South Dakota schools ranked by test score
Latest SD Smarter Balanced year (2024-25). 220 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 50.4%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Lincoln Elementary - 04 Yankton · Yankton School District 63-3 | Elementary | 51.7% | +1.3pp |
| 102 | Lawrence Elementary - 02 Canton · Canton School District 41-1 | Elementary | 51.6% | +1.2pp |
| 103 | Philip Elementary - 02 Philip · Haakon School District 27-1 | Elementary | 51.6% | +1.2pp |
| 104 | Freeman Elementary - 02 Freeman · Freeman School District 33-1 | Elementary | 51.5% | +1.1pp |
| 105 | Onida Elementary - 04 Onida · Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3 | Elementary | 51.3% | +0.9pp |
| 106 | Stanley County Elementary - 08 Fort Pierre · Stanley County School District 57-1 | Elementary | 51.3% | +0.9pp |
| 107 | Wakpala Elementary - 02 Wakpala · Smee School District 15-3 | Elementary | 51.3% | +0.9pp |
| 108 | Viborg-Hurley Elementary - 02 Viborg · Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6 | Elementary | 51.2% | +0.8pp |
| 109 | Newell Elementary - 02 Newell · Newell School District 09-2 | Elementary | 51.1% | +0.7pp |
| 110 | Stewart Elementary - 05 Yankton · Yankton School District 63-3 | Elementary | 51.1% | +0.7pp |
| 111 | Medary Elementary - 05 Brookings · Brookings School District 05-1 | Elementary | 50.7% | +0.3pp |
| 112 | Camelot Intermediate - 06 Brookings · Brookings School District 05-1 | Elementary | 50.3% | -0.1pp |
| 113 | Robert Frost Elementary - 18 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 50.3% | -0.1pp |
| 114 | Buffalo Elementary - 02 Buffalo · Harding County School District 31-1 | Elementary | 50.0% | -0.4pp |
| 115 | Faith Elementary - 02 Faith · Faith School District 46-2 | Elementary | 50.0% | -0.4pp |
| 116 | L. B. Williams Elementary - 03 Mitchell · Mitchell School District 17-2 | Elementary | 49.8% | -0.6pp |
| 117 | Redfield Elementary - 03 Redfield · Redfield School District 56-4 | Elementary | 49.5% | -0.9pp |
| 118 | Longfellow Elementary - 05 Mitchell · Mitchell School District 17-2 | Elementary | 49.3% | -1.1pp |
| 119 | McCook Central Elementary - 02 Salem · McCook Central School District 43-7 | Elementary | 49.0% | -1.4pp |
| 120 | Marion Elementary - 02 Marion · Marion School District 60-3 | Elementary | 48.9% | -1.5pp |
| 121 | Doland Elementary - 03 Doland · Doland School District 56-2 | Elementary | 48.5% | -1.9pp |
| 122 | Gertie Belle Rogers Elementary - 04 Mitchell · Mitchell School District 17-2 | Elementary | 48.4% | -2.0pp |
| 123 | Oscar Howe Elementary - 58 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 48.1% | -2.3pp |
| 124 | Liberty Elementary - 02 Harrisburg · Harrisburg School District 41-2 | Elementary | 48.0% | -2.4pp |
| 125 | Eugene Field A+ Elementary - 16 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 47.9% | -2.5pp |
| 126 | Jefferson Elementary - 09 Watertown · Watertown School District 14-4 | Elementary | 47.9% | -2.5pp |
| 127 | Vandenberg Elementary - 02 Box Elder · Douglas School District 51-1 | Elementary | 47.8% | -2.6pp |
| 128 | Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05 Sioux Falls · Tea Area School District 41-5 | Elementary | 47.7% | -2.7pp |
| 129 | Florence Elementary - 02 Florence · Florence School District 14-1 | Elementary | 47.4% | -3.0pp |
| 130 | Menno Elementary - 02 Menno · Menno School District 33-2 | Elementary | 47.4% | -3.0pp |
| 131 | Simmons Elementary - 10 Aberdeen · Aberdeen School District 06-1 | Elementary | 47.1% | -3.3pp |
| 132 | Sturgis Elementary - 03 Sturgis · Meade School District 46-1 | Elementary | 46.5% | -3.9pp |
| 133 | Deubrook Elementary - 03 Toronto · Deubrook Area School District 05-6 | Elementary | 46.4% | -4.0pp |
| 134 | South Canyon Elementary - 15 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 45.9% | -4.5pp |
| 135 | Patriot Elementary -06 Box Elder · Douglas School District 51-1 | Elementary | 45.6% | -4.8pp |
| 136 | Chamberlain Elementary - 03 Chamberlain · Chamberlain School District 07-1 | Elementary | 45.4% | -5.0pp |
| 137 | Rosholt Elementary - 02 Rosholt · Rosholt School District 54-4 | Elementary | 45.2% | -5.2pp |
| 138 | Rapid Valley Elementary - 12 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 44.7% | -5.7pp |
| 139 | Lincoln Elementary - 05 Watertown · Watertown School District 14-4 | Elementary | 44.5% | -5.9pp |
| 140 | Parker Elementary - 02 Parker · Parker School District 60-4 | Elementary | 43.8% | -6.6pp |
| 141 | Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02 Britton · Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 | Elementary | 43.7% | -6.7pp |
| 142 | Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 Deadwood · Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1 | Elementary | 43.5% | -6.9pp |
| 143 | Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Elementary Rutland · Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6 | Elementary | 43.5% | -6.9pp |
| 144 | Herreid Elementary - 02 Herreid · Herreid School District 10-1 | Elementary | 43.3% | -7.1pp |
| 145 | Horizon Elementary - 09 Sioux Falls · Harrisburg School District 41-2 | Elementary | 43.2% | -7.2pp |
| 146 | May Overby Elementary - 09 Aberdeen · Aberdeen School District 06-1 | Elementary | 43.2% | -7.2pp |
| 147 | Lyman Elementary - 04 Kennebec · Lyman School District 42-1 | Elementary | 43.1% | -7.3pp |
| 148 | Washington 4-5 Center - 20 Huron · Huron School District 02-2 | Elementary | 43.1% | -7.3pp |
| 149 | Grandview Elementary - 06 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 42.9% | -7.5pp |
| 150 | Elkton Elementary - 02 Elkton · Elkton School District 05-3 | Elementary | 42.6% | -7.8pp |
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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 English Language Arts 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.