Summary:
The Garretson School District 49-4 in South Dakota consists of three schools: Garretson Elementary - 02, Garretson High School - 01, and Garretson Middle School - 03. The district's schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.
Among the three schools, Garretson Middle School - 03 stands out as the highest-performing, with a statewide ranking of 48th out of 147 South Dakota middle schools and a 3-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The middle school has shown consistent improvement in its ranking over the past three years. In contrast, Garretson Elementary - 02 and Garretson High School - 01 have relatively low test scores compared to state averages, particularly in mathematics.
The district as a whole struggles with low test scores, with only 32.35% of students at Garretson Elementary - 02 and 52.38% of 11th-grade students at Garretson High School - 01 scoring proficient or better in ELA. The district's focus on maintaining small class sizes, with student-teacher ratios ranging from 11.2 to 14.3, is a positive indicator, but the low test scores suggest opportunities for further analysis and targeted interventions to improve student learning and achievement.
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