South Dakota schools ranked by test score
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Huron Middle School - 02 Huron · Huron School District 02-2 | Middle | 41.0% | -3.3pp |
| 52 | Watertown Middle School - 02 Watertown · Watertown School District 14-4 | Middle | 41.0% | -3.3pp |
| 53 | West Central Middle School - 04 Hartford · West Central School District 49-7 | Middle | 39.8% | -4.5pp |
| 54 | Hamlin Middle School - 02 Hayti · Hamlin School District 28-3 | Middle | 39.7% | -4.6pp |
| 55 | West Middle School - 37 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Middle | 39.3% | -5.0pp |
| 56 | Belle Fourche Middle School - 07 Belle Fourche · Belle Fourche School District 09-1 | Middle | 38.4% | -5.9pp |
| 57 | Hot Springs Middle School - 06 Hot Springs · Hot Springs School District 23-2 | Middle | 37.9% | -6.4pp |
| 58 | George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 Brookings · Brookings School District 05-1 | Middle | 36.8% | -7.5pp |
| 59 | Scotland Middle School - 05 Scotland · Scotland School District 04-3 | Middle | 36.8% | -7.5pp |
| 60 | Holgate Middle School - 02 Aberdeen · Aberdeen School District 06-1 | Middle | 36.5% | -7.8pp |
| 61 | George McGovern Middle School -09 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Middle | 36.4% | -7.9pp |
| 62 | Avon Middle School - 05 Avon · Avon School District 04-1 | Middle | 35.5% | -8.8pp |
| 63 | Lead-Deadwood Middle School - 02 Lead · Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1 | Middle | 35.0% | -9.3pp |
| 64 | Simmons Middle School - 03 Aberdeen · Aberdeen School District 06-1 | Middle | 34.7% | -9.6pp |
| 65 | Viborg-Hurley Middle School - 03 Hurley · Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6 | Middle | 33.9% | -10.4pp |
| 66 | Sisseton Middle School - 02 Sisseton · Sisseton School District 54-2 | Middle | 33.6% | -10.7pp |
| 67 | Winner Middle School - 02 Winner · Winner School District 59-2 | Middle | 32.0% | -12.3pp |
| 68 | Douglas Middle School - 01 Box Elder · Douglas School District 51-1 | Middle | 31.8% | -12.5pp |
| 69 | South Middle School - 36 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Middle | 29.8% | -14.5pp |
| 70 | Wagner Middle School - 03 Wagner · Wagner Community School District 11-4 | Middle | 29.6% | -14.7pp |
| 71 | Flandreau Middle School - 03 Flandreau · Flandreau School District 50-3 | Middle | 28.4% | -15.9pp |
| 72 | Parker Jr. High - 03 Parker · Parker School District 60-4 | Middle | 26.5% | -17.8pp |
| 73 | Whittier Middle School - 08 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Middle | 25.6% | -18.7pp |
| 74 | North Middle School - 35 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Middle | 24.6% | -19.7pp |
| 75 | Elkton Jr. High - 03 Elkton · Elkton School District 05-3 | Middle | 15.2% | -29.1pp |
| 76 | Bennett County Middle School - 06 Martin · Bennett County School District 03-1 | Middle | 12.1% | -32.2pp |
| 77 | Todd County Middle School - 10 Mission · Todd County School District 66-1 | Middle | 7.5% | -36.8pp |
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.