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Schools in Rames Township

Rames Township’s public schools

Colome School District 59-3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rames Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.9K
▲ 37% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
6.9
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
135 students on the public path
In brief

Rames Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Rames Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Colome High School - 01 places highest (better than 51%); Colome Middle School - 03 lowest (25%). 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 Rames Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Colome Elementary - 02in ColomeC
6–8Colome Middle School - 03in ColomeC
9–12Colome High School - 01in ColomeB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Colome School District 59-3.

The district

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

Colome School District 59-3Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 135 students, down 30% since 2020–21 · 6.9 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$17,865SD $13,040 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 51% · 101 students tested
Math32%
State average 42.2% · 99 students tested

Rames Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rames Township—Colome School District 59-3
Millboro—Winner School District 59-2
Keyapaha—Colome School District 59-3
Lake—Colome School District 59-3 PK–12 · Winner School District 59-2 PK–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Colome School District 59-3 with Rames Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Rames Township

3 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 Rames Townshipin other towns
Colome Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colome
C
65 students8:1Rate it →
Colome Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Colome
C
32 students8:1Rate it →
Colome High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Colome
B−
38 students5:1Rate it →

Questions about Rames Township’s schools

Are Rames Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Rames Township. Colome School District 59-3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rames Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Rames Township in?

Colome School District 59-3.

Where do Rames Township kids go to high school?

Colome High School - 01.

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What Rames Township families are saying about school.

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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.