Schools in Park · Miller Area School District 29-4, Faulkton School District 24-4
Park’s public schools beat 79% of South Dakota districts
The public schools Park’s kids attend outperform 79% of South Dakota’s districts on state tests.
Math proficiency
46%
▲ 4 pts vs SD 42%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90%
▲ 6 pts vs SD 85%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$14.0K
▲ 8% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Park compares
A− Test scores
South Dakota school districts we grade (146)Better than 79%
Lower resultsHigher results
Towns in Hand County (35)Better than 97%
Good confidence. Built on 414 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 Park (some depend on your address).
6 schools teach K in Park’s district. Which one depends on your address: Miller Elementary - 02, Faulkton Elementary - 02, Millerdale Colony Elementary - 11 and Blumengard Colony Elementary - 06 and more.
6 schools teach 1st grade in Park’s district. Which one depends on your address: Miller Elementary - 02, Faulkton Elementary - 02, Millerdale Colony Elementary - 11 and Blumengard Colony Elementary - 06 and more.
6 schools teach 2nd grade in Park’s district. Which one depends on your address: Miller Elementary - 02, Faulkton Elementary - 02, Millerdale Colony Elementary - 11 and Blumengard Colony Elementary - 06 and more.
6 schools teach 3rd grade in Park’s district. Which one depends on your address: Miller Elementary - 02, Faulkton Elementary - 02, Millerdale Colony Elementary - 11 and Blumengard Colony Elementary - 06 and more.
6 schools teach 4th grade in Park’s district. Which one depends on your address: Miller Elementary - 02, Faulkton Elementary - 02, Millerdale Colony Elementary - 11 and Blumengard Colony Elementary - 06 and more.
6 schools teach 5th grade in Park’s district. Which one depends on your address: Miller Elementary - 02, Faulkton Elementary - 02, Millerdale Colony Elementary - 11 and Blumengard Colony Elementary - 06 and more.
6 schools teach 6th grade in Park’s district. Which one depends on your address: Miller Elementary - 02, Faulkton Middle School - 08, Millerdale Colony Elementary - 11 and Blumengard Colony Elementary - 06 and more.
6 schools teach 7th grade in Park’s district. Which one depends on your address: Miller Jr. High - 04, Faulkton Middle School - 08, Millerdale Colony Elementary - 11 and Blumengard Colony Elementary - 06 and more.
6 schools teach 8th grade in Park’s district. Which one depends on your address: Miller Jr. High - 04, Faulkton Middle School - 08, Millerdale Colony Elementary - 11 and Blumengard Colony Elementary - 06 and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–86 schoolsDepends on your address
86 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Miller High School - 01in Miller
Parts of Park are served by Redfield School District 56-4.
Two districts serve Park
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Miller Area School District 29-4Grades K–12 · 4 schools · 483 students
$14,023SD $13,040
BFaulkton School District 24-4Grades PK–12 · 7 schools · 404 students
$12,949SD $13,040
ATest scores · 2020–21
How students score
Math · PK–12, Faulkton School District 24-462%
State average 42.2%
Math · K–12, Miller Area School District 29-446%
State average 42.2%
Park vs. its neighbors
Park’s schools rank 2nd of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among South Dakota districts.
Every school in Park
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Park · in other towns
Miller Elementary - 02
A231 students11:1Rate it →
Faulkton Elementary - 02
A+185 students12:1Rate it →
Millerdale Colony Elementary - 11
D37 students37:1Rate it →
Blumengard Colony Elementary - 06
B−33 students11:1Rate it →
Thunderbird Colony Elementary - 10
A+33 students17:1Rate it →
Brentwood Colony Elementary - 05
20 students10:1Rate it →
Miller Jr. High - 04
C74 students15:1Rate it →
Faulkton Middle School - 08
B53 students10:1Rate it →
Miller High School - 01
B−141 students11:1Rate it →
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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.