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Schools in Smithwick

Smithwick’s public schools

Oelrichs School District 23-3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Smithwick. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above South Dakota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% 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
15%
2021–22
Math proficiency
5%
2021–22
Graduate on time
25%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.6K
▲ 96% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.3
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
124 students on the public path
In brief

Smithwick’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Smithwick’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Oelrichs High School - 01 places highest (better than 8%); Oelrichs Jr. High - 03 lowest (2%). 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 Smithwick, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Oelrichs Elementary - 02in OelrichsD−
6–8Oelrichs Jr. High - 03in OelrichsD−
9–12Oelrichs High School - 01in OelrichsD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Oelrichs School District 23-3.

The district

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

Oelrichs School District 23-3Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 124 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 8.3 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$25,616SD $13,040 · FY2024
D−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading15%
State average 51% · 56 students tested
Math5%
State average 42.2% · 56 students tested · the state reports 0–10%

Smithwick vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Smithwick—Oelrichs School District 23-3

Every school in Smithwick

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 Smithwickin other towns
Oelrichs Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oelrichs
D−
55 students10:1Rate it →
Oelrichs Jr. High - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Oelrichs
D−
25 students9:1Rate it →
Oelrichs High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Oelrichs
D
44 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Smithwick’s schools

Are Smithwick’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Smithwick. Oelrichs School District 23-3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Smithwick. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Smithwick in?

Oelrichs School District 23-3.

Where do Smithwick kids go to high school?

Oelrichs 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.