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Schools in Waldro Township

Waldro Township’s public schools

Kimball School District 07-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Waldro Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools 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
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
67%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.9K
▼ 1% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.3
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
255 students on the public path
In brief

Waldro Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Waldro Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Kimball Elementary - 02 places highest (better than 85%); Kimball High School - 01 lowest (8%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Waldro Township, graded from B+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Kimball High School - 01 and Grass Ranch Colony High School - 15. 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 Waldro Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Kimball School District 07-2.

The district

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

Kimball School District 07-2Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 347 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 11.3 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,854SD $13,040 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 51% · 176 students tested
Math67%
State average 42.2% · 177 students tested

Waldro Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Waldro Township—Kimball School District 07-2
Cleveland—Kimball School District 07-2 PK–12 · Chamberlain School District 07-1 K–12
Willow Lake—Kimball School District 07-2
Kimball—Kimball School District 07-2

All 3 neighbors share Kimball School District 07-2 with Waldro Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Waldro Township

4 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 Waldro Townshipin other towns
Kimball Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Kimball
A
102 students10:1Rate it →
Grass Ranch Colony Elementary - 13
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Kimball
B+
53 students17:1Rate it →
Kimball High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Kimball
D
84 students9:1Rate it →
Grass Ranch Colony High School - 15
High · Grades 9–12 · Kimball
16 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Waldro Township’s schools

Are Waldro Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Waldro Township. Kimball School District 07-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Waldro Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Waldro Township in?

Kimball School District 07-2.

Where do Waldro Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Kimball High School - 01 and Grass Ranch Colony High School - 15.

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What Waldro 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.