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Schools in Richland Township

Richland Township’s public schools

Elkton School District 05-3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Richland 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 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
45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.4K
▼ 5% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
169 students on the public path
In brief

Richland Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Richland Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Newdale Colony Elementary - 04 places highest (better than 51%); Elkton High School - 01 lowest (35%). 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 Richland Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Newdale Colony Elementary - 04Elkton School District 05-3B−
9–12Elkton High School - 01in ElktonC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Elkton School District 05-3.

The district

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

Elkton School District 05-3Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 429 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,393SD $13,040 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 51% · 209 students tested
Math29%
State average 42.2% · 214 students tested

Richland Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Richland Township—Elkton School District 05-3
Alton—Elkton School District 05-3 PK–12 · Brookings School District 05-1 PK–12
Lake Hendricks—Deubrook School District 05-6
Elkton—Elkton School District 05-3
Sherman—Deubrook School District 05-6

2 of the 4 neighbors share Elkton School District 05-3 with Richland Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts. Drammen, MN, Shaokatan, MN and Verdi, MN border Richland Township but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Richland 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 Richland Townshipby address
Newdale Colony Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Elkton
B−
29 students29:1Rate it →
Also serving Richland Townshipin other towns
Elkton High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Elkton
C+
140 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Richland Township’s schools

Are Richland Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Richland Township. Elkton School District 05-3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Richland 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 Richland Township in?

Elkton School District 05-3.

Where do Richland Township kids go to high school?

Elkton 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.