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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in South Dakota

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public elementary schools in South Dakota, drawn from 209 qualifying public elementary schools. Bennett County Elementary School - 03 leads the list at 100%, against a median of 34.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
209
South Dakota
Top % FRL
100%
Median % FRL
34.8%
HIGHEST POVERTY · SOUTH DAKOTA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Bennett County Elementary School - 03Martin, SDBennett County School District 03-1Elementary217100%
2Dupree Elementary - 02Dupree, SDDupree School District 64-2Elementary203100%
3Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03Eagle Butte, SDEagle Butte School District 20-1Elementary281100%
4Andes Central Elementary - 02Lake Andes, SDAndes Central School District 11-1Elementary184100%
5McLaughlin Elementary - 02McLaughlin, SDMcLaughlin School District 15-2Elementary203100%
6General Beadle Elementary - 01Rapid City, SDRapid City Area School District 51-4Elementary483100%
7Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08Rapid City, SDRapid City Area School District 51-4Elementary368100%
8Robbinsdale Elementary - 14Rapid City, SDRapid City Area School District 51-4Elementary328100%
9Horace Mann Elementary - 07Rapid City, SDRapid City Area School District 51-4Elementary274100%
10South Park Elementary - 16Rapid City, SDRapid City Area School District 51-4Elementary313100%
11Batesland School - 01Batesland, SDOglala Lakota County School District 65-1Elementary175100%
12Wolf Creek School - 02Pine Ridge, SDOglala Lakota County School District 65-1Elementary567100%
13Rockyford School - 03Porcupine, SDOglala Lakota County School District 65-1Elementary404100%
14Hawthorne Elementary - 56Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary443100%
15Elementary Immersion Center - 43Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary106100%
16He Dog Elementary - 05Parmelee, SDTodd County School District 66-1Elementary189100%
17Rosebud Elementary - 04Rosebud, SDTodd County School District 66-1Elementary292100%
18Todd County Elementary - 16Mission, SDTodd County School District 66-1Elementary511100%
19Wagner Elementary - 02Wagner, SDWagner Community School District 11-4Elementary333100%
20Early Learning Center - 04Wagner, SDWagner Community School District 11-4Elementary102100%
21Isna Wica OwayawaOglala, SDIsna Wica OwayawaElementary23098.7%
22White River Elementary - 02White River, SDWhite River School District 47-1Elementary17298.3%
23Pierre Indian Learning CenterPierre, SDPierre Indian Learning CenterElementary15698.1%
24Pahin Sinte OwayawaPorcupine, SDPahin Sinte OwayawaElementary15598.1%
25Wounded Knee District SchoolManderson, SDWounded Knee District SchoolElementary14697.9%
26Garfield Elementary - 19Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary57488.3%
27Lowell Elementary - 28Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary42687.3%
28Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary29185.2%
29Terry Redlin Elementary - 11Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary41285.2%
30Hayward Elementary - 38Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary72883.5%
31Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary63283.4%
32Cleveland Elementary - 14Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary46582.6%
33Westside Elementary - 03Sisseton, SDSisseton School District 54-2Elementary38073.9%
34Madison 2-3 Center - 19Huron, SDHuron School District 02-2Elementary47472.2%
35Washington 4-5 Center - 20Huron, SDHuron School District 02-2Elementary45371.7%
36Buchanan K-1 Center - 18Huron, SDHuron School District 02-2Elementary46770.0%
37Laura Wilder Elementary - 31Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary44766.7%
38Susan B. Anthony Elementary - 66Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary47261.4%
39Lincoln Elementary - 08Aberdeen, SDAberdeen School District 06-1Elementary23360.5%
40Chamberlain Elementary - 03Chamberlain, SDChamberlain School District 07-1Elementary40759.5%
41Rosa Parks Elementary - 15Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary61859.4%
42Renberg Elementary - 42Renner, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary15556.1%
43O M Tiffany Elementary - 11Aberdeen, SDAberdeen School District 06-1Elementary30455.3%
44Lyman Elementary - 04Kennebec, SDLyman School District 42-1Elementary17155.0%
45Roosevelt Elementary - 08Watertown, SDWatertown School District 14-4Elementary14854.1%
46South Park Elementary - 03Belle Fourche, SDBelle Fourche School District 09-1Elementary34753.9%
47Freeman Davis Elementary - 03Mobridge, SDMobridge-Pollock School District 62-6Elementary14953.7%
48May Overby Elementary - 09Aberdeen, SDAberdeen School District 06-1Elementary32753.5%
49Oscar Howe Elementary - 58Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary60852.0%
50Kadoka Elementary - 02Kadoka, SDKadoka Area School District 35-2Elementary11851.7%
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