Wachter Township’s public schools
Leola School District 44-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wachter Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Wachter Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
1 of Wachter Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Leola Elementary - 02 places highest (better than 90%); Long Lake Colony Elementary - 05 lowest (45%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Four elementary schools serve Wachter Township, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Leola 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 Wachter Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Wachter Township
Leola Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 57 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Leola
9th grade in Wachter Township
Leola High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 38 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Leola
10th grade in Wachter Township
Leola High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 38 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Leola
11th grade in Wachter Township
Leola High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 38 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Leola
12th grade in Wachter Township
Leola High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 38 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Leola
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Leola School District 44-2.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Wachter Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Wachter Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Wachter Township | — | Leola School District 44-2 |
| Weber | — | Leola School District 44-2 |
| Carl | — | Leola School District 44-2 |
| Palmyra | — | Frederick Area School District 06-2 |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Leola School District 44-2 with Wachter Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Wachter Township
5 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).
Questions about Wachter Township’s schools
Are Wachter Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Wachter Township. Leola School District 44-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wachter Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Wachter Township in?
Leola School District 44-2.
Where do Wachter Township kids go to high school?
Leola High School - 01.
Parents talk
What Wachter Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Wachter Township → They have their own page.
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.