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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | West Elementary - 03 Spearfish · Spearfish School District 40-2 | Elementary | 53.0% | +5.5pp |
| 102 | Madison Elementary - 07 Madison · Madison Central School District 39-2 | Elementary | 52.9% | +5.4pp |
| 103 | L. B. Williams Elementary - 03 Mitchell · Mitchell School District 17-2 | Elementary | 52.8% | +5.3pp |
| 104 | Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04 Alcester · Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1 | Elementary | 52.5% | +5.0pp |
| 105 | Redfield Elementary - 03 Redfield · Redfield School District 56-4 | Elementary | 52.3% | +4.8pp |
| 106 | Sanborn Central Elementary - 06 Forestburg · Sanborn Central School District 55-5 | Elementary | 52.2% | +4.7pp |
| 107 | Tri-Valley Elementary in Crooks - 04 Crooks · Tri-Valley School District 49-6 | Elementary | 52.1% | +4.6pp |
| 108 | Meadowbrook Elementary - 10 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 51.9% | +4.4pp |
| 109 | Clark Elementary - 02 Clark · Clark School District 12-2 | Elementary | 51.6% | +4.1pp |
| 110 | Willow Lake Elementary - 02 Willow Lake · Willow Lake School District 12-3 | Elementary | 51.6% | +4.1pp |
| 111 | Waubay Elementary - 02 Waubay · Waubay School District 18-3 | Elementary | 51.2% | +3.7pp |
| 112 | Langford Area Elementary - 02 Langford · Langford Area School District 45-5 | Elementary | 50.0% | +2.5pp |
| 113 | Patriot Elementary -06 Box Elder · Douglas School District 51-1 | Elementary | 50.0% | +2.5pp |
| 114 | Mellette Elementary - 07 Watertown · Watertown School District 14-4 | Elementary | 49.6% | +2.1pp |
| 115 | Eugene Field A+ Elementary - 16 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 49.3% | +1.8pp |
| 116 | Robert Frost Elementary - 18 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 49.2% | +1.7pp |
| 117 | Jefferson Elementary - 06 Pierre · Pierre School District 32-2 | Elementary | 48.9% | +1.4pp |
| 118 | Northwestern Elementary - 04 Mellette · Northwestern Area School District 56-7 | Elementary | 48.9% | +1.4pp |
| 119 | Oscar Howe Elementary - 58 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 48.9% | +1.4pp |
| 120 | Liberty Elementary - 02 Harrisburg · Harrisburg School District 41-2 | Elementary | 48.7% | +1.2pp |
| 121 | Stanley County Elementary - 08 Fort Pierre · Stanley County School District 57-1 | Elementary | 48.7% | +1.2pp |
| 122 | Doland Elementary - 03 Doland · Doland School District 56-2 | Elementary | 48.5% | +1.0pp |
| 123 | Lincoln Elementary - 04 Yankton · Yankton School District 63-3 | Elementary | 48.3% | +0.8pp |
| 124 | Buffalo Elementary - 02 Buffalo · Harding County School District 31-1 | Elementary | 47.7% | +0.2pp |
| 125 | North Park Elementary - 08 Belle Fourche · Belle Fourche School District 09-1 | Elementary | 47.7% | +0.2pp |
| 126 | South Park Elementary - 03 Belle Fourche · Belle Fourche School District 09-1 | Elementary | 47.7% | +0.2pp |
| 127 | Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05 Sioux Falls · Tea Area School District 41-5 | Elementary | 47.7% | +0.2pp |
| 128 | Chamberlain Elementary - 03 Chamberlain · Chamberlain School District 07-1 | Elementary | 47.5% | +0.0pp |
| 129 | Florence Elementary - 02 Florence · Florence School District 14-1 | Elementary | 47.4% | -0.1pp |
| 130 | Gertie Belle Rogers Elementary - 04 Mitchell · Mitchell School District 17-2 | Elementary | 47.3% | -0.2pp |
| 131 | Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02 Britton · Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 | Elementary | 47.1% | -0.4pp |
| 132 | Eureka Elementary - 02 Eureka · Eureka School District 44-1 | Elementary | 46.9% | -0.6pp |
| 133 | Simmons Elementary - 10 Aberdeen · Aberdeen School District 06-1 | Elementary | 46.6% | -0.9pp |
| 134 | Garretson Elementary - 02 Garretson · Garretson School District 49-4 | Elementary | 45.9% | -1.6pp |
| 135 | Dakota Valley Upper Elementary - 04 North Sioux City · Dakota Valley School District 61-8 | Elementary | 45.7% | -1.8pp |
| 136 | Freeman Davis Elementary - 03 Mobridge · Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6 | Elementary | 45.6% | -1.9pp |
| 137 | Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04 Mobridge · Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6 | Elementary | 45.6% | -1.9pp |
| 138 | Hill City Elementary - 02 Hill City · Hill City School District 51-2 | Elementary | 45.5% | -2.0pp |
| 139 | Renberg Elementary - 42 Renner · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 44.7% | -2.8pp |
| 140 | Elk Point-Jefferson Elementary - 02 Elk Point · Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7 | Elementary | 44.6% | -2.9pp |
| 141 | Marion Elementary - 02 Marion · Marion School District 60-3 | Elementary | 44.4% | -3.1pp |
| 142 | Newell Elementary - 02 Newell · Newell School District 09-2 | Elementary | 44.4% | -3.1pp |
| 143 | Freeman Elementary - 02 Freeman · Freeman School District 33-1 | Elementary | 43.7% | -3.8pp |
| 144 | O M Tiffany Elementary - 11 Aberdeen · Aberdeen School District 06-1 | Elementary | 43.6% | -3.9pp |
| 145 | Parker Elementary - 02 Parker · Parker School District 60-4 | Elementary | 43.0% | -4.5pp |
| 146 | Mike Miller Elementary - 07 Aberdeen · Aberdeen School District 06-1 | Elementary | 42.8% | -4.7pp |
| 147 | McCook Central Elementary - 02 Salem · McCook Central School District 43-7 | Elementary | 42.7% | -4.8pp |
| 148 | Elkton Elementary - 02 Elkton · Elkton School District 05-3 | Elementary | 42.6% | -4.9pp |
| 149 | May Overby Elementary - 09 Aberdeen · Aberdeen School District 06-1 | Elementary | 42.5% | -5.0pp |
| 150 | Vandenberg Elementary - 02 Box Elder · Douglas School District 51-1 | Elementary | 42.3% | -5.2pp |
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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.