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The highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in South Dakota

202 public elementary schools in South Dakota appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Challenge Center - 51 leads the list at 97.9%, against a median of 50.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
202
South Dakota
Top % Proficient (Reading)
97.9%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
50.5%
BEST IN READING · SOUTH DAKOTA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1Challenge Center - 51Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary16597.9%
2Warner Elementary - 02Warner, SDWarner School District 06-5Elementary14587.3%
3Fred Assam Elementary - 06Sioux Falls, SDBrandon Valley School District 49-2Elementary53185.7%
4Faulkton Elementary - 02Faulkton, SDFaulkton Area Schools 24-4Elementary18582.5%
5Adventure Elementary - 10Sioux Falls, SDHarrisburg School District 41-2Elementary44081.0%
6Inspiration Elementary - 08Sioux Falls, SDBrandon Valley School District 49-2Elementary34580.5%
7Burke Elementary - 02Burke, SDBurke School District 26-2Elementary10573.2%
8Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01Tea, SDTea Area School District 41-5Elementary53872.0%
9Arlington Elementary - 02Arlington, SDArlington School District 38-1Elementary15271.4%
10Whitewood Elementary - 04Whitewood, SDMeade School District 46-1Elementary13870.6%
11Robert Bennis Elementary - 05Brandon, SDBrandon Valley School District 49-2Elementary54270.4%
12All City Elementary - 50Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary14970.4%
13Tyndall Elementary - 04Tyndall, SDBon Homme School District 04-2Elementary18869.7%
14Lennox Elementary - 02Lennox, SDLennox School District 41-4Elementary36269.6%
15Canistota Elementary - 02Canistota, SDCanistota School District 43-1Elementary14169.5%
16Groton Area Elementary - 02Groton, SDGroton Area School District 06-6Elementary27869.2%
17Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary69068.8%
18Montrose Elementary - 02Montrose, SDMontrose School District 43-2Elementary10868.6%
19Langford Area Elementary - 02Langford, SDLangford Area School District 45-5Elementary11168.5%
20Centerville Elementary - 02Centerville, SDCenterville School District 60-1Elementary10867.9%
21Hanson Elementary - 06Alexandria, SDHanson School District 30-1Elementary15167.7%
22Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02Stickney, SDCorsica-Stickney 21-3Elementary15067.7%
23Brandon Elementary - 03Brandon, SDBrandon Valley School District 49-2Elementary72867.5%
24Worthing Elementary - 05Worthing, SDLennox School District 41-4Elementary11967.4%
25Castlewood Elementary - 02Castlewood, SDCastlewood School District 28-1Elementary14067.2%
26Wessington Springs Elementary - 02Wessington Springs, SDWessington Springs School District 36-2Elementary14566.2%
27C C Lee Elementary - 05Aberdeen, SDAberdeen School District 06-1Elementary35666.0%
28Journey Elementary - 05Sioux Falls, SDHarrisburg School District 41-2Elementary34065.5%
29Ipswich Elementary - 02Ipswich, SDIpswich Public School District 22-6Elementary18264.9%
30Miller Elementary - 02Miller, SDMiller School District 29-4Elementary23164.9%
31Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02Platte, SDPlatte - Geddes School District 11-5Elementary23064.8%
32Scotland Elementary - 02Scotland, SDScotland School District 04-3Elementary11464.7%
33Custer Elementary - 02Custer, SDCuster School District 16-1Elementary26964.4%
34Buchanan Elementary - 03Pierre, SDPierre School District 32-2Elementary43264.3%
35Milbank Elementary - 03Milbank, SDMilbank School District 25-4Elementary40864.1%
36Dell Rapids Elementary - 02Dell Rapids, SDDell Rapids School District 49-3Elementary35564.1%
37Beadle Elementary - 03Yankton, SDYankton School District 63-3Elementary41263.6%
38Baltic Elementary - 02Baltic, SDBaltic School District 49-1Elementary30762.4%
39Ethan Elementary - 02Ethan, SDEthan School District 17-1Elementary15562.4%
40Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06Tea, SDTea Area School District 41-5Elementary37962.3%
41Dakota Prairie Elementary - 07Brookings, SDBrookings School District 05-1Elementary50962.2%
42John Harris Elementary - 23Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary66662.2%
43Howard Elementary - 02Howard, SDHoward School District 48-3Elementary15862.0%
44Beresford Elementary - 02Beresford, SDBeresford School District 61-2Elementary27362.0%
45Hamlin Elementary - 09Hayti, SDHamlin School District 28-3Elementary47261.7%
46Webster Area Elementary - 03Webster, SDWebster Area School District 18-5Elementary27461.7%
47Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02Bridgewater, SDBridgewater-Emery 30-3Elementary14361.5%
48Mount Vernon Elementary - 02Mount Vernon, SDMount Vernon School District 17-3Elementary11061.5%
49John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57Sioux Falls, SDSioux Falls School District 49-5Elementary66161.3%
50Timber Lake Elementary - 02Timber Lake, SDTimber Lake School District 20-3Elementary18561.1%
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