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Schools in Ward

Ward’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools 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
Students per teacher
11.7
SD 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
522 students on the public path
In brief

Ward’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Ward’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Flandreau High School - 01 places highest (better than 35%); Flandreau Elementary - 04 lowest (5%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Ward, graded from D to C, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Flandreau 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, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–82 schoolsDepends on your addressD to C
9–12Flandreau High School - 01in FlandreauC+

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

The district

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−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 51% · 355 students tested
Math28%
State average 42.2% · 355 students tested

Ward vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ward—Flandreau School District 50-3

Every school in Ward

3 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 Wardin other towns
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 →
Flandreau High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Flandreau
C+
201 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Ward’s schools

Are Ward’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ward. Flandreau School District 50-3 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ward. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Ward in?

Flandreau School District 50-3.

Where do Ward kids go to high school?

Flandreau 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.