South Dakota schools ranked by test score
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Madison 2-3 Center - 19 Huron · Huron School District 02-2 | Elementary | 25.0% | -25.4pp |
| 202 | Summit Elementary - 02 Summit · Summit School District 54-6 | Elementary | 23.4% | -27.0pp |
| 203 | White River Elementary - 02 White River · White River School District 47-1 | Elementary | 22.7% | -27.7pp |
| 204 | Terry Redlin Elementary - 11 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 22.0% | -28.4pp |
| 205 | Garfield Elementary - 19 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 21.9% | -28.5pp |
| 206 | Horace Mann Elementary - 07 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 21.4% | -29.0pp |
| 207 | Hawthorne Elementary - 56 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 20.7% | -29.7pp |
| 208 | Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 19.9% | -30.5pp |
| 209 | Todd County Elementary - 16 Mission · Todd County School District 66-1 | Elementary | 17.1% | -33.3pp |
| 210 | Hayward Elementary - 38 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 16.8% | -33.6pp |
| 211 | Robbinsdale Elementary - 14 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 16.6% | -33.8pp |
| 212 | Rosebud Elementary - 04 Rosebud · Todd County School District 66-1 | Elementary | 14.6% | -35.8pp |
| 213 | General Beadle Elementary - 01 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 14.2% | -36.2pp |
| 214 | Batesland School - 01 Batesland · Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1 | Elementary | 12.1% | -38.3pp |
| 215 | Bridges At Horace Mann - 52 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 11.4% | -39.0pp |
| 216 | McLaughlin Elementary - 02 McLaughlin · McLaughlin School District 15-2 | Elementary | 11.1% | -39.3pp |
| 217 | Rockyford School - 03 Porcupine · Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1 | Elementary | 9.4% | -41.0pp |
| 218 | He Dog Elementary - 05 Parmelee · Todd County School District 66-1 | Elementary | 7.4% | -43.0pp |
| 219 | Eagle Butte Primary - 02 Eagle Butte · Eagle Butte School District 20-1 | Elementary | 7.1% | -43.3pp |
| 220 | Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03 Eagle Butte · Eagle Butte School District 20-1 | Elementary | 7.1% | -43.3pp |
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.