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Schools in Summit Township

Summit Township’s public schools

Summit School District 54-6 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Summit Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▲ 14% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.6
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
182 students on the public path
In brief

Summit Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Summit Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Summit High School - 01 places highest (better than 51%); Summit Elementary - 02 lowest (14%). 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 Summit Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Summit Elementary - 02in SummitD
9–12Summit High School - 01in SummitB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Summit School District 54-6.

The district

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

Summit School District 54-6Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 182 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 9.6 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$14,849SD $13,040 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 51% · 82 students tested
Math22%
State average 42.2% · 82 students tested

Summit Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Summit Township—Summit School District 54-6
Spring Grove—Wilmot School District 54-7 PK–12 · Summit School District 54-6 PK–12
Springdale—Wilmot School District 54-7
Osceola—Summit School District 54-6 PK–12 · Wilmot School District 54-7 PK–12
Farmington—Summit School District 54-6
Ortley—Summit School District 54-6 PK–12 · Waubay School District 18-3 PK–12

4 of the 5 neighbors share Summit School District 54-6 with Summit Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Summit Township

2 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 Summit Townshipin other towns
Summit Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Summit
D
132 students10:1Rate it →
Summit High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Summit
B−
50 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Summit Township’s schools

Are Summit Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Summit Township. Summit School District 54-6 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Summit Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Summit Township in?

Summit School District 54-6.

Where do Summit Township kids go to high school?

Summit High School - 01.

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What Summit 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.