West Hanson Township’s public schools
Groton Area School District 06-6 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for West Hanson Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
West Hanson Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
3 of West Hanson Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Groton Area Middle School - 04 places highest (better than 82%); Groton Area Elementary - 02 lowest (70%). 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 West Hanson Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in West Hanson Township
Groton Area Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 278 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Groton
Kindergarten in West Hanson Township
Groton Area Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 278 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Groton
1st grade in West Hanson Township
Groton Area Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 278 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Groton
2nd grade in West Hanson Township
Groton Area Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 278 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Groton
3rd grade in West Hanson Township
Groton Area Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 278 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Groton
4th grade in West Hanson Township
Groton Area Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 278 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Groton
5th grade in West Hanson Township
Groton Area Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 278 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Groton
6th grade in West Hanson Township
Groton Area Middle School - 04
Grades 6–8 · 132 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Groton
7th grade in West Hanson Township
Groton Area Middle School - 04
Grades 6–8 · 132 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Groton
8th grade in West Hanson Township
Groton Area Middle School - 04
Grades 6–8 · 132 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Groton
9th grade in West Hanson Township
Groton Area High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 168 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Groton
10th grade in West Hanson Township
Groton Area High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 168 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Groton
11th grade in West Hanson Township
Groton Area High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 168 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Groton
12th grade in West Hanson Township
Groton Area High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 168 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Groton
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Groton Area School District 06-6.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
West Hanson Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share West Hanson Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| West Hanson Township | — | Groton Area School District 06-6 |
| East Hanson | — | Groton Area School District 06-6 |
| Gem | — | Aberdeen School District 06-1 PK–12 · Groton Area School District 06-6 PK–12 |
| Garden Prairie | — | Groton Area School District 06-6 |
All 3 neighbors share Groton Area School District 06-6 with West Hanson Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in West Hanson Township
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).
Questions about West Hanson Township’s schools
Are West Hanson Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for West Hanson Township. Groton Area School District 06-6 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for West Hanson Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 West Hanson Township in?
Groton Area School District 06-6.
Where do West Hanson Township kids go to high school?
Groton Area High School - 01.
Parents talk
What West Hanson Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near West Hanson Township → They have their own page.
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.