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Schools in Interior · Kadoka School District 35-2

Interior’s public schools beat 71% of South Dakota districts

The public schools Interior’s kids attend outperform 71% of South Dakota’s districts on state tests.

Math proficiency
52%
▲ 10 pts vs SD 42%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90%
▲ 6 pts vs SD 85%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$18.3K
▲ 40% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
4.4
SD 13.9 · smaller classes
Schools
1
15 students
The School Grade

How Interior compares

B+ Test scores
South Dakota school districts we grade (146)Better than 71%
Lower resultsHigher results
Good confidence. Built on 161 tested students; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
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 Interior.

The path, start to finish
K–8Interior Elementary - 09Kadoka School District 35-2
9–12Kadoka Area High School - 01in Kadoka

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math52%
State average 42.2%

Every school in Interior

1 school. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.

Elementary
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What Interior families are saying about school.

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Within reach

Colleges near Interior

There’s no college in Interior, but 1 is within 30 miles. The closest is Oglala Lakota College in Kyle, 28.3 miles away.

Colleges →
Oglala Lakota CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Kyle
28.3 mi807 students

Straight-line distance from the center of Interior. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.

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.

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