Zell Township’s public schools
Redfield School District 56-4 and Faulkton School District 24-4 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Zell 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
Zell Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
4 of Zell Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Faulkton High School - 01 places highest (better than 99%); Redfield Elementary - 03 lowest (18%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Five elementary schools serve Zell Township, graded from C− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Redfield High School - 01 and Faulkton 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 Zell Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Zell Township · depends on your address
Redfield Elementary - 03
Grades PK–5 · 271 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Redfield
Faulkton Elementary - 02
Grades PK–5 · 185 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Faulkton
9th grade in Zell Township · depends on your address
Redfield High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 153 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Redfield
Faulkton High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 73 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Faulkton
10th grade in Zell Township · depends on your address
Redfield High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 153 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Redfield
Faulkton High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 73 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Faulkton
11th grade in Zell Township · depends on your address
Redfield High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 153 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Redfield
Faulkton High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 73 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Faulkton
12th grade in Zell Township · depends on your address
Redfield High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 153 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Redfield
Faulkton High School - 01
Grades 9–12 · 73 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Faulkton
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Redfield School District 56-4.
Two districts serve Zell Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Zell Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Zell Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Zell Township | — | Redfield School District 56-4 PK–12 · Faulkton School District 24-4 PK–12 |
| Hillsdale | — | Faulkton School District 24-4 |
| Pioneer | — | Northwestern Area School District 56-7 PK–12 · Faulkton School District 24-4 PK–12 |
| Groveland | — | Redfield School District 56-4 |
| Rockham | — | Faulkton School District 24-4 |
3 of the 4 neighbors share Faulkton School District 24-4 with Zell Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Zell 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).
Questions about Zell Township’s schools
Are Zell Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Zell Township. Redfield School District 56-4 and Faulkton School District 24-4 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Zell 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 Zell Township in?
Redfield School District 56-4 and Faulkton School District 24-4.
Where do Zell Township kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Redfield High School - 01 and Faulkton High School - 01.
Parents talk
What Zell Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Zell 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.