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Schools in Valley Township

Valley Township’s public schools

Armour School District 21-1 and Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Valley Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/6schools 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
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.8K
▲ 6% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3
Students per teacher
11.1
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
500 students on the public path
In brief

Valley Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Valley Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02 places highest (better than 95%); Armour Elementary - 02 lowest (35%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Valley Township, graded from C+ to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Corsica-Stickney High School - 01 and Armour 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 Valley Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Armour School District 21-1.

Two districts serve Valley Township

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

Armour School District 21-1Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 226 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 10.5 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$14,165SD $13,040 · FY2024
C−
Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 274 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$13,820SD $13,040 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Armour School District 21-137%
State average 51% · 101 students tested
Math · PK–12, Armour School District 21-137%
State average 42.2% · 101 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Corsica-Stickney School District 21-362%
State average 51% · 134 students tested
Math · PK–12, Corsica-Stickney School District 21-362%
State average 42.2% · 134 students tested

Valley Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Valley Township—Armour School District 21-1 PK–12 · Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3 PK–12
Grandview—Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3 PK–12 · Armour School District 21-1 PK–12
Garfield—Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3
Independence—Armour School District 21-1 PK–12 · Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5 PK–12
Lincoln—Parkston School District 33-3 PK–12 · Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3 PK–12 · Armour School District 21-1 PK–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3 with Valley Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Valley Township

6 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 Valley Townshipin other towns
Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stickney
A+
150 students14:1Rate it →
Armour Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Armour
C+
119 students13:1Rate it →
Corsica-Stickney Jr. High - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Corsica
B+
52 students11:1Rate it →
Armour Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Armour
B−
50 students9:1Rate it →
Corsica-Stickney High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Corsica
B−
72 students9:1Rate it →
Armour High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Armour
B+
57 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Valley Township’s schools

Are Valley Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Valley Township. Armour School District 21-1 and Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Valley Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Valley Township in?

Armour School District 21-1 and Corsica-Stickney School District 21-3.

Where do Valley Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Corsica-Stickney High School - 01 and Armour 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.