South Dakota schools ranked by test score
Latest SD Smarter Balanced year (2024-25). 140 schools with reported Mathematics scores. State average: 47.5%.
| Rank | School | Level | Mathematics | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Armour Middle School - 03 Armour · Armour School District 21-1 | Middle | 49.0% | +1.5pp |
| 52 | Canton Middle School - 04 Canton · Canton School District 41-1 | Middle | 49.0% | +1.5pp |
| 53 | Kimball Middle School - 04 Kimball · Kimball School District 07-2 | Middle | 48.9% | +1.4pp |
| 54 | Parkston Middle School - 05 Parkston · Parkston School District 33-3 | Middle | 48.9% | +1.4pp |
| 55 | Georgia Morse Middle School - 02 Pierre · Pierre School District 32-2 | Middle | 48.8% | +1.3pp |
| 56 | Groton Area Middle School - 04 Groton · Groton Area School District 06-6 | Middle | 48.8% | +1.3pp |
| 57 | Avon Middle School - 05 Avon · Avon School District 04-1 | Middle | 48.4% | +0.9pp |
| 58 | Watertown Intermediate School - 13 Watertown · Watertown School District 14-4 | Middle | 48.3% | +0.8pp |
| 59 | Bon Homme Middle School - 02 Tyndall · Bon Homme School District 04-2 | Middle | 48.1% | +0.6pp |
| 60 | Willow Lake Middle School - 03 Willow Lake · Willow Lake School District 12-3 | Middle | 48.1% | +0.6pp |
| 61 | Miller Jr. High - 04 Miller · Miller School District 29-4 | Middle | 48.0% | +0.5pp |
| 62 | Newell Middle School - 04 Newell · Newell School District 09-2 | Middle | 47.8% | +0.3pp |
| 63 | Baltic Middle School - 03 Baltic · Baltic School District 49-1 | Middle | 47.7% | +0.2pp |
| 64 | Plankinton Middle School - 03 Plankinton · Plankinton School District 01-1 | Middle | 47.7% | +0.2pp |
| 65 | Centerville Middle School - 03 Centerville · Centerville School District 60-1 | Middle | 47.4% | -0.1pp |
| 66 | Viborg-Hurley Middle School - 03 Hurley · Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6 | Middle | 47.2% | -0.3pp |
| 67 | Sanborn Central Middle School - 02 Forestburg · Sanborn Central School District 55-5 | Middle | 47.1% | -0.4pp |
| 68 | Marion Middle School - 03 Marion · Marion School District 60-3 | Middle | 46.7% | -0.8pp |
| 69 | Northwestern Middle School - 02 Mellette · Northwestern Area School District 56-7 | Middle | 46.3% | -1.2pp |
| 70 | Irene - Wakonda Jr. High - 04 Irene · Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3 | Middle | 45.7% | -1.8pp |
| 71 | Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03 Colton · Tri-Valley School District 49-6 | Middle | 45.3% | -2.2pp |
| 72 | Harrisburg East Middle School - 11 Sioux Falls · Harrisburg School District 41-2 | Middle | 45.2% | -2.3pp |
| 73 | Stagebarn Middle School - 10 Summerset · Meade School District 46-1 | Middle | 45.2% | -2.3pp |
| 74 | Vermillion Middle School - 02 Vermillion · Vermillion School District 13-1 | Middle | 45.2% | -2.3pp |
| 75 | Simmons Middle School - 03 Aberdeen · Aberdeen School District 06-1 | Middle | 45.1% | -2.4pp |
| 76 | Webster Area Middle School - 02 Webster · Webster Area School District 18-5 | Middle | 44.8% | -2.7pp |
| 77 | West Central Middle School - 04 Hartford · West Central School District 49-7 | Middle | 44.8% | -2.7pp |
| 78 | Deubrook Jr. High - 02 White · Deubrook Area School District 05-6 | Middle | 44.4% | -3.1pp |
| 79 | Langford Area Middle School - 03 Langford · Langford Area School District 45-5 | Middle | 44.2% | -3.3pp |
| 80 | Canistota Middle School - 03 Canistota · Canistota School District 43-1 | Middle | 44.1% | -3.4pp |
| 81 | Madison Middle School - 02 Madison · Madison Central School District 39-2 | Middle | 43.8% | -3.7pp |
| 82 | Yankton Middle School - 02 Yankton · Yankton School District 63-3 | Middle | 43.8% | -3.7pp |
| 83 | Estelline Middle School - 03 Estelline · Estelline School District 28-2 | Middle | 43.6% | -3.9pp |
| 84 | Edison Middle School - 06 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Middle | 42.9% | -4.6pp |
| 85 | Garretson Middle School - 03 Garretson · Garretson School District 49-4 | Middle | 42.9% | -4.6pp |
| 86 | West Middle School - 37 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Middle | 42.8% | -4.7pp |
| 87 | George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 Brookings · Brookings School District 05-1 | Middle | 42.5% | -5.0pp |
| 88 | Menno Middle School - 05 Menno · Menno School District 33-2 | Middle | 41.7% | -5.8pp |
| 89 | Lemmon Jr. High - 06 Lemmon · Lemmon School District 52-4 | Middle | 41.5% | -6.0pp |
| 90 | Corsica-Stickney Jr. High - 03 Corsica · Corsica-Stickney 21-3 | Middle | 40.0% | -7.5pp |
| 91 | Huron Middle School - 02 Huron · Huron School District 02-2 | Middle | 39.4% | -8.1pp |
| 92 | Chamberlain Jr. High - 02 Chamberlain · Chamberlain School District 07-1 | Middle | 39.2% | -8.3pp |
| 93 | Mobridge Middle School - 02 Mobridge · Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6 | Middle | 39.2% | -8.3pp |
| 94 | Belle Fourche Middle School - 07 Belle Fourche · Belle Fourche School District 09-1 | Middle | 38.5% | -9.0pp |
| 95 | Lead-Deadwood Middle School - 02 Lead · Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1 | Middle | 37.9% | -9.6pp |
| 96 | Gregory Junior High - 04 Gregory · Gregory School District 26-4 | Middle | 37.7% | -9.8pp |
| 97 | Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02 Sturgis · Meade School District 46-1 | Middle | 37.6% | -9.9pp |
| 98 | East Middle School - 30 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Middle | 37.0% | -10.5pp |
| 99 | Redfield Middle School - 02 Redfield · Redfield School District 56-4 | Middle | 36.7% | -10.8pp |
| 100 | Lyman Middle School - 02 Presho · Lyman School District 42-1 | Middle | 36.3% | -11.2pp |
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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.