Schools in Homer · Langford School District 45-5
Homer’s public schools score below 69% of South Dakota districts
The public schools Homer’s kids attend trail 69% of South Dakota’s districts on state tests.
Math proficiency
37%
▼ 5 pts vs SD 42%
2020–21
Graduate on time
75%
▼ 10 pts vs SD 85%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$14.2K
▲ 9% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Homer compares
C Test scores
South Dakota school districts we grade (146)Better than 31%
Lower resultsHigher results
Towns in Day County (28)Better than 0%
Lower confidence. Built on 110 tested students. With numbers this small, one year can move the grade.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on South Dakota’s state tests against the state average. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of South Dakota only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Homer.
The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your address
82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
How students score
Math37%
State average 42.2%
Homer vs. its neighbors
Homer’s schools rank 3rd of 4 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among South Dakota districts.
Every school in Homer
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
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School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within South Dakota. Stars are from neighbors.