—Howard School District 48-3

2 of the 4 neighbors share McCook Central School District 43-7 with Pearl Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Pearl Township

6 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 Pearl Townshipin other towns
McCook Central Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salem
D
225 students13:1Rate it →
Howard Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Howard
B−
158 students13:1Rate it →
Goldenview Colony School - 04
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Salem
D
28 students23:1Rate it →
Shannon Colony Elementary - 08
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Winfred
B+
27 students12:1Rate it →
McCook Central High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Salem
C
118 students13:1Rate it →
Howard High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Howard
A
96 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Pearl Township’s schools

Are Pearl Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pearl Township. McCook Central School District 43-7 and Howard School District 48-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pearl Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Pearl Township in?

McCook Central School District 43-7 and Howard School District 48-3.

Where do Pearl Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: McCook Central High School - 01 and Howard 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.