South Dakota schools ranked by test score
Latest SD Smarter Balanced year (2024-25). 77 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 44.3%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Custer Jr. High - 05 Custer · Custer School District 16-1 | Middle | 75.0% | +30.7pp |
| 2 | Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07 Brandon · Brandon Valley School District 49-2 | Middle | 68.2% | +23.9pp |
| 3 | Ipswich Middle School - 04 Ipswich · Ipswich Public School District 22-6 | Middle | 67.7% | +23.4pp |
| 4 | Lennox Jr. High - 08 Lennox · Lennox School District 41-4 | Middle | 64.3% | +20.0pp |
| 5 | Clear Lake Middle School - 04 Clear Lake · Deuel School District 19-4 | Middle | 63.6% | +19.3pp |
| 6 | Dell Rapids Middle School - 03 Dell Rapids · Dell Rapids School District 49-3 | Middle | 62.4% | +18.1pp |
| 7 | Harrisburg South Middle School - 03 Harrisburg · Harrisburg School District 41-2 | Middle | 60.3% | +16.0pp |
| 8 | Patrick Henry Middle School - 07 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Middle | 59.8% | +15.5pp |
| 9 | Harrisburg North Middle School - 08 Sioux Falls · Harrisburg School District 41-2 | Middle | 59.0% | +14.7pp |
| 10 | Brandon Valley Middle School - 02 Brandon · Brandon Valley School District 49-2 | Middle | 58.2% | +13.9pp |
| 11 | Baltic Middle School - 03 Baltic · Baltic School District 49-1 | Middle | 58.1% | +13.8pp |
| 12 | Webster Area Middle School - 02 Webster · Webster Area School District 18-5 | Middle | 58.1% | +13.8pp |
| 13 | Groton Area Middle School - 04 Groton · Groton Area School District 06-6 | Middle | 57.9% | +13.6pp |
| 14 | Southwest Middle School - 38 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Middle | 57.7% | +13.4pp |
| 15 | Georgia Morse Middle School - 02 Pierre · Pierre School District 32-2 | Middle | 57.3% | +13.0pp |
| 16 | Bon Homme Middle School - 02 Tyndall · Bon Homme School District 04-2 | Middle | 56.8% | +12.5pp |
| 17 | Yankton Middle School - 02 Yankton · Yankton School District 63-3 | Middle | 56.6% | +12.3pp |
| 18 | Vermillion Middle School - 02 Vermillion · Vermillion School District 13-1 | Middle | 56.0% | +11.7pp |
| 19 | Miller Jr. High - 04 Miller · Miller School District 29-4 | Middle | 55.9% | +11.6pp |
| 20 | Tea Area Middle School - 02 Tea · Tea Area School District 41-5 | Middle | 55.8% | +11.5pp |
| 21 | Memorial Middle School - 04 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Middle | 55.2% | +10.9pp |
| 22 | Platte - Geddes Jr. High - 03 Platte · Platte - Geddes School District 11-5 | Middle | 53.3% | +9.0pp |
| 23 | Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03 Elk Point · Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7 | Middle | 53.2% | +8.9pp |
| 24 | Dakota Valley Middle School - 03 North Sioux City · Dakota Valley School District 61-8 | Middle | 51.4% | +7.1pp |
| 25 | Stanley County Middle School - 02 Fort Pierre · Stanley County School District 57-1 | Middle | 51.4% | +7.1pp |
| 26 | Watertown Intermediate School - 13 Watertown · Watertown School District 14-4 | Middle | 51.2% | +6.9pp |
| 27 | Stagebarn Middle School - 10 Summerset · Meade School District 46-1 | Middle | 50.7% | +6.4pp |
| 28 | Harrisburg East Middle School - 11 Sioux Falls · Harrisburg School District 41-2 | Middle | 50.4% | +6.1pp |
| 29 | Jones County Middle School - 04 Murdo · Jones County School District 37-3 | Middle | 50.0% | +5.7pp |
| 30 | Ben Reifel Middle School - 68 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Middle | 48.6% | +4.3pp |
| 31 | Parkston Middle School - 05 Parkston · Parkston School District 33-3 | Middle | 48.4% | +4.1pp |
| 32 | Spearfish Middle School - 05 Spearfish · Spearfish School District 40-2 | Middle | 48.1% | +3.8pp |
| 33 | Milbank Middle School - 02 Milbank · Milbank School District 25-4 | Middle | 47.9% | +3.6pp |
| 34 | Kimball Middle School - 04 Kimball · Kimball School District 07-2 | Middle | 47.7% | +3.4pp |
| 35 | Mitchell Middle School - 02 Mitchell · Mitchell School District 17-2 | Middle | 47.7% | +3.4pp |
| 36 | Hill City Middle School - 04 Hill City · Hill City School District 51-2 | Middle | 47.2% | +2.9pp |
| 37 | Mobridge Middle School - 02 Mobridge · Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6 | Middle | 46.7% | +2.4pp |
| 38 | Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03 Colton · Tri-Valley School District 49-6 | Middle | 46.5% | +2.2pp |
| 39 | Canton Middle School - 04 Canton · Canton School District 41-1 | Middle | 46.2% | +1.9pp |
| 40 | Britton-Hecla Middle School - 03 Britton · Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 | Middle | 45.5% | +1.2pp |
| 41 | Madison Middle School - 02 Madison · Madison Central School District 39-2 | Middle | 45.0% | +0.7pp |
| 42 | Lennox Intermediate - 09 Lennox · Lennox School District 41-4 | Middle | 44.0% | -0.3pp |
| 43 | Sioux Valley Middle School - 04 Volga · Sioux Valley School District 05-5 | Middle | 44.0% | -0.3pp |
| 44 | De Smet Middle School - 03 De Smet · De Smet School District 38-2 | Middle | 43.8% | -0.5pp |
| 45 | Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02 Sturgis · Meade School District 46-1 | Middle | 43.5% | -0.8pp |
| 46 | Edison Middle School - 06 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Middle | 43.3% | -1.0pp |
| 47 | Beresford Middle School - 03 Beresford · Beresford School District 61-2 | Middle | 42.6% | -1.7pp |
| 48 | East Middle School - 30 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Middle | 42.0% | -2.3pp |
| 49 | Chamberlain Jr. High - 02 Chamberlain · Chamberlain School District 07-1 | Middle | 41.7% | -2.6pp |
| 50 | Redfield Middle School - 02 Redfield · Redfield School District 56-4 | Middle | 41.2% | -3.1pp |
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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 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.