South Dakota schools ranked by test score
Latest SD Smarter Balanced year (2024-25). 214 schools with reported Mathematics scores. State average: 47.5%.
| Rank | School | Level | Mathematics | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Groton Area Elementary - 02 Groton · Groton Area School District 06-6 | Elementary | 64.7% | +17.2pp |
| 52 | Scotland Elementary - 02 Scotland · Scotland School District 04-3 | Elementary | 64.7% | +17.2pp |
| 53 | Grass Ranch Colony Elementary - 13 Kimball · Kimball School District 07-2 | Elementary | 64.5% | +17.0pp |
| 54 | Centerville Elementary - 02 Centerville · Centerville School District 60-1 | Elementary | 64.2% | +16.7pp |
| 55 | Selby Elementary - 02 Selby · Selby Area School District 62-5 | Elementary | 63.3% | +15.8pp |
| 56 | Longfellow Elementary - 05 Mitchell · Mitchell School District 17-2 | Elementary | 63.2% | +15.7pp |
| 57 | Discovery Elementary - 26 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 63.0% | +15.5pp |
| 58 | Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary - 02 De Smet · De Smet School District 38-2 | Elementary | 63.0% | +15.5pp |
| 59 | Estelline Elementary - 02 Estelline · Estelline School District 28-2 | Elementary | 62.7% | +15.2pp |
| 60 | Deubrook Elementary - 03 Toronto · Deubrook Area School District 05-6 | Elementary | 62.5% | +15.0pp |
| 61 | Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 61.9% | +14.4pp |
| 62 | Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 Piedmont · Meade School District 46-1 | Elementary | 61.9% | +14.4pp |
| 63 | Custer Elementary - 02 Custer · Custer School District 16-1 | Elementary | 61.7% | +14.2pp |
| 64 | Mount Vernon Elementary - 02 Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon School District 17-3 | Elementary | 61.5% | +14.0pp |
| 65 | Pinedale Elementary - 11 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 61.3% | +13.8pp |
| 66 | Hamlin Elementary - 09 Hayti · Hamlin School District 28-3 | Elementary | 61.2% | +13.7pp |
| 67 | Beadle Elementary - 03 Yankton · Yankton School District 63-3 | Elementary | 61.1% | +13.6pp |
| 68 | John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 60.3% | +12.8pp |
| 69 | Kennedy Elementary - 08 Pierre · Pierre School District 32-2 | Elementary | 60.3% | +12.8pp |
| 70 | Avon Elementary - 02 Avon · Avon School District 04-1 | Elementary | 60.0% | +12.5pp |
| 71 | Lyman Elementary - 04 Kennebec · Lyman School District 42-1 | Elementary | 60.0% | +12.5pp |
| 72 | Gettysburg Elementary - 02 Gettysburg · Gettysburg School District 53-1 | Elementary | 59.6% | +12.1pp |
| 73 | Hoven Elementary - 02 Hoven · Hoven School District 53-2 | Elementary | 59.5% | +12.0pp |
| 74 | Hitchcock-Tulare Elementary - 05 Hitchcock · Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6 | Elementary | 59.3% | +11.8pp |
| 75 | Lawrence Elementary - 02 Canton · Canton School District 41-1 | Elementary | 59.3% | +11.8pp |
| 76 | Buchanan Elementary - 03 Pierre · Pierre School District 32-2 | Elementary | 59.1% | +11.6pp |
| 77 | Corral Drive Elementary - 21 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 58.9% | +11.4pp |
| 78 | Milbank Elementary - 03 Milbank · Milbank School District 25-4 | Elementary | 58.9% | +11.4pp |
| 79 | Explorer Elementary - 04 Sioux Falls · Harrisburg School District 41-2 | Elementary | 58.5% | +11.0pp |
| 80 | RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 58.2% | +10.7pp |
| 81 | Kadoka Elementary - 02 Kadoka · Kadoka Area School District 35-2 | Elementary | 57.8% | +10.3pp |
| 82 | Dakota Valley Elementary - 02 North Sioux City · Dakota Valley School District 61-8 | Elementary | 57.7% | +10.2pp |
| 83 | Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02 Colton · Tri-Valley School District 49-6 | Elementary | 57.4% | +9.9pp |
| 84 | Colman Elementary - 03 Colman · Colman-Egan School District 50-5 | Elementary | 57.1% | +9.6pp |
| 85 | Montrose Elementary - 02 Montrose · Montrose School District 43-2 | Elementary | 56.9% | +9.4pp |
| 86 | Chester Elementary -02 Chester · Chester Area School District 39-1 | Elementary | 56.5% | +9.0pp |
| 87 | Medary Elementary - 05 Brookings · Brookings School District 05-1 | Elementary | 56.0% | +8.5pp |
| 88 | Lincoln Elementary - 08 Aberdeen · Aberdeen School District 06-1 | Elementary | 55.7% | +8.2pp |
| 89 | Plankinton Elementary - 02 Plankinton · Plankinton School District 01-1 | Elementary | 55.4% | +7.9pp |
| 90 | Wessington Springs Elementary - 02 Wessington Springs · Wessington Springs School District 36-2 | Elementary | 55.4% | +7.9pp |
| 91 | Philip Elementary - 02 Philip · Haakon School District 27-1 | Elementary | 54.8% | +7.3pp |
| 92 | Rosholt Elementary - 02 Rosholt · Rosholt School District 54-4 | Elementary | 54.8% | +7.3pp |
| 93 | Jefferson Elementary - 09 Watertown · Watertown School District 14-4 | Elementary | 54.6% | +7.1pp |
| 94 | Sturgis Elementary - 03 Sturgis · Meade School District 46-1 | Elementary | 54.5% | +7.0pp |
| 95 | Beresford Elementary - 02 Beresford · Beresford School District 61-2 | Elementary | 54.2% | +6.7pp |
| 96 | Lincoln Elementary - 05 Watertown · Watertown School District 14-4 | Elementary | 54.1% | +6.6pp |
| 97 | Lemmon Elementary - 02 Lemmon · Lemmon School District 52-4 | Elementary | 53.9% | +6.4pp |
| 98 | Woonsocket Elementary - 03 Woonsocket · Woonsocket School District 55-4 | Elementary | 53.2% | +5.7pp |
| 99 | Creekside Elementary - 07 Spearfish · Spearfish School District 40-2 | Elementary | 53.0% | +5.5pp |
| 100 | Mountain View Elementary - 08 Spearfish · Spearfish School District 40-2 | Elementary | 53.0% | +5.5pp |
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About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the SD Smarter Balanced % Proficient threshold on the latest available SD Smarter Balanced Mathematics test (school year 2024-25). A higher percentage is better.
Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.
The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in South Dakota, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.