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Schools in Washington Township

Washington Township’s public schools

Willow Lake School District 12-3 and Hamlin School District 28-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Washington Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/5schools 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.3K
▼ 21% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · Hamlin School District 28-3
Students per teacher
15.0
SD 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
988 students on the public path
In brief

Washington Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Washington Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Mayfield Colony Elementary - 04 places highest (better than 96%); Willow Lake Elementary - 02 lowest (25%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Washington Township, graded from C to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Hamlin High School - 01 and Willow Lake 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 Washington Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Willow Lake School District 12-3.

Two districts serve Washington Township

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

Willow Lake School District 12-3Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 344 students, up 17% since 2020–21 · 13.8 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,201SD $13,040 · FY2024
C−
Hamlin School District 28-3Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 896 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$10,323SD $13,040 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Willow Lake School District 12-342%
State average 51% · 155 students tested
Math · PK–12, Willow Lake School District 12-332%
State average 42.2% · 155 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Hamlin School District 28-352%
State average 51% · 451 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hamlin School District 28-353%
State average 42.2% · 456 students tested

Washington Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Washington Township—Willow Lake School District 12-3 PK–12 · Hamlin School District 28-3 PK–12
Garfield—Hamlin School District 28-3
Pleasant—Willow Lake School District 12-3
Collins—Willow Lake School District 12-3

2 of the 3 neighbors share Willow Lake School District 12-3 with Washington Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Washington 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 Washington Townshipin other towns
Hamlin Elementary - 09
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hayti
B+
472 students16:1Rate it →
Willow Lake Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Willow Lake
C
153 students14:1Rate it →
Mayfield Colony Elementary - 04
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Willow Lake
A+
31 students16:1Rate it →
Shamrock Colony Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Carpenter
21 students10:1Rate it →
Collins Colony Elementary - 06
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Iroquois
16 studentsRate it →
Hamlin High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Hayti
B+
226 students12:1Rate it →
Willow Lake High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Willow Lake
B−
69 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Washington Township’s schools

Are Washington Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Washington Township. Willow Lake School District 12-3 and Hamlin School District 28-3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Washington Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Washington Township in?

Willow Lake School District 12-3 and Hamlin School District 28-3.

Where do Washington Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Hamlin High School - 01 and Willow Lake High School - 01.

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What Washington 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.