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Schools in Preston Township

Preston Township’s public schools

Estelline School District 28-2 and Sioux Valley School District 05-5 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Preston Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/6schools 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
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.7K
▼ 11% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Sioux Valley School District 05-5
Students per teacher
13.8
SD 13.7
Schools in town
0
1,034 students on the public path
In brief

Preston Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Preston Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Sioux Valley High School - 01 places highest (better than 85%); Estelline High School - 01 lowest (8%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Preston Township, graded from C+ to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Sioux Valley High School - 01 and Estelline 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 Preston Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Estelline School District 28-2.

Two districts serve Preston Township

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

Estelline School District 28-2Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 292 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$15,611SD $13,040 · FY2024
C
Sioux Valley School District 05-5Grades K–12 · 3 schools · 742 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,650SD $13,040 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Estelline School District 28-242%
State average 51% · 138 students tested
Math · PK–12, Estelline School District 28-237%
State average 42.2% · 140 students tested
Reading · K–12, Sioux Valley School District 05-556%
State average 51% · 372 students tested
Math · K–12, Sioux Valley School District 05-545%
State average 42.2% · 372 students tested

Preston Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Preston Township—Estelline School District 28-2 PK–12 · Sioux Valley School District 05-5 K–12
Estelline—Estelline School District 28-2
Laketon—Arlington School District 38-1
Oakwood—Sioux Valley School District 05-5
Eureka—Brookings School District 05-1 PK–12 · Estelline School District 28-2 PK–12

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

Every school in Preston 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 Preston Townshipin other towns
Estelline Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Estelline
B−
149 students14:1Rate it →
Sioux Valley Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Volga
C+
372 students14:1Rate it →
Sioux Valley Middle School - 04
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Volga
B−
156 students13:1Rate it →
Estelline Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Estelline
C−
60 students14:1Rate it →
Sioux Valley High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Volga
A
214 students16:1Rate it →
Estelline High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Estelline
D
83 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Preston Township’s schools

Are Preston Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Preston Township. Estelline School District 28-2 and Sioux Valley School District 05-5 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Preston Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Preston Township in?

Estelline School District 28-2 and Sioux Valley School District 05-5.

Where do Preston Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Sioux Valley High School - 01 and Estelline 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.