Trenton Township’s public schools
Brookings School District 05-1 and Elkton School District 05-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Trenton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Trenton Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
4 of Trenton Township’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Brookings High School - 01 places highest (better than 63%); Elkton Elementary - 02 lowest (20%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Six elementary schools serve Trenton Township, graded from C− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and two high schools: Brookings High School - 01 and Elkton 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 Trenton Township, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Trenton Township · depends on your address
Brookings High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 979 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Brookings
Elkton High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 140 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Elkton
10th grade in Trenton Township · depends on your address
Brookings High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 979 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Brookings
Elkton High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 140 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Elkton
11th grade in Trenton Township · depends on your address
Brookings High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 979 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Brookings
Elkton High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 140 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Elkton
12th grade in Trenton Township · depends on your address
Brookings High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 979 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Brookings
Elkton High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 140 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Elkton
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Brookings School District 05-1.
Two districts serve Trenton Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Trenton Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Trenton Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Trenton Township | — | Brookings School District 05-1 PK–12 · Elkton School District 05-3 PK–12 |
| Brookings | C+ | Brookings School District 05-1 |
| Aurora | C+ | Brookings School District 05-1 |
| Aurora Township | — | Brookings School District 05-1 |
| Riverview | — | Colman-Egan School District 50-5 PK–12 · Flandreau School District 50-3 K–12 |
| Medary | C+ | Brookings School District 05-1 |
| Parnell | — | Elkton School District 05-3 |
4 of the 6 neighbors share Brookings School District 05-1 with Trenton Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Trenton Township
10 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).
Questions about Trenton Township’s schools
Are Trenton Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Trenton Township. Brookings School District 05-1 and Elkton School District 05-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Trenton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Trenton Township in?
Brookings School District 05-1 and Elkton School District 05-3.
Where do Trenton Township kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Brookings High School - 01 and Elkton High School - 01.
Parents talk
What Trenton Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Trenton Township → 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). Stars are from neighbors.