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Schools in Sun Prairie Township

Sun Prairie Township’s public schools

McCook Central School District 43-7 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sun Prairie Township. 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 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.6K
▼ 11% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.1
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
371 students on the public path
In brief

Sun Prairie Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Sun Prairie Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. McCook Central High School - 01 places highest (better than 29%); Goldenview Colony School - 04 lowest (8%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Sun Prairie Township, graded from D to D, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: McCook Central 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 Sun Prairie Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressD
9–12McCook Central High School - 01in SalemC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the McCook Central School District 43-7.

The district

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

McCook Central School District 43-7Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 455 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,581SD $13,040 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 51% · 210 students tested
Math33%
State average 42.2% · 210 students tested

Sun Prairie Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sun Prairie Township—McCook Central School District 43-7
Brookfield—McCook Central School District 43-7 PK–12 · Montrose School District 43-2 PK–12
Pearl—McCook Central School District 43-7 PK–12 · Howard School District 48-3 PK–12
Salem—McCook Central School District 43-7
Vermillion—Howard School District 48-3 PK–12 · McCook Central School District 43-7 PK–12

All 4 neighbors share McCook Central School District 43-7 with Sun Prairie Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Sun Prairie 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 Sun Prairie Townshipin other towns
McCook Central Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salem
D
225 students13:1Rate it →
Goldenview Colony School - 04
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Salem
D
28 students23:1Rate it →
McCook Central High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Salem
C
118 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Sun Prairie Township’s schools

Are Sun Prairie Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sun Prairie Township. McCook Central School District 43-7 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sun Prairie Township. 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 Sun Prairie Township in?

McCook Central School District 43-7.

Where do Sun Prairie Township kids go to high school?

McCook Central 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.