Summary:
The city of Frederick, South Dakota is home to three schools that are part of the Frederick Area School District 06-2: one elementary school, one middle school, and one high school. These schools have consistently performed well, with the Frederick Area Elementary - 02 and Frederick Area Middle School - 03 ranking among the top schools in the state.
The elementary and middle schools in the district have significantly higher test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 62.06% of students at the elementary school were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 50.93%. The middle school had 58.62% of students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 43.49%. Both schools also have relatively low chronic absenteeism rates of 20.2%.
While the high school, Frederick High School - 01, has a slightly lower four-year graduation rate of 86.4% compared to the state average, its dropout rate of 2.6% is relatively low. The district also appears to allocate resources fairly, with consistent per-student spending across the different school levels and small student-teacher ratios, which may contribute to the strong academic performance of the elementary and middle schools.
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