Rauville Township’s public schools
Watertown School District 14-4 and Waverly School District 14-5 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rauville Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Rauville Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
2 of Rauville Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Watertown High School - 01 places highest (better than 64%); Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02 lowest (14%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Three elementary schools serve Rauville Township, graded from D to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Watertown High School - 01 and Waverly-South Shore 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 Rauville Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Rauville Township · depends on your address
McKinley Early Childhood Center - 06
Grades PK–K · 296 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Watertown
Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 128 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Waverly
Kindergarten in Rauville Township · depends on your address
McKinley Early Childhood Center - 06
Grades PK–K · 296 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Watertown
Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 128 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Waverly
Sunrise Colony - 15
Grades K–8 · 20 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Summit
5th grade in Rauville Township · depends on your address
Watertown Intermediate School - 13
Grades 5–6 · 532 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Watertown
Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 128 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Waverly
Sunrise Colony - 15
Grades K–8 · 20 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Summit
6th grade in Rauville Township · depends on your address
Watertown Intermediate School - 13
Grades 5–6 · 532 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Watertown
Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03
Grades 6–8 · 69 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Waverly
Sunrise Colony - 15
Grades K–8 · 20 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Summit
7th grade in Rauville Township · depends on your address
Watertown Middle School - 02
Grades 7–8 · 575 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Watertown
Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03
Grades 6–8 · 69 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Waverly
Sunrise Colony - 15
Grades K–8 · 20 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Summit
8th grade in Rauville Township · depends on your address
Watertown Middle School - 02
Grades 7–8 · 575 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Watertown
Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03
Grades 6–8 · 69 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Waverly
Sunrise Colony - 15
Grades K–8 · 20 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Summit
9th grade in Rauville Township · depends on your address
Watertown High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 1,222 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Watertown
Waverly-South Shore High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 86 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Waverly
10th grade in Rauville Township · depends on your address
Watertown High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 1,222 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Watertown
Waverly-South Shore High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 86 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Waverly
11th grade in Rauville Township · depends on your address
Watertown High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 1,222 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Watertown
Waverly-South Shore High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 86 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Waverly
12th grade in Rauville Township · depends on your address
Watertown High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 1,222 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Watertown
Waverly-South Shore High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 86 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Waverly
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Watertown School District 14-4.
Two districts serve Rauville Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Rauville Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Rauville Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Rauville Township | — | Watertown School District 14-4 PK–12 · Waverly School District 14-5 PK–12 |
| Fuller | — | Florence School District 14-1 PK–12 · Watertown School District 14-4 PK–12 |
| Germantown | — | Waverly School District 14-5 PK–12 · Watertown School District 14-4 PK–12 |
| Lake | — | Watertown School District 14-4 |
| Waverly | — | Waverly School District 14-5 |
| Elmira | — | Watertown School District 14-4 |
4 of the 5 neighbors share Watertown School District 14-4 with Rauville Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Rauville 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).
Questions about Rauville Township’s schools
Are Rauville Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Rauville Township. Watertown School District 14-4 and Waverly School District 14-5 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rauville Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Rauville Township in?
Watertown School District 14-4 and Waverly School District 14-5.
Where do Rauville Township kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Watertown High School - 01 and Waverly-South Shore High School - 01.
Parents talk
What Rauville Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Rauville Township → They have their own page.
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.