South Dakota schools ranked by test score
Latest SD Smarter Balanced year (2024-25). 98 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 44.3%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Grandview Elementary - 06 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 42.6% | -1.7pp |
| 52 | RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 42.1% | -2.2pp |
| 53 | Woonsocket Elementary - 03 Woonsocket · Woonsocket School District 55-4 | Elementary | 42.1% | -2.2pp |
| 54 | Longfellow Elementary - 05 Mitchell · Mitchell School District 17-2 | Elementary | 40.9% | -3.4pp |
| 55 | Gertie Belle Rogers Elementary - 04 Mitchell · Mitchell School District 17-2 | Elementary | 40.7% | -3.6pp |
| 56 | Oscar Howe Elementary - 58 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 40.5% | -3.8pp |
| 57 | Susan B. Anthony Elementary - 66 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 40.0% | -4.3pp |
| 58 | Lincoln Elementary - 08 Aberdeen · Aberdeen School District 06-1 | Elementary | 39.5% | -4.8pp |
| 59 | Clark Elementary - 02 Clark · Clark School District 12-2 | Elementary | 38.7% | -5.6pp |
| 60 | Rapid Valley Elementary - 12 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 38.4% | -5.9pp |
| 61 | Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05 Sioux Falls · Tea Area School District 41-5 | Elementary | 37.5% | -6.8pp |
| 62 | Deubrook Elementary - 03 Toronto · Deubrook Area School District 05-6 | Elementary | 36.7% | -7.6pp |
| 63 | Simmons Elementary - 10 Aberdeen · Aberdeen School District 06-1 | Elementary | 36.5% | -7.8pp |
| 64 | Redfield Elementary - 03 Redfield · Redfield School District 56-4 | Elementary | 36.4% | -7.9pp |
| 65 | Woodrow Wilson Elementary - 17 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 34.8% | -9.5pp |
| 66 | Valley View Elementary - 13 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 32.7% | -11.6pp |
| 67 | Winner Elementary - 04 Winner · Winner School District 59-2 | Elementary | 32.7% | -11.6pp |
| 68 | South Canyon Elementary - 15 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 32.6% | -11.7pp |
| 69 | Freedom Elementary - 06 Harrisburg · Harrisburg School District 41-2 | Elementary | 32.3% | -12.0pp |
| 70 | L. B. Williams Elementary - 03 Mitchell · Mitchell School District 17-2 | Elementary | 32.3% | -12.0pp |
| 71 | Black Hawk Elementary - 03 Black Hawk · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 31.6% | -12.7pp |
| 72 | Horizon Elementary - 09 Sioux Falls · Harrisburg School District 41-2 | Elementary | 30.8% | -13.5pp |
| 73 | Lowell Elementary - 28 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 29.3% | -15.0pp |
| 74 | Hot Springs Elementary - 02 Hot Springs · Hot Springs School District 23-2 | Elementary | 27.7% | -16.6pp |
| 75 | Washington 4-5 Center - 20 Huron · Huron School District 02-2 | Elementary | 27.7% | -16.6pp |
| 76 | Cleveland Elementary - 14 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 27.3% | -17.0pp |
| 77 | Liberty Elementary - 02 Harrisburg · Harrisburg School District 41-2 | Elementary | 27.2% | -17.1pp |
| 78 | Bennett County Elementary School - 03 Martin · Bennett County School District 03-1 | Elementary | 26.7% | -17.6pp |
| 79 | Rosa Parks Elementary - 15 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 25.3% | -19.0pp |
| 80 | Mike Miller Elementary - 07 Aberdeen · Aberdeen School District 06-1 | Elementary | 23.8% | -20.5pp |
| 81 | Dupree Elementary - 02 Dupree · Dupree School District 64-2 | Elementary | 23.3% | -21.0pp |
| 82 | South Park Elementary - 16 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 23.3% | -21.0pp |
| 83 | Laura Wilder Elementary - 31 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 22.6% | -21.7pp |
| 84 | Terry Redlin Elementary - 11 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 22.0% | -22.3pp |
| 85 | Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 21.9% | -22.4pp |
| 86 | May Overby Elementary - 09 Aberdeen · Aberdeen School District 06-1 | Elementary | 21.3% | -23.0pp |
| 87 | McCook Central Elementary - 02 Salem · McCook Central School District 43-7 | Elementary | 20.0% | -24.3pp |
| 88 | Hawthorne Elementary - 56 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 19.5% | -24.8pp |
| 89 | Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 19.4% | -24.9pp |
| 90 | Garfield Elementary - 19 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 17.2% | -27.1pp |
| 91 | O M Tiffany Elementary - 11 Aberdeen · Aberdeen School District 06-1 | Elementary | 17.0% | -27.3pp |
| 92 | Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 16.7% | -27.6pp |
| 93 | Robbinsdale Elementary - 14 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 15.6% | -28.7pp |
| 94 | Rosebud Elementary - 04 Rosebud · Todd County School District 66-1 | Elementary | 14.0% | -30.3pp |
| 95 | Horace Mann Elementary - 07 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 11.4% | -32.9pp |
| 96 | Hayward Elementary - 38 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 11.3% | -33.0pp |
| 97 | Batesland School - 01 Batesland · Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1 | Elementary | 10.8% | -33.5pp |
| 98 | Todd County Elementary - 16 Mission · Todd County School District 66-1 | Elementary | 9.5% | -34.8pp |
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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 Science 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.