South Dakota schools ranked by test score
Latest SD Smarter Balanced year (2024-25). 354 schools with reported Mathematics scores. State average: 47.5%.
| Rank | School | Level | Mathematics | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Memorial Middle School - 04 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Middle | 58.3% | +10.8pp |
| 102 | RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 58.2% | +10.7pp |
| 103 | Hamlin Middle School - 02 Hayti · Hamlin School District 28-3 | Middle | 58.1% | +10.6pp |
| 104 | Kadoka Elementary - 02 Kadoka · Kadoka Area School District 35-2 | Elementary | 57.8% | +10.3pp |
| 105 | Dakota Valley Elementary - 02 North Sioux City · Dakota Valley School District 61-8 | Elementary | 57.7% | +10.2pp |
| 106 | Harding County Middle School - 03 Buffalo · Harding County School District 31-1 | Middle | 57.6% | +10.1pp |
| 107 | Harrisburg North Middle School - 08 Sioux Falls · Harrisburg School District 41-2 | Middle | 57.5% | +10.0pp |
| 108 | Hanson Middle School - 02 Alexandria · Hanson School District 30-1 | Middle | 57.4% | +9.9pp |
| 109 | Jones County Middle School - 04 Murdo · Jones County School District 37-3 | Middle | 57.4% | +9.9pp |
| 110 | Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02 Colton · Tri-Valley School District 49-6 | Elementary | 57.4% | +9.9pp |
| 111 | Colman Elementary - 03 Colman · Colman-Egan School District 50-5 | Elementary | 57.1% | +9.6pp |
| 112 | Platte - Geddes Jr. High - 03 Platte · Platte - Geddes School District 11-5 | Middle | 57.1% | +9.6pp |
| 113 | Patrick Henry Middle School - 07 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Middle | 57.0% | +9.5pp |
| 114 | Montrose Elementary - 02 Montrose · Montrose School District 43-2 | Elementary | 56.9% | +9.4pp |
| 115 | Chester Elementary -02 Chester · Chester Area School District 39-1 | Elementary | 56.5% | +9.0pp |
| 116 | Medary Elementary - 05 Brookings · Brookings School District 05-1 | Elementary | 56.0% | +8.5pp |
| 117 | Dakota Valley Middle School - 03 North Sioux City · Dakota Valley School District 61-8 | Middle | 55.8% | +8.3pp |
| 118 | Lincoln Elementary - 08 Aberdeen · Aberdeen School District 06-1 | Elementary | 55.7% | +8.2pp |
| 119 | Freeman Jr High - 05 Freeman · Freeman School District 33-1 | Middle | 55.6% | +8.1pp |
| 120 | Gettysburg Middle School - 03 Gettysburg · Gettysburg School District 53-1 | Middle | 55.6% | +8.1pp |
| 121 | Plankinton Elementary - 02 Plankinton · Plankinton School District 01-1 | Elementary | 55.4% | +7.9pp |
| 122 | Wessington Springs Elementary - 02 Wessington Springs · Wessington Springs School District 36-2 | Elementary | 55.4% | +7.9pp |
| 123 | Philip Elementary - 02 Philip · Haakon School District 27-1 | Elementary | 54.8% | +7.3pp |
| 124 | Rosholt Elementary - 02 Rosholt · Rosholt School District 54-4 | Elementary | 54.8% | +7.3pp |
| 125 | Tea Area Middle School - 02 Tea · Tea Area School District 41-5 | Middle | 54.7% | +7.2pp |
| 126 | Jefferson Elementary - 09 Watertown · Watertown School District 14-4 | Elementary | 54.6% | +7.1pp |
| 127 | Wall Middle School - 06 Wall · Wall School District 51-5 | Middle | 54.6% | +7.1pp |
| 128 | Sturgis Elementary - 03 Sturgis · Meade School District 46-1 | Elementary | 54.5% | +7.0pp |
| 129 | Clear Lake Middle School - 04 Clear Lake · Deuel School District 19-4 | Middle | 54.4% | +6.9pp |
| 130 | Beresford Elementary - 02 Beresford · Beresford School District 61-2 | Elementary | 54.2% | +6.7pp |
| 131 | Lincoln Elementary - 05 Watertown · Watertown School District 14-4 | Elementary | 54.1% | +6.6pp |
| 132 | Lemmon Elementary - 02 Lemmon · Lemmon School District 52-4 | Elementary | 53.9% | +6.4pp |
| 133 | Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03 Elk Point · Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7 | Middle | 53.4% | +5.9pp |
| 134 | Woonsocket Elementary - 03 Woonsocket · Woonsocket School District 55-4 | Elementary | 53.2% | +5.7pp |
| 135 | Mitchell Middle School - 02 Mitchell · Mitchell School District 17-2 | Middle | 53.1% | +5.6pp |
| 136 | Creekside Elementary - 07 Spearfish · Spearfish School District 40-2 | Elementary | 53.0% | +5.5pp |
| 137 | Mountain View Elementary - 08 Spearfish · Spearfish School District 40-2 | Elementary | 53.0% | +5.5pp |
| 138 | West Elementary - 03 Spearfish · Spearfish School District 40-2 | Elementary | 53.0% | +5.5pp |
| 139 | Madison Elementary - 07 Madison · Madison Central School District 39-2 | Elementary | 52.9% | +5.4pp |
| 140 | L. B. Williams Elementary - 03 Mitchell · Mitchell School District 17-2 | Elementary | 52.8% | +5.3pp |
| 141 | Watertown Middle School - 02 Watertown · Watertown School District 14-4 | Middle | 52.8% | +5.3pp |
| 142 | Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04 Alcester · Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1 | Elementary | 52.5% | +5.0pp |
| 143 | Redfield Elementary - 03 Redfield · Redfield School District 56-4 | Elementary | 52.3% | +4.8pp |
| 144 | De Smet Middle School - 03 De Smet · De Smet School District 38-2 | Middle | 52.2% | +4.7pp |
| 145 | Holgate Middle School - 02 Aberdeen · Aberdeen School District 06-1 | Middle | 52.2% | +4.7pp |
| 146 | Sanborn Central Elementary - 06 Forestburg · Sanborn Central School District 55-5 | Elementary | 52.2% | +4.7pp |
| 147 | Tri-Valley Elementary in Crooks - 04 Crooks · Tri-Valley School District 49-6 | Elementary | 52.1% | +4.6pp |
| 148 | Meadowbrook Elementary - 10 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 51.9% | +4.4pp |
| 149 | Milbank Middle School - 02 Milbank · Milbank School District 25-4 | Middle | 51.8% | +4.3pp |
| 150 | Burke Middle School - 04 Burke · Burke School District 26-2 | Middle | 51.7% | +4.2pp |
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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 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.