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Schools in Walshtown Township

Walshtown Township’s public schools

Irene-Wakonda School District 13-3 and Yankton School District 63-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Walshtown Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?6/9schools 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.8K
▼ 10% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Yankton School District 63-3
Students per teacher
16.4
SD 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,314 students on the public path
In brief

Walshtown Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

6 of Walshtown Township’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Irene - Wakonda High School - 01 places highest (better than 74%); Irene - Wakonda Jr. High - 04 lowest (12%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Walshtown Township, graded from C− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Yankton High School - 01 and Irene - Wakonda 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 Walshtown Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Irene-Wakonda School District 13-3.

Two districts serve Walshtown Township

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

Irene-Wakonda School District 13-3Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 293 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$15,072SD $13,040 · FY2024
C+
Yankton School District 63-3Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 3,021 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 16.8 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,763SD $13,040 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Irene-Wakonda School District 13-352%
State average 51% · 159 students tested
Math · PK–12, Irene-Wakonda School District 13-342%
State average 42.2% · 160 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Yankton School District 63-357%
State average 51% · 1434 students tested
Math · PK–12, Yankton School District 63-346%
State average 42.2% · 1440 students tested

Walshtown Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Walshtown Township—Irene-Wakonda School District 13-3 PK–12 · Yankton School District 63-3 PK–12
Mayfield—Irene-Wakonda School District 13-3
Marindahl—Irene-Wakonda School District 13-3
Mission Hill—Yankton School District 63-3

2 of the 3 neighbors share Irene-Wakonda School District 13-3 with Walshtown Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Walshtown Township

9 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 Walshtown Townshipin other towns
Webster Elementary - 06
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Yankton
C−
391 students23:1Rate it →
Irene - Wakonda Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Wakonda
C
161 students12:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Yankton
B
416 students16:1Rate it →
Beadle Elementary - 03
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Yankton
B
412 students16:1Rate it →
Stewart Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Yankton
B
271 students13:1Rate it →
Yankton Middle School - 02
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Yankton
B+
608 students17:1Rate it →
Irene - Wakonda Jr. High - 04
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Irene
D
46 students14:1Rate it →
Yankton High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Yankton
B+
923 students18:1Rate it →
Irene - Wakonda High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Irene
B+
86 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Walshtown Township’s schools

Are Walshtown Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Walshtown Township. Irene-Wakonda School District 13-3 and Yankton School District 63-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Walshtown Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Walshtown Township in?

Irene-Wakonda School District 13-3 and Yankton School District 63-3.

Where do Walshtown Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Yankton High School - 01 and Irene - Wakonda 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.