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Schools in Pleasant Township

Pleasant Township’s public schools

Willow Lake School District 12-3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pleasant Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above South Dakota’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.2K
▼ 14% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.8
SD 13.7
Schools in town
1
100 students on the public path
In brief

Pleasant Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Pleasant Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Mayfield Colony Elementary - 04 places highest (better than 96%); Willow Lake High School - 01 lowest (45%). 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 Pleasant Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Mayfield Colony Elementary - 04Willow Lake School District 12-3A+
9–12Willow Lake High School - 01in Willow LakeB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Willow Lake School District 12-3.

The district

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

Willow Lake School District 12-3Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 344 students, up 17% since 2020–21 · 13.8 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,201SD $13,040 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 51% · 155 students tested
Math32%
State average 42.2% · 155 students tested

Pleasant Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pleasant Township—Willow Lake School District 12-3
Lake—Willow Lake School District 12-3
Vienna—Willow Lake School District 12-3
Washington—Willow Lake School District 12-3 PK–12 · Hamlin School District 28-3 PK–12
Foxton—Willow Lake School District 12-3 PK–12 · Clark School District 12-2 PK–12
Dixon—Hamlin School District 28-3

4 of the 5 neighbors share Willow Lake School District 12-3 with Pleasant Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Pleasant Township

2 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).

District schools in Pleasant Townshipby address
Mayfield Colony Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Willow Lake
A+
31 students16:1Rate it →
Also serving Pleasant Townshipin other towns
Willow Lake High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Willow Lake
B−
69 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Pleasant Township’s schools

Are Pleasant Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pleasant Township. Willow Lake School District 12-3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pleasant Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Pleasant Township in?

Willow Lake School District 12-3.

Where do Pleasant Township kids go to high school?

Willow Lake 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.