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ACADEMICS
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Many successful high school students end up in remedial math courses in college. Is your student prepared for college-level math? Ask this district how they ensure students are well-prepared.
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Reviews From Schools in Spearfish School District 40-2
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Other (school staff, family member, recent alum, etc)
October 21, 2019
There is a dark cloud over the school. Boys/Girls Basketball, Volleyball, Football... are all broken programs for years and years with no willingness to fix. Wish we had gone to Lead-Deadwood HS or... More
Review for Spearfish High School - 01
Parent / Guardian
February 08, 2018
I have one child that has attended here so far, and one that will be coming into this school next year. My son had a good experience in middle school, and I really don't have anything negative to... More
Review for Spearfish Middle School - 05
Parent / Guardian
February 08, 2018
Both of my children attended Creekside. We did not really have any negative experiences, other than occasional discrepancies on the playground, and I'm not sure how well those were handled by the... More
Review for Creekside Elementary - 07