Schools in St. Francis · Todd County School District 66-1
St. Francis’s public schools score below 96% of South Dakota districts
The public schools St. Francis’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 96% of South Dakota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
4%beats similar-income towns
Math proficiency
5%
▼ 37 pts vs SD 42%
2020–21
Graduate on time
62%
▼ 23 pts vs SD 85%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$18.5K
▲ 42% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.4
SD 13.9 · smaller classes
Schools
2
630 students
The School Grade
How St. Francis compares
D− Graduation
South Dakota school districts we grade (146)Better than 4%
Lower resultsHigher results
South Dakota towns with similar household incomes (93)Better than 4%
Lower confidence. Built on 0 tested students and a graduating class of 151. 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, plus the four-year graduation rate. 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. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- 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 St. Francis.
8 schools teach K in St. Francis’s district. Which one depends on your address: Todd County Elementary - 16, Rosebud Elementary - 04, He Dog Elementary - 05 and Spring Creek Elementary - 07 and more.
8 schools teach 1st grade in St. Francis’s district. Which one depends on your address: Todd County Elementary - 16, Rosebud Elementary - 04, He Dog Elementary - 05 and Spring Creek Elementary - 07 and more.
8 schools teach 2nd grade in St. Francis’s district. Which one depends on your address: Todd County Elementary - 16, Rosebud Elementary - 04, He Dog Elementary - 05 and Spring Creek Elementary - 07 and more.
8 schools teach 3rd grade in St. Francis’s district. Which one depends on your address: Todd County Elementary - 16, Rosebud Elementary - 04, He Dog Elementary - 05 and Spring Creek Elementary - 07 and more.
8 schools teach 4th grade in St. Francis’s district. Which one depends on your address: Todd County Elementary - 16, Rosebud Elementary - 04, He Dog Elementary - 05 and Spring Creek Elementary - 07 and more.
8 schools teach 5th grade in St. Francis’s district. Which one depends on your address: Todd County Elementary - 16, Rosebud Elementary - 04, He Dog Elementary - 05 and Spring Creek Elementary - 07 and more.
6 schools teach 6th grade in St. Francis’s district. Which one depends on your address: Todd County Middle School - 10, He Dog Elementary - 05, Spring Creek Elementary - 07 and Lakeview Elementary - 09 and more.
6 schools teach 7th grade in St. Francis’s district. Which one depends on your address: Todd County Middle School - 10, He Dog Elementary - 05, Spring Creek Elementary - 07 and Lakeview Elementary - 09 and more.
6 schools teach 8th grade in St. Francis’s district. Which one depends on your address: Todd County Middle School - 10, He Dog Elementary - 05, Spring Creek Elementary - 07 and Lakeview Elementary - 09 and more.
The path, start to finish
K–88 schoolsDepends on your address
86 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Todd County High School - 01in Mission
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
How students score
Math5%
State average 42.2% · Small group: the state reports 0–10%
Every school in St. Francis
2 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Elementary
Also serving St. Francis · in other towns
Todd County Elementary - 16
D−511 students14:1Rate it →
Rosebud Elementary - 04
D−292 students14:1Rate it →
He Dog Elementary - 05
D−189 students19:1Rate it →
Spring Creek Elementary - 07
D−57 students11:1Rate it →
Lakeview Elementary - 09
D−44 students15:1Rate it →
O'Kreek Elementary - 14
D27 students14:1Rate it →
Klein Elementary - 08
5 students5:1Rate it →
Littleburg Elementary - 12
Rate it →
Todd County Middle School - 10
D−353 students13:1Rate it →
Todd County High School - 01
D447 students13:1Rate it →
Private & other
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near St. Francis
There’s no college in St. Francis, but 1 is within 30 miles. The closest is Sinte Gleska University in Antelope, 17.8 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of St. Francis. 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 and graduation rates, graded within South Dakota. Stars are from neighbors.