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The most racially diverse public elementary schools in South Dakota

Across South Dakota, 131 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups. Terry Redlin Elementary - 11 leads the list at 80.6%, against a median of 42.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

131

South Dakota

Top Diversity index

80.6%

Median Diversity index

42.7%

MOST DIVERSE · SOUTH DAKOTA

#	School	City	Students	Diversity index	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Terry Redlin Elementary - 11	Sioux Falls, SD	412	80.6%	26.0%(107)	21.6%(89)	20.6%(85)	3.9%(16)
2	Hawthorne Elementary - 56	Sioux Falls, SD	443	79.0%	30.7%(136)	20.3%(90)	21.9%(97)	3.4%(15)
3	Garfield Elementary - 19	Sioux Falls, SD	574	77.9%	31.9%(183)	17.4%(100)	24.6%(141)	2.4%(14)
4	Lowell Elementary - 28	Sioux Falls, SD	426	77.0%	26.8%(114)	12.9%(55)	33.6%(143)	2.6%(11)
5	Cleveland Elementary - 14	Sioux Falls, SD	465	75.3%	23.9%(111)	35.9%(167)	21.3%(99)	2.6%(12)
6	Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10	Sioux Falls, SD	291	73.6%	32.6%(95)	10.7%(31)	36.1%(105)	3.1%(9)
7	Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20	Sioux Falls, SD	632	71.8%	14.4%(91)	45.4%(287)	13.4%(85)	18.4%(116)
8	Horace Mann Elementary - 07	Rapid City, SD	274	71.8%	24.1%(66)	0.0%(0)	16.8%(46)	0.7%(2)
9	Rosa Parks Elementary - 15	Sioux Falls, SD	618	71.1%	41.9%(259)	12.0%(74)	29.8%(184)	4.5%(28)
10	Flandreau Elementary - 04	Flandreau, SD	287	70.8%	40.8%(117)	0.0%(0)	20.9%(60)	0.7%(2)
11	South Park Elementary - 16	Rapid City, SD	313	70.3%	37.7%(118)	1.3%(4)	10.5%(33)	0.6%(2)
12	Washington 4-5 Center - 20	Huron, SD	453	70.0%	34.7%(157)	0.9%(4)	35.1%(159)	23.4%(106)
13	Susan B. Anthony Elementary - 66	Sioux Falls, SD	472	69.0%	49.1%(232)	18.9%(89)	9.8%(46)	0.4%(2)
14	Robbinsdale Elementary - 14	Rapid City, SD	328	68.6%	46.6%(153)	0.6%(2)	12.2%(40)	0.9%(3)
15	Laura Wilder Elementary - 31	Sioux Falls, SD	447	68.4%	50.6%(226)	13.4%(60)	14.5%(65)	0.9%(4)
16	Hayward Elementary - 38	Sioux Falls, SD	728	68.2%	27.8%(202)	10.0%(73)	47.0%(342)	0.6%(4)
17	Buchanan K-1 Center - 18	Huron, SD	467	68.0%	33.0%(154)	1.1%(5)	41.8%(195)	18.8%(88)
18	Madison 2-3 Center - 19	Huron, SD	474	67.7%	36.7%(174)	1.1%(5)	39.0%(185)	18.8%(89)
19	Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08	Rapid City, SD	368	67.2%	21.2%(78)	1.1%(4)	11.7%(43)	0.3%(1)
20	Woodrow Wilson Elementary - 17	Rapid City, SD	328	66.0%	52.4%(172)	3.7%(12)	13.1%(43)	1.8%(6)
21	Westside Elementary - 03	Sisseton, SD	380	65.3%	18.4%(70)	0.0%(0)	12.4%(47)	1.1%(4)
22	General Beadle Elementary - 01	Rapid City, SD	483	65.0%	19.3%(93)	1.7%(8)	14.7%(71)	1.2%(6)
