Westport Township’s public schools
Frederick Area School District 06-2 and Aberdeen School District 06-1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Westport Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Westport Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
6 of Westport Township’s 12 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. C C Lee Elementary - 05 places highest (better than 95%); Simmons Elementary - 10 lowest (25%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Seven elementary schools serve Westport Township, graded from C to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: Central High School - 01 and Frederick 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 Westport Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Westport Township · depends on your address
Lincoln Elementary - 08
Grades PK–5 · 233 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Aberdeen
Frederick Area Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 98 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Frederick
6th grade in Westport Township · depends on your address
Holgate Middle School - 02
Grades 6–8 · 497 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Aberdeen
Simmons Middle School - 03
Grades 6–8 · 464 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Aberdeen
Frederick Area Middle School - 03
Grades 6–8 · 30 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Frederick
7th grade in Westport Township · depends on your address
Holgate Middle School - 02
Grades 6–8 · 497 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Aberdeen
Simmons Middle School - 03
Grades 6–8 · 464 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Aberdeen
Frederick Area Middle School - 03
Grades 6–8 · 30 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Frederick
8th grade in Westport Township · depends on your address
Holgate Middle School - 02
Grades 6–8 · 497 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Aberdeen
Simmons Middle School - 03
Grades 6–8 · 464 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Aberdeen
Frederick Area Middle School - 03
Grades 6–8 · 30 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Frederick
9th grade in Westport Township · depends on your address
Central High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 1,384 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Aberdeen
Frederick High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 59 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Frederick
10th grade in Westport Township · depends on your address
Central High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 1,384 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Aberdeen
Frederick High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 59 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Frederick
11th grade in Westport Township · depends on your address
Central High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 1,384 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Aberdeen
Frederick High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 59 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Frederick
12th grade in Westport Township · depends on your address
Central High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 1,384 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Aberdeen
Frederick High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 59 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Frederick
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Frederick Area School District 06-2.
Two districts serve Westport Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Westport Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Westport Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Westport Township | — | Frederick Area School District 06-2 PK–12 · Aberdeen School District 06-1 PK–12 |
| Lincoln | B | Aberdeen School District 06-1 |
| Oneota | — | Frederick Area School District 06-2 |
| Carlisle | — | Aberdeen School District 06-1 |
| Ordway | — | Aberdeen School District 06-1 |
| Garland | — | Aberdeen School District 06-1 PK–12 · Groton Area School District 06-6 PK–12 |
4 of the 5 neighbors share Aberdeen School District 06-1 with Westport Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Westport Township
12 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 Westport Township’s schools
Are Westport Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Westport Township. Frederick Area School District 06-2 and Aberdeen School District 06-1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Westport Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 of its 12 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Westport Township in?
Frederick Area School District 06-2 and Aberdeen School District 06-1.
Where do Westport Township kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Central High School - 01 and Frederick High School - 01.
Parents talk
What Westport Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Westport 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.