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Schools in Valley Township

Valley Township’s public schools

Freeman School District 33-1 and Menno School District 33-2 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?4/7schools 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▲ 9% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Freeman School District 33-1
Students per teacher
10.5
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
609 students on the public path
In brief

Valley Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Valley Township’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Freeman High School - 01 places highest (better than 74%); Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04 lowest (4%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve Valley Township, graded from D− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Freeman High School - 01 and Menno 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
K–86 schoolsDepends on your addressD− to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Freeman School District 33-1.

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.

Freeman School District 33-1Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 435 students, up 29% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$14,182SD $13,040 · FY2024
C+
Menno School District 33-2Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 260 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 8.8 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$17,122SD $13,040 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Freeman School District 33-147%
State average 51% · 185 students tested
Math · PK–12, Freeman School District 33-142%
State average 42.2% · 187 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Menno School District 33-242%
State average 51% · 155 students tested
Math · PK–12, Menno School District 33-232%
State average 42.2% · 155 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—Freeman School District 33-1 PK–12 · Menno School District 33-2 PK–12
FreemanC+Freeman School District 33-1
Grandview—Freeman School District 33-1
Childstown—Freeman School District 33-1
Kassel—Menno School District 33-2 PK–12 · Freeman School District 33-1 PK–12
Molan—Menno School District 33-2

4 of the 5 neighbors share Freeman School District 33-1 with Valley Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Valley Township

8 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
Freeman Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Freeman
B
192 students12:1Rate it →
Menno Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Menno
C+
91 students8:1Rate it →
Tschetter Colony Elementary - 03
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Olivet
D
50 students22:1Rate it →
Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Scotland
D−
39 students10:1Rate it →
Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Olivet
B−
34 students13:1Rate it →
Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Utica
19 students7:1Rate it →
Freeman High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Freeman
B+
110 students9:1Rate it →
Menno High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Menno
B−
74 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Valley Township’s schools

Are Valley Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Valley Township. Freeman School District 33-1 and Menno School District 33-2 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 7 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?

Freeman School District 33-1 and Menno School District 33-2.

Where do Valley Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Freeman High School - 01 and Menno High School - 01.

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What Valley Township families are saying about school.

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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.