23	Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05	Sioux Falls, SD	292	64.4%	54.1%(158)	13.4%(39)	19.5%(57)	4.1%(12)
24	Chamberlain Elementary - 03	Chamberlain, SD	407	62.9%	44.7%(182)	0.3%(1)	4.9%(20)	0.3%(1)
25	Canyon Lake Elementary - 04	Rapid City, SD	297	61.7%	57.2%	1.7%	12.8%	0.7%
26	Bennett County Elementary School - 03	Martin, SD	217	60.7%	18.9%(41)	0.0%(0)	5.5%(12)	1.8%(4)
27	Grandview Elementary - 06	Rapid City, SD	431	60.7%	58.5%(252)	1.6%(7)	12.1%(52)	1.4%(6)
28	May Overby Elementary - 09	Aberdeen, SD	327	60.1%	60.2%(197)	4.3%(14)	13.2%(43)	5.8%(19)
29	Oscar Howe Elementary - 58	Sioux Falls, SD	608	59.3%	60.2%(366)	10.5%(64)	16.4%(100)	1.1%(7)
30	Lincoln Elementary - 08	Aberdeen, SD	233	58.5%	61.4%(143)	2.1%(5)	13.3%(31)	10.7%(25)
31	Buchanan Elementary - 03	Pierre, SD	432	56.5%	62.5%(270)	0.9%(4)	5.3%(23)	2.5%(11)
32	Wagner Elementary - 02	Wagner, SD	333	56.3%	30.0%(100)	0.0%(0)	3.6%(12)	0.0%(0)
33	Kennedy Elementary - 08	Pierre, SD	413	56.2%	61.5%(254)	0.2%(1)	4.8%(20)	0.5%(2)
34	Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54	Sioux Falls, SD	681	56.2%	63.3%(431)	13.8%(94)	6.9%(47)	1.0%(7)
35	O M Tiffany Elementary - 11	Aberdeen, SD	304	56.2%	63.2%(192)	2.6%(8)	16.8%(51)	2.3%(7)
36	Patriot Elementary -06	Box Elder, SD	982	56.1%	63.3%(622)	2.5%(25)	12.8%(126)	0.6%(6)
37	RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17	Sioux Falls, SD	846	55.6%	64.1%(542)	9.2%(78)	11.7%(99)	2.4%(20)
38	Valley View Elementary - 13	Rapid City, SD	605	54.9%	64.1%(388)	0.8%(5)	8.4%(51)	1.2%(7)
39	Jefferson Elementary - 06	Pierre, SD	377	54.8%	63.7%(240)	0.5%(2)	6.4%(24)	0.5%(2)
40	Vandenberg Elementary - 02	Box Elder, SD	454	54.5%	64.8%(294)	1.8%(8)	9.9%(45)	1.1%(5)
41	Rapid Valley Elementary - 12	Rapid City, SD	486	54.1%	64.8%(315)	0.4%(2)	11.3%(55)	0.8%(4)
42	Explorer Elementary - 04	Sioux Falls, SD	338	53.8%	66.0%(223)	9.8%(33)	8.3%(28)	3.3%(11)
43	South Canyon Elementary - 15	Rapid City, SD	274	52.5%	66.1%(181)	0.4%(1)	13.1%(36)	0.0%(0)
44	Medary Elementary - 05	Brookings, SD	358	51.7%	65.6%(235)	1.7%(6)	21.8%(78)	2.5%(9)
45	Eugene Field A+ Elementary - 16	Sioux Falls, SD	444	51.3%	67.6%(300)	7.2%(32)	8.6%(38)	0.9%(4)
46	Mike Miller Elementary - 07	Aberdeen, SD	282	50.8%	68.1%(192)	1.4%(4)	13.5%(38)	3.9%(11)
47	Winner Elementary - 04	Winner, SD	465	50.5%	60.4%(281)	0.0%(0)	2.4%(11)	0.0%(0)
48	Simmons Elementary - 10	Aberdeen, SD	386	50.5%	67.6%(261)	2.1%(8)	17.9%(69)	2.1%(8)
49	Inspiration Elementary - 08	Sioux Falls, SD	345	50.3%	68.7%(237)	11.0%(38)	8.7%(30)	5.5%(19)
50	Austin Elementary - 03	Vermillion, SD	277	50.0%	69.0%	2.2%	9.8%	1.8%

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