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Ranks 101–150 of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in South Dakota. Back to page 1.

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · SOUTH DAKOTA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
101	Redfield Elementary - 03	Redfield, SD	Redfield School District 56-4	Elementary	33.6%	271	45.8%
102	Edison Middle School - 06	Sioux Falls, SD	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	Middle	48.2%	937	45.9%
103	Clear Lake Elementary - 02	Clear Lake, SD	Deuel School District 19-4	Elementary	21.9%	270	45.9%
104	L. B. Williams Elementary - 03	Mitchell, SD	Mitchell School District 17-2	Elementary	41.3%	438	46.3%
105	Vandenberg Elementary - 02	Box Elder, SD	Douglas School District 51-1	Elementary	40.5%	454	46.4%
106	Garretson Middle School - 03	Garretson, SD	Garretson School District 49-4	Middle	19.0%	105	46.5%
107	Chamberlain Elementary - 03	Chamberlain, SD	Chamberlain School District 07-1	Elementary	59.5%	407	46.5%
108	Stagebarn Middle School - 10	Summerset, SD	Meade School District 46-1	Middle	28.2%	432	46.6%
109	Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03	Colton, SD	Tri-Valley School District 49-6	Middle	22.6%	296	47.0%
110	Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02	Sturgis, SD	Meade School District 46-1	Middle	43.1%	490	47.1%
111	Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05	Sioux Falls, SD	Tea Area School District 41-5	Elementary	40.1%	292	47.3%
112	Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02	Britton, SD	Britton-Hecla School District 45-4	Elementary	22.9%	166	47.4%
113	Hill City Elementary - 02	Hill City, SD	Hill City School District 51-2	Elementary	31.6%	247	47.4%
114	Bon Homme Middle School - 02	Tyndall, SD	Bon Homme School District 04-2	Middle	28.7%	108	47.6%
115	Spearfish Middle School - 05	Spearfish, SD	Spearfish School District 40-2	Middle	17.8%	545	47.9%
116	Deubrook Elementary - 03	Toronto, SD	Deubrook Area School District 05-6	Elementary	18.2%	225	47.9%
117	Marion Elementary - 02	Marion, SD	Marion School District 60-3	Elementary	38.0%	100	48.2%
118	Hamlin Middle School - 02	Hayti, SD	Hamlin School District 28-3	Middle	30.3%	198	48.3%
119	Parker Elementary - 02	Parker, SD	Parker School District 60-4	Elementary	19.7%	238	48.3%
120	Philip Elementary - 02	Philip, SD	Haakon School District 27-1	Elementary	25.2%	131	48.4%
121	Freeman Elementary - 02	Freeman, SD	Freeman School District 33-1	Elementary	32.8%	192	48.5%
122	Lincoln Elementary - 08	Aberdeen, SD	Aberdeen School District 06-1	Elementary	60.5%	233	48.5%
123	Tri-Valley Elementary in Crooks - 04	Crooks, SD	Tri-Valley School District 49-6	Elementary	27.8%	205	48.6%
124	Newell Elementary - 02	Newell, SD	Newell School District 09-2	Elementary	47.6%	124	48.9%
125	Buffalo Elementary - 02	Buffalo, SD	Harding County School District 31-1	Elementary	25.7%	101	48.9%
126	Clark Elementary - 02	Clark, SD	Clark School District 12-2	Elementary	26.4%	212	49.0%
127	Lincoln Elementary - 04	Yankton, SD	Yankton School District 63-3	Elementary	43.0%	416	49.1%
128	Sioux Valley Middle School - 04	Volga, SD	Sioux Valley School District 05-5	Middle	14.1%	156	49.3%
129	Yankton Middle School - 02	Yankton, SD	Yankton School District 63-3	Middle	39.8%	608	49.4%
130	Stanley County Elementary - 08	Fort Pierre, SD	Stanley County School District 57-1	Elementary	32.6%	178	49.5%
131	Madison Middle School - 02	Madison, SD	Madison Central School District 39-2	Middle	23.3%	270	49.5%
132	Eugene Field A+ Elementary - 16	Sioux Falls, SD	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	Elementary	46.6%	444	49.7%
133	Chester Elementary -02	Chester, SD	Chester Area School District 39-1	Elementary	20.1%	154	49.8%
134	Ben Reifel Middle School - 68	Sioux Falls, SD	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	Middle	44.5%	885	49.8%
135	Colman Elementary - 03	Colman, SD	Colman-Egan School District 50-5	Elementary	23.3%	193	49.9%
136	Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04	Alcester, SD	Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1	Elementary	33.7%	166	50.1%
137	Harrisburg East Middle School - 11	Sioux Falls, SD	Harrisburg School District 41-2	Middle	20.6%	428	50.1%
138	Lawrence Elementary - 02	Canton, SD	Canton School District 41-1	Elementary	22.4%	411	50.4%
139	Plankinton Elementary - 02	Plankinton, SD	Plankinton School District 01-1	Elementary	42.4%	132	50.4%
140	Robert Frost Elementary - 18	Sioux Falls, SD	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	Elementary	42.1%	447	50.4%
141	Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02	Colton, SD	Tri-Valley School District 49-6	Elementary	16.2%	154	50.4%
142	Holgate Middle School - 02	Aberdeen, SD	Aberdeen School District 06-1	Middle	31.2%	497	50.9%
143	Gertie Belle Rogers Elementary - 04	Mitchell, SD	Mitchell School District 17-2	Elementary	41.2%	379	51.0%
144	Watertown Intermediate School - 13	Watertown, SD	Watertown School District 14-4	Middle	38.5%	532	51.1%
145	Canton Middle School - 04	Canton, SD	Canton School District 41-1	Middle	21.6%	194	51.2%
146	Explorer Elementary - 04	Sioux Falls, SD	Harrisburg School District 41-2	Elementary	27.8%	338	51.4%
147	Meadowbrook Elementary - 10	Rapid City, SD	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	Elementary	24.7%	478	51.7%
148	Tea Area Middle School - 02	Tea, SD	Tea Area School District 41-5	Middle	21.8%	583	51.9%
149	Longfellow Elementary - 05	Mitchell, SD	Mitchell School District 17-2	Elementary	45.5%	290	52.0%
150	Parkston Elementary - 02	Parkston, SD	Parkston School District 33-3	Elementary	25.4%	272	52.3%

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