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Schools in Vermillion Township

Vermillion Township’s public schools

Howard School District 48-3 and McCook Central School District 43-7 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Vermillion Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/6schools 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
64%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.6K
▼ 11% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · McCook Central School District 43-7
Students per teacher
12.8
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
652 students on the public path
In brief

Vermillion Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Vermillion Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Howard High School - 01 places highest (better than 90%); Goldenview Colony School - 04 lowest (8%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Vermillion Township, graded from D to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: McCook Central High School - 01 and Howard 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 Vermillion Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–84 schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Howard School District 48-3.

Two districts serve Vermillion Township

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

Howard School District 48-3Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 356 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$14,652SD $13,040 · FY2024
A
McCook Central School District 43-7Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 455 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,581SD $13,040 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Howard School District 48-364%
State average 51% · 205 students tested
Math · PK–12, Howard School District 48-357%
State average 42.2% · 205 students tested
Reading · PK–12, McCook Central School District 43-742%
State average 51% · 210 students tested
Math · PK–12, McCook Central School District 43-733%
State average 42.2% · 210 students tested

Vermillion Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Vermillion Township—Howard School District 48-3 PK–12 · McCook Central School District 43-7 PK–12
Canova—Howard School District 48-3
Clarno—McCook Central School District 43-7 PK–12 · Madison Central School District 39-2 K–12
Clearwater—Howard School District 48-3
Sun Prairie—McCook Central School District 43-7

2 of the 4 neighbors share Howard School District 48-3 with Vermillion Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Vermillion 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 Vermillion Townshipin other towns
McCook Central Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salem
D
225 students13:1Rate it →
Howard Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Howard
B−
158 students13:1Rate it →
Goldenview Colony School - 04
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Salem
D
28 students23:1Rate it →
Shannon Colony Elementary - 08
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Winfred
B+
27 students12:1Rate it →
McCook Central High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Salem
C
118 students13:1Rate it →
Howard High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Howard
A
96 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Vermillion Township’s schools

Are Vermillion Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Vermillion Township. Howard School District 48-3 and McCook Central School District 43-7 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Vermillion Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Vermillion Township in?

Howard School District 48-3 and McCook Central School District 43-7.

Where do Vermillion Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: McCook Central High School - 01 and Howard High School - 01.

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What Vermillion 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.