English Language Arts
38.2%
State avg 49.6%
District avg 42.6%
County avg 45.5%
+11.6pp since 2022-23
District avg 42.6%
County avg 45.5%
+11.6pp since 2022-23
Test scores
See how it ranks: all South Dakota schools by score · Pennington County schools by score
SD Smarter Balanced + SD Science, SY 2023-24
All grades, all students. % Proficient.Mathematics
39.0%
State avg 46.7%
District avg 38.5%
County avg 39.7%
+16.2pp since 2022-23
District avg 38.5%
County avg 39.7%
+16.2pp since 2022-23
Science
46.3%
State avg 42.7%
District avg 40.2%
County avg 40.1%
+20.3pp since 2022-23
District avg 40.2%
County avg 40.1%
+20.3pp since 2022-23
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced + SD Science, South Dakota's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level, about 39 of 100 do math at grade level, and about 46 of 100 are at grade level in science. Across all South Dakota schools, those numbers are about 50, 47, and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 16 points and science scores are up about 20 points.
By grade, SY 2023-24
School score vs state average per tested grade.| Grade | English Language Arts | Mathematics | Science | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | State | n tested | School | State | n tested | School | State | n tested | |
| Grade ALL | 38.2% | 49.6% | 136 | 39.0% | 46.7% | 136 | 46.3% | 42.7% | 54 |
2-year history
All grades, all students. Canyon Lake South Dakota avgEnglish Language Arts
| Year | School | District | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY 2023-24 | 38.2% | 42.6% | 45.5% | 49.6% |
| SY 2022-23 | 26.6% | 43.4% | 45.3% | 49.0% |
Mathematics
| Year | School | District | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY 2023-24 | 39.0% | 38.5% | 39.7% | 46.7% |
| SY 2022-23 | 22.8% | 38.3% | 38.7% | 45.6% |
Science
| Year | School | District | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY 2023-24 | 46.3% | 40.2% | 40.1% | 42.7% |
| SY 2022-23 | 26.0% | 37.2% | 38.2% | 40.8% |
How to read these scores
What is SD Smarter Balanced + SD Science?
SD Smarter Balanced + SD Science is the statewide standardized test administered by South Dakota public schools.
What does "% Proficient" mean?
It is the share of students at the school who performed at grade level or above on the test, summed across the top two of four performance levels. A higher number is better.
What does 38.2% mean for English Language Arts at Canyon Lake Elementary - 04?
It means about 38.2 percent of students tested at Canyon Lake Elementary - 04 performed at grade level or above on the SD Smarter Balanced + SD Science English Language Arts test in 2023-24. The statewide average for South Dakota that year was 49.6%. The other students fell into the lower performance levels.
How is the state average calculated?
It is a weighted average, not a simple average of each school's number. We multiply each public school's score by how many of its students tested, add those together for all schools in South Dakota, and divide by the total students tested that year. This way a big school with 1,500 students counts more than a small school with 50 students, which is the right way to ask "how did the typical student do this year?". District and county averages on this page use the same method, just scoped to that district or county.
Where does this data come from?
South Dakota Department of Education, Smarter Balanced (ELA + Math) + SD Science Assessment. School-level All Students subgroup, current-year column from the SD Report Card MicroStrategy export. Headline metric is the cumulative SBAC Level 3+4 / SD Science Proficient+Advanced rate.
How often is it updated?
SD Smarter Balanced + SD Science is administered once a year (spring). Results are released by the state in the summer or early fall. We refresh this page after each annual release.