Tea’s public schools outscore 75% of South Dakota districts
On the state reading tests, 60% of Tea’s students scored proficient, above the South Dakota average (51%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Tea, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within South Dakota, not nationally.
From South Dakota state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Tea’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 60% and math 50% across both districts in spring 2022, against 51% and 42% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Tea Area School District 41-5 spends $10,166 per student and Harrisburg School District 41-2 $11,823, against $13,040 across South Dakota (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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.
What’s behind Tea’s grade
A−: better than 75% of South Dakota school districts, #8 of 35 South Dakota towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the South Dakota average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Tea, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Tea · depends on your address
Liberty Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 559 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Harrisburg
Horizon Elementary - 09
Grades PK–5 · 458 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Sioux Falls
Endeavor Elementary - 07
Grades PK–5 · 358 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Sioux Falls
Kindergarten in Tea · depends on your address
Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01
Grades K–5 · 538 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06
Grades K–5 · 379 students · 15:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Tea · depends on your address
Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01
Grades K–5 · 538 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06
Grades K–5 · 379 students · 15:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Tea · depends on your address
Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01
Grades K–5 · 538 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06
Grades K–5 · 379 students · 15:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Tea · depends on your address
Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01
Grades K–5 · 538 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06
Grades K–5 · 379 students · 15:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Tea · depends on your address
Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01
Grades K–5 · 538 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06
Grades K–5 · 379 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Tea runs its own schools through grade 12 (Tea Area School District 41-5). From grade PK, students attend the Harrisburg School District 41-2, shared with Dayton, Delapre, Harrisburg, La Valley and Springdale. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Tea
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Tea vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Tea’s borders.
Every school in Tea
4 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).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Tea Area Preschool - 07).
Questions about Tea’s schools
Are Tea’s schools good?
By South Dakota’s own tests, yes: the public schools Tea children attend outscore 75% of South Dakota’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #8 of 35 South Dakota towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 74%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Tea in?
Two districts: Tea Area School District 41-5 runs grades PK–12, and Harrisburg School District 41-2 runs grades PK–12, shared with Dayton, Delapre, Harrisburg, La Valley and Springdale.
Where do Tea kids go to high school?
Tea Area High School - 03, with 717 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Tea’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in Harrisburg School District 41-2 graduated in four years, against 84% across South Dakota.
How much does Tea spend per student?
$10,166 in Tea Area School District 41-5 and $11,823 in Harrisburg School District 41-2 (FY2024), against $13,040 across South Dakota. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Tea families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Tea → 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within South Dakota. Stars are from neighbors.