Smithville Township’s public schools
Meade School District 46-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Smithville 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
Smithville Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
4 of Smithville Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Sturgis Elementary - 03 places highest (better than 89%); Central Meade County School - 09 lowest (45%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Eight elementary schools serve Smithville Township, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Sturgis Brown 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 Smithville Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Smithville Township
Whitewood Elementary - 04
Grades PK–5 · 138 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Whitewood
9th grade in Smithville Township
Sturgis Brown High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 845 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Sturgis
10th grade in Smithville Township
Sturgis Brown High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 845 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Sturgis
11th grade in Smithville Township
Sturgis Brown High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 845 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Sturgis
12th grade in Smithville Township
Sturgis Brown High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 845 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Sturgis
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Meade School District 46-1.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Smithville Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Smithville Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Smithville Township | — | Meade School District 46-1 |
| Sunnyside | — | Wall School District 51-5 |
| Shyne | — | Wall School District 51-5 |
| Elm Springs | — | Meade School District 46-1 |
Every school in Smithville Township
9 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 Smithville Township’s schools
Are Smithville Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Smithville Township. Meade School District 46-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Smithville Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Smithville Township in?
Meade School District 46-1.
Where do Smithville Township kids go to high school?
Sturgis Brown High School - 01.
Parents talk
What Smithville Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Smithville 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.