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Schools in Ward Township

Ward Township’s public schools

Flandreau School District 50-3 and Elkton School District 05-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ward Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/6schools 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
35%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
2021–22
Graduate on time
74%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.2K
▲ 1% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Flandreau School District 50-3
Students per teacher
11.9
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
886 students on the public path
In brief

Ward Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Ward Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Newdale Colony Elementary - 04 places highest (better than 51%); Flandreau Elementary - 04 lowest (5%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Ward Township, graded from D to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Flandreau High School - 01 and Elkton 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 Ward Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–85 schoolsDepends on your addressD to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Flandreau School District 50-3.

Two districts serve Ward Township

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

Flandreau School District 50-3Grades K–12 · 4 schools · 715 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$13,234SD $13,040 · FY2024
C−
Elkton School District 05-3Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 429 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$12,393SD $13,040 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Flandreau School District 50-335%
State average 51% · 355 students tested
Math · K–12, Flandreau School District 50-328%
State average 42.2% · 355 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Elkton School District 05-345%
State average 51% · 209 students tested
Math · PK–12, Elkton School District 05-329%
State average 42.2% · 214 students tested

Ward Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ward Township—Elkton School District 05-3 PK–12 · Flandreau School District 50-3 K–12
Spring Creek—Flandreau School District 50-3
Union—Flandreau School District 50-3
Elkton—Elkton School District 05-3

2 of the 3 neighbors share Flandreau School District 50-3 with Ward Township for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Altona, MN borders Ward Township but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Ward Township

7 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 Ward Townshipin other towns
Elkton Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Elkton
C−
186 students10:1Rate it →
Flandreau Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Flandreau
D
287 students12:1Rate it →
Pleasant Valley Colony Elementary - 06
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Flandreau
C
34 students11:1Rate it →
Newdale Colony Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Elkton
B−
29 students29:1Rate it →
Rolland Colony Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades K–8 · White
9 students9:1Rate it →
Flandreau High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Flandreau
C+
201 students13:1Rate it →
Elkton High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Elkton
C+
140 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Ward Township’s schools

Are Ward Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ward Township. Flandreau School District 50-3 and Elkton School District 05-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ward Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Ward Township in?

Flandreau School District 50-3 and Elkton School District 05-3.

Where do Ward Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Flandreau High School - 01 and Elkton High School - 01.

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What Ward 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.