2021 Best School Districts in 57241

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The 2021 Best School Districts ranking is based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education. Ranking factors include state test scores, college readiness, graduation rates, SAT/ACT scores, teacher quality, public school district ratings, and more. Read more on how this ranking was calculated.

Best Districts

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Hamlin School District
School District
HAYTI, SD
Rating 5 out of 5 3 reviews
#18 Best School Districts in South Dakota
Senior: Hamlin is a wonderful school district. We have awesome personal that can help each and every student. There are only some things that could be critiqued. Better food at lunch, more choices of classes and more college prep would be appreciated. Overall though Hamlin is an amazing school. You grow up with most of your classmates all the way from early schooling sich as Preschool or Kindergarten. Also, we are in one building so you are easily able to familiarize yourself with the school.
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grade B+
Overall Niche Grade
3 Total Schools
881 Students
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Watertown School District
School District
WATERTOWN, SD
Rating 3.97 out of 5 35 reviews
#28 Best School Districts in South Dakota
Senior: My years at Watertown High School has overall been an amazing experience due to the new friendships, clubs, sporting activities, and the teachers. My school has incredible school spirit because so many kids participate in everything. I participated in track, book club, key club (service club), student council, volleyball, and band. The leaders of these activities were amazing and I made tons of new friends getting involved. Watertown High School has many ways to get involved and care about each and every student.
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grade B+
Overall Niche Grade
8 Total Schools
3,916 Students
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Castlewood School District
School District
CASTLEWOOD, SD
Rating 4.25 out of 5 4 reviews
#44 Best School Districts in South Dakota
Senior: I like the school community here. Everybody works hard and helps each other out if somebody needs help. The staff actually cares about the students. You can easily see that the teachers love their jobs. The only thing I would like to see different is instead of a full week of school, they should bring back four-day weeks. We used to have that when I started school in Castlewood; the Fridays off were in-service days for teachers to do their grading and have meetings, and students could come and get help with their homework if they needed it. I thought it really helped a lot of kids.
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grade B
Overall Niche Grade
4 Total Schools
315 Students
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Oneness-Family School
Private School
CHEVY CHASE, MD
PK, K-12
Rating 5 out of 5 13 reviews
Alum: As a child of international parents moved from school to school, I found Oneness-Family School to be a warm, caring community, where I could explore my passions and interests, engage with my peers on creative projects, learn at my own pace, and enjoy a range of activities, including art, music, yoga, camping, and especially musical theater!

At Oneness-Family School, social and emotional learning is taught alongside a challenging academic curriculum. I so much value the "soft skills" and values I learned there. Additionally, I felt heard, cared for and respected by all my teachers, and am still in touch with many today!
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121 Students
5:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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