Schools in Orient · Faulkton School District 24-4
Orient’s public schools beat 92% of South Dakota districts
The public schools Orient’s kids attend outperform 92% of South Dakota’s districts on state tests.
Math proficiency
62%
▲ 20 pts vs SD 42%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90%
▲ 6 pts vs SD 85%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$12.9K
▼ 1% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Orient compares
A Test scores
South Dakota school districts we grade (146)Better than 92%
Lower resultsHigher results
Towns in Faulk County (23)Better than 35%
Good confidence. Built on 170 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 Orient.
4 schools teach K in Orient’s district. Which one depends on your address: Faulkton Elementary - 02, Blumengard Colony Elementary - 06, Thunderbird Colony Elementary - 10 and Brentwood Colony Elementary - 05.
4 schools teach 1st grade in Orient’s district. Which one depends on your address: Faulkton Elementary - 02, Blumengard Colony Elementary - 06, Thunderbird Colony Elementary - 10 and Brentwood Colony Elementary - 05.
4 schools teach 2nd grade in Orient’s district. Which one depends on your address: Faulkton Elementary - 02, Blumengard Colony Elementary - 06, Thunderbird Colony Elementary - 10 and Brentwood Colony Elementary - 05.
4 schools teach 3rd grade in Orient’s district. Which one depends on your address: Faulkton Elementary - 02, Blumengard Colony Elementary - 06, Thunderbird Colony Elementary - 10 and Brentwood Colony Elementary - 05.
4 schools teach 4th grade in Orient’s district. Which one depends on your address: Faulkton Elementary - 02, Blumengard Colony Elementary - 06, Thunderbird Colony Elementary - 10 and Brentwood Colony Elementary - 05.
4 schools teach 5th grade in Orient’s district. Which one depends on your address: Faulkton Elementary - 02, Blumengard Colony Elementary - 06, Thunderbird Colony Elementary - 10 and Brentwood Colony Elementary - 05.
4 schools teach 6th grade in Orient’s district. Which one depends on your address: Faulkton Middle School - 08, Blumengard Colony Elementary - 06, Thunderbird Colony Elementary - 10 and Brentwood Colony Elementary - 05.
4 schools teach 7th grade in Orient’s district. Which one depends on your address: Faulkton Middle School - 08, Blumengard Colony Elementary - 06, Thunderbird Colony Elementary - 10 and Brentwood Colony Elementary - 05.
4 schools teach 8th grade in Orient’s district. Which one depends on your address: Faulkton Middle School - 08, Blumengard Colony Elementary - 06, Thunderbird Colony Elementary - 10 and Brentwood Colony Elementary - 05.
The path, start to finish
PK–84 schoolsDepends on your address
84 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
Math62%
State average 42.2%
Orient vs. its neighbors
Orient’s schools rank 1st of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among South Dakota districts.
Every school in Orient
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.