English Language Arts
57.9%
State avg 50.3%
District avg 52.8%
County avg 52.6%
+21.5pp since 2022-23
District avg 52.8%
County avg 52.6%
+21.5pp since 2022-23
Test scores
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SD Smarter Balanced + SD Science, SY 2024-25
All grades, all students. % Proficient.Mathematics
57.9%
State avg 47.5%
District avg 56.8%
County avg 51.7%
+30.6pp since 2022-23
District avg 56.8%
County avg 51.7%
+30.6pp since 2022-23
Science
N/A
State avg 44.3%
District avg 66.7%
County avg 50.4%
District avg 66.7%
County avg 50.4%
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced + SD Science, South Dakota's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Dakota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 47. Reading and writing scores are up about 22 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 31 points.
By grade, SY 2024-25
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 | 57.9% | 50.3% | 19 | 57.9% | 47.5% | 19 | N/A | 44.3% | N/A |
3-year history
All grades, all students. Dawson Colony South Dakota avgEnglish Language Arts
| Year | School | District | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY 2024-25 | 57.9% | 52.8% | 52.6% | 50.3% |
| SY 2023-24 | 56.3% | 48.3% | 46.7% | 49.6% |
| SY 2022-23 | 36.4% | 51.2% | 49.6% | 49.0% |
Mathematics
| Year | School | District | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY 2024-25 | 57.9% | 56.8% | 51.7% | 47.5% |
| SY 2023-24 | 50.0% | 54.6% | 47.2% | 46.7% |
| SY 2022-23 | 27.3% | 60.0% | 50.5% | 45.6% |
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 57.9% mean for English Language Arts at Dawson Colony School - 20?
It means about 57.9 percent of students tested at Dawson Colony School - 20 performed at grade level or above on the SD Smarter Balanced + SD Science English Language Arts test in 2024-25. The statewide average for South Dakota that year was 50.3%. 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.