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Schools in Valley Springs Township

Valley Springs Township’s public schools

Brandon Valley School District 49-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Valley Springs Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/5schools above South Dakota’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
72%
2021–22
Math proficiency
62%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.7K
▼ 18% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.6
SD 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
4,286 students on the public path
In brief

Valley Springs Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Valley Springs Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Brandon Valley High School - 01 places highest (better than 98%); Brandon Elementary - 03 lowest (82%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Valley Springs Township, graded from A− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Brandon Valley 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 Springs Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–44 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A+
7–8Brandon Valley Middle School - 02in BrandonA−
9–12Brandon Valley High School - 01in BrandonA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Brandon Valley School District 49-2.

The district

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

Brandon Valley School District 49-2Grades PK–12 · 7 schools · 5,115 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 17.6 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$10,720SD $13,040 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading72%
State average 51% · 2534 students tested
Math62%
State average 42.2% · 2535 students tested

Valley Springs Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Valley Springs Township—Brandon Valley School District 49-2
Red Rock—Brandon Valley School District 49-2 PK–12 · Garretson School District 49-4 PK–12
Split RockABrandon Valley School District 49-2

All 2 neighbors share Brandon Valley School District 49-2 with Valley Springs Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Valley Springs 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 Springs Townshipin other towns
Brandon Elementary - 03
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Brandon
A−
728 students15:1Rate it →
Robert Bennis Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Brandon
A
542 students17:1Rate it →
Fred Assam Elementary - 06
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Sioux Falls
A+
531 students18:1Rate it →
Inspiration Elementary - 08
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Sioux Falls
345 students15:1Rate it →
Brandon Valley Middle School - 02
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Brandon
A−
759 students17:1Rate it →
Brandon Valley High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Brandon
A+
1,381 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Valley Springs Township’s schools

Are Valley Springs Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Valley Springs Township. Brandon Valley School District 49-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Valley Springs Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 5 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 Springs Township in?

Brandon Valley School District 49-2.

Where do Valley Springs Township kids go to high school?

Brandon Valley 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.