South Dakota schools ranked by test score
Latest SD Smarter Balanced year (2024-25). 142 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 50.4%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Rosholt Middle School - 04 Rosholt · Rosholt School District 54-4 | Middle | 45.2% | -5.2pp |
| 102 | Clear Lake Middle School - 04 Clear Lake · Deuel School District 19-4 | Middle | 44.7% | -5.7pp |
| 103 | Lead-Deadwood Middle School - 02 Lead · Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1 | Middle | 44.7% | -5.7pp |
| 104 | Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Jr. High Rutland · Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6 | Middle | 42.5% | -7.9pp |
| 105 | Gregory Junior High - 04 Gregory · Gregory School District 26-4 | Middle | 42.4% | -8.0pp |
| 106 | Willow Lake Middle School - 03 Willow Lake · Willow Lake School District 12-3 | Middle | 42.3% | -8.1pp |
| 107 | Langford Area Middle School - 03 Langford · Langford Area School District 45-5 | Middle | 41.9% | -8.5pp |
| 108 | McCook Central Middle School - 03 Salem · McCook Central School District 43-7 | Middle | 41.5% | -8.9pp |
| 109 | Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03 Waverly · Waverly School District 14-5 | Middle | 41.2% | -9.2pp |
| 110 | Castlewood Middle School - 03 Castlewood · Castlewood School District 28-1 | Middle | 41.1% | -9.3pp |
| 111 | Scotland Middle School - 05 Scotland · Scotland School District 04-3 | Middle | 41.0% | -9.4pp |
| 112 | Wakpala Middle School - 04 Wakpala · Smee School District 15-3 | Middle | 41.0% | -9.4pp |
| 113 | Flandreau Middle School - 03 Flandreau · Flandreau School District 50-3 | Middle | 40.6% | -9.8pp |
| 114 | Redfield Middle School - 02 Redfield · Redfield School District 56-4 | Middle | 40.0% | -10.4pp |
| 115 | Winner Middle School - 02 Winner · Winner School District 59-2 | Middle | 39.9% | -10.5pp |
| 116 | Parker Jr. High - 03 Parker · Parker School District 60-4 | Middle | 38.9% | -11.5pp |
| 117 | Wagner Middle School - 03 Wagner · Wagner Community School District 11-4 | Middle | 38.1% | -12.3pp |
| 118 | South Middle School - 36 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Middle | 38.0% | -12.4pp |
| 119 | East Middle School - 30 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Middle | 37.8% | -12.6pp |
| 120 | Clark Middle School - 03 Clark · Clark School District 12-2 | Middle | 37.1% | -13.3pp |
| 121 | Iroquois Middle School - 02 Iroquois · Iroquois School District 02-3 | Middle | 35.6% | -14.8pp |
| 122 | Wolsey Wessington Middle School - 03 Wolsey · Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 | Middle | 35.6% | -14.8pp |
| 123 | Gayville-Volin Middle School - 03 Gayville · Gayville-Volin School District 63-1 | Middle | 35.4% | -15.0pp |
| 124 | George McGovern Middle School -09 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Middle | 34.7% | -15.7pp |
| 125 | Sisseton Middle School - 02 Sisseton · Sisseton School District 54-2 | Middle | 34.5% | -15.9pp |
| 126 | McIntosh Middle School - 03 McIntosh · McIntosh School District 15-1 | Middle | 32.5% | -17.9pp |
| 127 | Estelline Middle School - 03 Estelline · Estelline School District 28-2 | Middle | 30.9% | -19.5pp |
| 128 | Wilmot Middle School - 03 Wilmot · Wilmot School District 54-7 | Middle | 29.8% | -20.6pp |
| 129 | Florence Middle School - 03 Florence · Florence School District 14-1 | Middle | 29.6% | -20.8pp |
| 130 | Canistota Middle School - 03 Canistota · Canistota School District 43-1 | Middle | 29.4% | -21.0pp |
| 131 | Whittier Middle School - 08 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Middle | 28.9% | -21.5pp |
| 132 | Elkton Jr. High - 03 Elkton · Elkton School District 05-3 | Middle | 27.4% | -23.0pp |
| 133 | Bennett County Middle School - 06 Martin · Bennett County School District 03-1 | Middle | 26.7% | -23.7pp |
| 134 | White River Middle School - 04 White River · White River School District 47-1 | Middle | 25.6% | -24.8pp |
| 135 | Colman-Egan Jr. High - 02 Colman · Colman-Egan School District 50-5 | Middle | 25.0% | -25.4pp |
| 136 | Henry Middle School - 03 Henry · Henry School District 14-2 | Middle | 23.8% | -26.6pp |
| 137 | Wessington Springs Jr. High - 04 Wessington Springs · Wessington Springs School District 36-2 | Middle | 20.5% | -29.9pp |
| 138 | North Middle School - 35 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Middle | 19.1% | -31.3pp |
| 139 | Andes Central Middle School - 04 Lake Andes · Andes Central School District 11-1 | Middle | 17.8% | -32.6pp |
| 140 | McLaughlin Middle School - 03 McLaughlin · McLaughlin School District 15-2 | Middle | 15.3% | -35.1pp |
| 141 | Dupree Jr. High - 04 Dupree · Dupree School District 64-2 | Middle | 14.9% | -35.5pp |
| 142 | Todd County Middle School - 10 Mission · Todd County School District 66-1 | Middle | 11.0% | -39.4pp |
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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.