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Schools in Wellington Township

Wellington Township’s public schools

Parker School District 60-4 and West Central School District 49-7 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wellington Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/6schools 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
50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.2K
▼ 14% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024 · West Central School District 49-7
Students per teacher
14.6
SD 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,836 students on the public path
In brief

Wellington Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Wellington Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Parker High School - 01 places highest (better than 85%); West Central Middle School - 04 lowest (34%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Wellington Township, graded from C+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: West Central High School - 01 and Parker 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 Wellington Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–63 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Parker School District 60-4.

Two districts serve Wellington Township

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

Parker School District 60-4Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 453 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$10,795SD $13,040 · FY2024
B−
West Central School District 49-7Grades K–12 · 6 schools · 1,418 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,165SD $13,040 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Parker School District 60-450%
State average 51% · 270 students tested
Math · PK–12, Parker School District 60-446%
State average 42.2% · 270 students tested
Reading · K–12, West Central School District 49-751%
State average 51% · 712 students tested
Math · K–12, West Central School District 49-748%
State average 42.2% · 712 students tested

Wellington Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wellington Township—Parker School District 60-4 PK–12 · West Central School District 49-7 K–12
Wall LakeB+West Central School District 49-7
Humboldt—West Central School District 49-7
Spring Valley—Canistota School District 43-1 PK–12 · Marion School District 60-3 PK–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share West Central School District 49-7 with Wellington Township for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Wellington 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 Wellington Townshipin other towns
Parker Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Parker
C+
238 students12:1Rate it →
West Central Hartford Elementary - 05
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Hartford
368 students15:1Rate it →
West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Humboldt
B+
310 students15:1Rate it →
West Central Middle School - 04
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hartford
C
297 students15:1Rate it →
Parker Jr. High - 03
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Parker
B+
74 students16:1Rate it →
West Central High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Hartford
B
408 students17:1Rate it →
Parker High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Parker
A
141 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Wellington Township’s schools

Are Wellington Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Wellington Township. Parker School District 60-4 and West Central School District 49-7 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wellington Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 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 Wellington Township in?

Parker School District 60-4 and West Central School District 49-7.

Where do Wellington Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: West Central High School - 01 and Parker High School - 01.

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What Wellington 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.