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Schools in Sterling Township

Sterling Township’s public schools

Brookings School District 05-1 and Sioux Valley School District 05-5 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sterling Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/8schools 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
51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.9K
▼ 1% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Brookings School District 05-1
Students per teacher
14.9
SD 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,684 students on the public path
In brief

Sterling Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Sterling Township’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Sioux Valley High School - 01 places highest (better than 85%); George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 lowest (41%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Sterling Township, graded from C+ to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Brookings High School - 01 and Sioux Valley 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 Sterling Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–34 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Brookings School District 05-1.

Two districts serve Sterling Township

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

Brookings School District 05-1Grades PK–12 · 8 schools · 3,546 students · 15.1 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,882SD $13,040 · FY2024
C+
Sioux Valley School District 05-5Grades K–12 · 3 schools · 742 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,650SD $13,040 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Brookings School District 05-151%
State average 51% · 1781 students tested
Math · PK–12, Brookings School District 05-136%
State average 42.2% · 1784 students tested
Reading · K–12, Sioux Valley School District 05-556%
State average 51% · 372 students tested
Math · K–12, Sioux Valley School District 05-545%
State average 42.2% · 372 students tested

Sterling Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sterling Township—Brookings School District 05-1 PK–12 · Sioux Valley School District 05-5 K–12
Bruce—Sioux Valley School District 05-5
Oakwood—Sioux Valley School District 05-5
Afton—Deubrook School District 05-6 PK–12 · Brookings School District 05-1 PK–12
Brookings—Brookings School District 05-1 PK–12 · Sioux Valley School District 05-5 K–12
Eureka—Brookings School District 05-1 PK–12 · Estelline School District 28-2 PK–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Sioux Valley School District 05-5 with Sterling Township for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Sterling Township

8 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 Sterling Townshipin other towns
Dakota Prairie Elementary - 07
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Brookings
B
509 students15:1Rate it →
Medary Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Brookings
B
358 students13:1Rate it →
Hillcrest Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Brookings
B−
316 students14:1Rate it →
Sioux Valley Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Volga
C+
372 students14:1Rate it →
George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Brookings
C+
780 students14:1Rate it →
Sioux Valley Middle School - 04
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Volga
B−
156 students13:1Rate it →
Brookings High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Brookings
B
979 students17:1Rate it →
Sioux Valley High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Volga
A
214 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Sterling Township’s schools

Are Sterling Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sterling Township. Brookings School District 05-1 and Sioux Valley School District 05-5 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sterling Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sterling Township in?

Brookings School District 05-1 and Sioux Valley School District 05-5.

Where do Sterling Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Brookings High School - 01 and Sioux Valley High School - 01.

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What Sterling Township families are saying about school.

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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.