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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Hill City Middle School - 04 Hill City · Hill City School District 51-2 | Middle | 35.9% | -11.6pp |
| 102 | Clark Middle School - 03 Clark · Clark School District 12-2 | Middle | 35.7% | -11.8pp |
| 103 | Hot Springs Middle School - 06 Hot Springs · Hot Springs School District 23-2 | Middle | 35.2% | -12.3pp |
| 104 | Hermosa Middle School - 07 Hermosa · Custer School District 16-1 | Middle | 34.9% | -12.6pp |
| 105 | Alcester-Hudson Jr. High - 03 Alcester · Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1 | Middle | 34.6% | -12.9pp |
| 106 | Parker Jr. High - 03 Parker · Parker School District 60-4 | Middle | 33.3% | -14.2pp |
| 107 | Beresford Middle School - 03 Beresford · Beresford School District 61-2 | Middle | 33.1% | -14.4pp |
| 108 | Stanley County Middle School - 02 Fort Pierre · Stanley County School District 57-1 | Middle | 32.7% | -14.8pp |
| 109 | Rosholt Middle School - 04 Rosholt · Rosholt School District 54-4 | Middle | 31.0% | -16.5pp |
| 110 | McCook Central Middle School - 03 Salem · McCook Central School District 43-7 | Middle | 30.5% | -17.0pp |
| 111 | Castlewood Middle School - 03 Castlewood · Castlewood School District 28-1 | Middle | 30.1% | -17.4pp |
| 112 | Scotland Middle School - 05 Scotland · Scotland School District 04-3 | Middle | 30.1% | -17.4pp |
| 113 | Britton-Hecla Middle School - 03 Britton · Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 | Middle | 29.5% | -18.0pp |
| 114 | Douglas Middle School - 01 Box Elder · Douglas School District 51-1 | Middle | 28.6% | -18.9pp |
| 115 | New Underwood Middle School - 04 New Underwood · New Underwood School District 51-3 | Middle | 28.2% | -19.3pp |
| 116 | George McGovern Middle School -09 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Middle | 27.6% | -19.9pp |
| 117 | Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03 Waverly · Waverly School District 14-5 | Middle | 26.5% | -21.0pp |
| 118 | Flandreau Middle School - 03 Flandreau · Flandreau School District 50-3 | Middle | 25.3% | -22.2pp |
| 119 | Gayville-Volin Middle School - 03 Gayville · Gayville-Volin School District 63-1 | Middle | 25.0% | -22.5pp |
| 120 | Wolsey Wessington Middle School - 03 Wolsey · Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 | Middle | 24.7% | -22.8pp |
| 121 | Sisseton Middle School - 02 Sisseton · Sisseton School District 54-2 | Middle | 24.6% | -22.9pp |
| 122 | Wagner Middle School - 03 Wagner · Wagner Community School District 11-4 | Middle | 23.8% | -23.7pp |
| 123 | McIntosh Middle School - 03 McIntosh · McIntosh School District 15-1 | Middle | 22.5% | -25.0pp |
| 124 | South Middle School - 36 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Middle | 22.2% | -25.3pp |
| 125 | Whittier Middle School - 08 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Middle | 20.6% | -26.9pp |
| 126 | Winner Middle School - 02 Winner · Winner School District 59-2 | Middle | 20.3% | -27.2pp |
| 127 | Florence Middle School - 03 Florence · Florence School District 14-1 | Middle | 19.7% | -27.8pp |
| 128 | Wessington Springs Jr. High - 04 Wessington Springs · Wessington Springs School District 36-2 | Middle | 18.0% | -29.5pp |
| 129 | Wilmot Middle School - 03 Wilmot · Wilmot School District 54-7 | Middle | 17.9% | -29.6pp |
| 130 | Bennett County Middle School - 06 Martin · Bennett County School District 03-1 | Middle | 17.8% | -29.7pp |
| 131 | Elkton Jr. High - 03 Elkton · Elkton School District 05-3 | Middle | 17.7% | -29.8pp |
| 132 | Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Jr. High Rutland · Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6 | Middle | 17.5% | -30.0pp |
| 133 | White River Middle School - 04 White River · White River School District 47-1 | Middle | 17.1% | -30.4pp |
| 134 | Iroquois Middle School - 02 Iroquois · Iroquois School District 02-3 | Middle | 15.6% | -31.9pp |
| 135 | Wakpala Middle School - 04 Wakpala · Smee School District 15-3 | Middle | 15.4% | -32.1pp |
| 136 | North Middle School - 35 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Middle | 15.3% | -32.2pp |
| 137 | Henry Middle School - 03 Henry · Henry School District 14-2 | Middle | 14.3% | -33.2pp |
| 138 | Colman-Egan Jr. High - 02 Colman · Colman-Egan School District 50-5 | Middle | 12.5% | -35.0pp |
| 139 | Andes Central Middle School - 04 Lake Andes · Andes Central School District 11-1 | Middle | 11.1% | -36.4pp |
| 140 | McLaughlin Middle School - 03 McLaughlin · McLaughlin School District 15-2 | Middle | 9.7% | -37.8pp |
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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.