Summary:
The Montrose School District 43-2 in South Dakota is home to four high-performing schools, including two elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. The district's schools consistently rank among the top in the state, with Montrose Middle School - 03 and Montrose High School - 01 standing out as particularly strong performers.
Montrose Middle School - 03 has consistently ranked among the top 25% of South Dakota middle schools in the past 3 years, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its test scores in both English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly above the state averages. Similarly, Montrose High School - 01 has performed well, ranking in the top 25% of South Dakota high schools in the past 3 years, with a strong 4-year graduation rate of 86.4% and a low dropout rate of 2.6%.
While the district as a whole appears to be high-performing, with all its schools ranking in the top half of their respective categories statewide, there is some variation in performance between the elementary schools. Montrose Elementary - 02 outperforms Orland Colony Elementary - 04 on most metrics. Additionally, the district's relatively low free/reduced lunch rates and small class sizes may contribute to its overall academic success, though the high chronic absenteeism rate across all schools is a potential area of concern that the Montrose School District 43-2 may want to address.
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