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Schools in Sioux Valley Township

Sioux Valley Township’s public schools

Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sioux Valley 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 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
46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.9K
▼ 9% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
SD 13.7
Schools in town
0
697 students on the public path
In brief

Sioux Valley Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Sioux Valley Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03 places highest (better than 59%); Elk Point-Jefferson 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 Sioux Valley Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Elk Point-Jefferson Elementary - 02in Elk PointC+
6–8Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03in Elk PointB
9–12Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01in Elk PointC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7.

The district

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

Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7Grades K–12 · 3 schools · 697 students · 13.7 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,861SD $13,040 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading46%
State average 51% · 328 students tested
Math44%
State average 42.2% · 373 students tested

Sioux Valley Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sioux Valley Township—Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7
Big Springs—Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1
Spink—Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1 PK–12 · Vermillion School District 13-1 PK–12 · Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7 K–12
Virginia—Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1

Akron, IA borders Sioux Valley Township but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Sioux Valley 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 Sioux Valley Townshipin other towns
Elk Point-Jefferson Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Elk Point
C+
334 students13:1Rate it →
Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Elk Point
B
151 students16:1Rate it →
Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Elk Point
C+
212 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Sioux Valley Township’s schools

Are Sioux Valley Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sioux Valley Township. Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sioux Valley 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 Sioux Valley Township in?

Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7.

Where do Sioux Valley Township kids go to high school?

Elk Point-Jefferson 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.