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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | East Middle School - 30 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Middle | 42.0% | -2.3pp |
| 102 | Chamberlain Jr. High - 02 Chamberlain · Chamberlain School District 07-1 | Middle | 41.7% | -2.6pp |
| 103 | Redfield Middle School - 02 Redfield · Redfield School District 56-4 | Middle | 41.2% | -3.1pp |
| 104 | Huron Middle School - 02 Huron · Huron School District 02-2 | Middle | 41.0% | -3.3pp |
| 105 | Watertown Middle School - 02 Watertown · Watertown School District 14-4 | Middle | 41.0% | -3.3pp |
| 106 | Longfellow Elementary - 05 Mitchell · Mitchell School District 17-2 | Elementary | 40.9% | -3.4pp |
| 107 | Gertie Belle Rogers Elementary - 04 Mitchell · Mitchell School District 17-2 | Elementary | 40.7% | -3.6pp |
| 108 | Oscar Howe Elementary - 58 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 40.5% | -3.8pp |
| 109 | Susan B. Anthony Elementary - 66 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 40.0% | -4.3pp |
| 110 | West Central Middle School - 04 Hartford · West Central School District 49-7 | Middle | 39.8% | -4.5pp |
| 111 | Hamlin Middle School - 02 Hayti · Hamlin School District 28-3 | Middle | 39.7% | -4.6pp |
| 112 | Lincoln Elementary - 08 Aberdeen · Aberdeen School District 06-1 | Elementary | 39.5% | -4.8pp |
| 113 | West Middle School - 37 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Middle | 39.3% | -5.0pp |
| 114 | Clark Elementary - 02 Clark · Clark School District 12-2 | Elementary | 38.7% | -5.6pp |
| 115 | Belle Fourche Middle School - 07 Belle Fourche · Belle Fourche School District 09-1 | Middle | 38.4% | -5.9pp |
| 116 | Rapid Valley Elementary - 12 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 38.4% | -5.9pp |
| 117 | Hot Springs Middle School - 06 Hot Springs · Hot Springs School District 23-2 | Middle | 37.9% | -6.4pp |
| 118 | Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05 Sioux Falls · Tea Area School District 41-5 | Elementary | 37.5% | -6.8pp |
| 119 | George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 Brookings · Brookings School District 05-1 | Middle | 36.8% | -7.5pp |
| 120 | Scotland Middle School - 05 Scotland · Scotland School District 04-3 | Middle | 36.8% | -7.5pp |
| 121 | Deubrook Elementary - 03 Toronto · Deubrook Area School District 05-6 | Elementary | 36.7% | -7.6pp |
| 122 | Holgate Middle School - 02 Aberdeen · Aberdeen School District 06-1 | Middle | 36.5% | -7.8pp |
| 123 | Simmons Elementary - 10 Aberdeen · Aberdeen School District 06-1 | Elementary | 36.5% | -7.8pp |
| 124 | George McGovern Middle School -09 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Middle | 36.4% | -7.9pp |
| 125 | Redfield Elementary - 03 Redfield · Redfield School District 56-4 | Elementary | 36.4% | -7.9pp |
| 126 | Avon Middle School - 05 Avon · Avon School District 04-1 | Middle | 35.5% | -8.8pp |
| 127 | Lead-Deadwood Middle School - 02 Lead · Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1 | Middle | 35.0% | -9.3pp |
| 128 | Woodrow Wilson Elementary - 17 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 34.8% | -9.5pp |
| 129 | Simmons Middle School - 03 Aberdeen · Aberdeen School District 06-1 | Middle | 34.7% | -9.6pp |
| 130 | Viborg-Hurley Middle School - 03 Hurley · Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6 | Middle | 33.9% | -10.4pp |
| 131 | Sisseton Middle School - 02 Sisseton · Sisseton School District 54-2 | Middle | 33.6% | -10.7pp |
| 132 | Valley View Elementary - 13 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 32.7% | -11.6pp |
| 133 | Winner Elementary - 04 Winner · Winner School District 59-2 | Elementary | 32.7% | -11.6pp |
| 134 | South Canyon Elementary - 15 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 32.6% | -11.7pp |
| 135 | Freedom Elementary - 06 Harrisburg · Harrisburg School District 41-2 | Elementary | 32.3% | -12.0pp |
| 136 | L. B. Williams Elementary - 03 Mitchell · Mitchell School District 17-2 | Elementary | 32.3% | -12.0pp |
| 137 | Winner Middle School - 02 Winner · Winner School District 59-2 | Middle | 32.0% | -12.3pp |
| 138 | Douglas Middle School - 01 Box Elder · Douglas School District 51-1 | Middle | 31.8% | -12.5pp |
| 139 | Black Hawk Elementary - 03 Black Hawk · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 31.6% | -12.7pp |
| 140 | Horizon Elementary - 09 Sioux Falls · Harrisburg School District 41-2 | Elementary | 30.8% | -13.5pp |
| 141 | South Middle School - 36 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Middle | 29.8% | -14.5pp |
| 142 | Wagner Middle School - 03 Wagner · Wagner Community School District 11-4 | Middle | 29.6% | -14.7pp |
| 143 | Lowell Elementary - 28 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 29.3% | -15.0pp |
| 144 | Flandreau Middle School - 03 Flandreau · Flandreau School District 50-3 | Middle | 28.4% | -15.9pp |
| 145 | