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Schools in Vale

Vale’s public schools

Newell School District 09-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Vale. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.8K
▲ 21% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.2
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
230 students on the public path
In brief

Vale’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Vale’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Newell High School - 01 places highest (better than 51%); Newell 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 Vale, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Newell Elementary - 02in NewellD
6–8Newell Middle School - 04in NewellC−
9–12Newell High School - 01in NewellB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Newell School District 09-2.

The district

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

Newell School District 09-2Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 230 students, down 16% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$15,794SD $13,040 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 51% · 138 students tested
Math27%
State average 42.2% · 138 students tested

Vale vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Vale—Newell School District 09-2

Every school in Vale

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 Valein other towns
Newell Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Newell
D
124 students13:1Rate it →
Newell Middle School - 04
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Newell
C−
48 students11:1Rate it →
Newell High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Newell
B−
58 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Vale’s schools

Are Vale’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Vale. Newell School District 09-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Vale. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Vale in?

Newell School District 09-2.

Where do Vale kids go to high school?

Newell 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.