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Schools in Silver Lake Township

Silver Lake Township’s public schools

Freeman School District 33-1 and Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Silver Lake Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/6schools 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▲ 9% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Freeman School District 33-1
Students per teacher
11.7
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
629 students on the public path
In brief

Silver Lake Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Silver Lake Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01 places highest (better than 90%); Tschetter Colony Elementary - 03 lowest (8%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Silver Lake Township, graded from D to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Freeman High School - 01 and Bridgewater-Emery 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 Silver Lake Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–84 schoolsDepends on your addressD to A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Freeman School District 33-1.

Two districts serve Silver Lake Township

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

Freeman School District 33-1Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 435 students, up 29% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$14,182SD $13,040 · FY2024
C+
Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 328 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 11.3 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$13,596SD $13,040 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Freeman School District 33-147%
State average 51% · 185 students tested
Math · PK–12, Freeman School District 33-142%
State average 42.2% · 187 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-362%
State average 51% · 170 students tested
Math · PK–12, Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-352%
State average 42.2% · 170 students tested

Silver Lake Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Silver Lake Township—Freeman School District 33-1 PK–12 · Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3 PK–12
Dolton—Marion School District 60-3
Pleasant—Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3 PK–12 · Freeman School District 33-1 PK–12
Grandview—Freeman School District 33-1
Wolf Creek—Freeman School District 33-1

3 of the 4 neighbors share Freeman School District 33-1 with Silver Lake Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Silver Lake 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 Silver Lake Townshipin other towns
Freeman Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Freeman
B
192 students12:1Rate it →
Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bridgewater
A−
143 students12:1Rate it →
Tschetter Colony Elementary - 03
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Olivet
D
50 students22:1Rate it →
Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Olivet
B−
34 students13:1Rate it →
Freeman High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Freeman
B+
110 students9:1Rate it →
Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Emery
A
100 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Silver Lake Township’s schools

Are Silver Lake Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Silver Lake Township. Freeman School District 33-1 and Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Silver Lake Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 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 Silver Lake Township in?

Freeman School District 33-1 and Bridgewater-Emery School District 30-3.

Where do Silver Lake Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Freeman High School - 01 and Bridgewater-Emery 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.