South Dakota schools ranked by test score
Latest SD Smarter Balanced year (2024-25). 175 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 44.3%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Jefferson Elementary - 06 Pierre · Pierre School District 32-2 | Elementary | 50.9% | +6.6pp |
| 52 | Endeavor Elementary - 07 Sioux Falls · Harrisburg School District 41-2 | Elementary | 50.8% | +6.5pp |
| 53 | Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 Volga · Sioux Valley School District 05-5 | Elementary | 50.8% | +6.5pp |
| 54 | Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06 Tea · Tea Area School District 41-5 | Elementary | 50.8% | +6.5pp |
| 55 | Stagebarn Middle School - 10 Summerset · Meade School District 46-1 | Middle | 50.7% | +6.4pp |
| 56 | Harrisburg East Middle School - 11 Sioux Falls · Harrisburg School District 41-2 | Middle | 50.4% | +6.1pp |
| 57 | Jones County Middle School - 04 Murdo · Jones County School District 37-3 | Middle | 50.0% | +5.7pp |
| 58 | Pinedale Elementary - 11 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 50.0% | +5.7pp |
| 59 | John Harris Elementary - 23 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 49.1% | +4.8pp |
| 60 | Stewart Elementary - 05 Yankton · Yankton School District 63-3 | Elementary | 48.8% | +4.5pp |
| 61 | Ben Reifel Middle School - 68 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Middle | 48.6% | +4.3pp |
| 62 | Garretson Elementary - 02 Garretson · Garretson School District 49-4 | Elementary | 48.6% | +4.3pp |
| 63 | Parkston Middle School - 05 Parkston · Parkston School District 33-3 | Middle | 48.4% | +4.1pp |
| 64 | Spearfish Middle School - 05 Spearfish · Spearfish School District 40-2 | Middle | 48.1% | +3.8pp |
| 65 | Beresford Elementary - 02 Beresford · Beresford School District 61-2 | Elementary | 47.9% | +3.6pp |
| 66 | Milbank Middle School - 02 Milbank · Milbank School District 25-4 | Middle | 47.9% | +3.6pp |
| 67 | Dakota Valley Upper Elementary - 04 North Sioux City · Dakota Valley School District 61-8 | Elementary | 47.8% | +3.5pp |
| 68 | Kimball Middle School - 04 Kimball · Kimball School District 07-2 | Middle | 47.7% | +3.4pp |
| 69 | Mitchell Middle School - 02 Mitchell · Mitchell School District 17-2 | Middle | 47.7% | +3.4pp |
| 70 | Hill City Elementary - 02 Hill City · Hill City School District 51-2 | Elementary | 47.6% | +3.3pp |
| 71 | Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01 Tea · Tea Area School District 41-5 | Elementary | 47.5% | +3.2pp |
| 72 | Hill City Middle School - 04 Hill City · Hill City School District 51-2 | Middle | 47.2% | +2.9pp |
| 73 | Discovery Elementary - 26 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 47.1% | +2.8pp |
| 74 | Groton Area Elementary - 02 Groton · Groton Area School District 06-6 | Elementary | 46.9% | +2.6pp |
| 75 | Kennedy Elementary - 08 Pierre · Pierre School District 32-2 | Elementary | 46.9% | +2.6pp |
| 76 | West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02 Humboldt · West Central School District 49-7 | Elementary | 46.9% | +2.6pp |
| 77 | Mobridge Middle School - 02 Mobridge · Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6 | Middle | 46.7% | +2.4pp |
| 78 | Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03 Colton · Tri-Valley School District 49-6 | Middle | 46.5% | +2.2pp |
| 79 | Explorer Elementary - 04 Sioux Falls · Harrisburg School District 41-2 | Elementary | 46.3% | +2.0pp |
| 80 | Canton Middle School - 04 Canton · Canton School District 41-1 | Middle | 46.2% | +1.9pp |
| 81 | Vermillion Elementary - 05 Vermillion · Vermillion School District 13-1 | Elementary | 46.0% | +1.7pp |
| 82 | Britton-Hecla Middle School - 03 Britton · Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 | Middle | 45.5% | +1.2pp |
| 83 | Lincoln Elementary - 04 Yankton · Yankton School District 63-3 | Elementary | 45.3% | +1.0pp |
| 84 | Madison Middle School - 02 Madison · Madison Central School District 39-2 | Middle | 45.0% | +0.7pp |
| 85 | Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 Deadwood · Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1 | Elementary | 44.7% | +0.4pp |
| 86 | Lennox Intermediate - 09 Lennox · Lennox School District 41-4 | Middle | 44.0% | -0.3pp |
| 87 | Sioux Valley Middle School - 04 Volga · Sioux Valley School District 05-5 | Middle | 44.0% | -0.3pp |
| 88 | De Smet Middle School - 03 De Smet · De Smet School District 38-2 | Middle | 43.8% | -0.5pp |
| 89 | Meadowbrook Elementary - 10 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 43.6% | -0.7pp |
| 90 | Chamberlain Elementary - 03 Chamberlain · Chamberlain School District 07-1 | Elementary | 43.5% | -0.8pp |
| 91 | Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02 Sturgis · Meade School District 46-1 | Middle | 43.5% | -0.8pp |
| 92 | Edison Middle School - 06 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Middle | 43.3% | -1.0pp |
| 93 | Lawrence Elementary - 02 Canton · Canton School District 41-1 | Elementary | 43.3% | -1.0pp |
| 94 | Vandenberg Elementary - 02 Box Elder · Douglas School District 51-1 | Elementary | 43.2% | -1.1pp |
| 95 | Camelot Intermediate - 06 Brookings · Brookings School District 05-1 | Elementary | 43.0% | -1.3pp |
| 96 | Parkston Elementary - 02 Parkston · Parkston School District 33-3 | Elementary | 42.9% | -1.4pp |
| 97 | Beresford Middle School - 03 Beresford · Beresford School District 61-2 | Middle | 42.6% | -1.7pp |
| 98 | Grandview Elementary - 06 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 42.6% | -1.7pp |
| 99 | RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 42.1% | -2.2pp |
| 100 | Woonsocket Elementary - 03 Woonsocket · Woonsocket School District 55-4 | Elementary | 42.1% | -2.2pp |
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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 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.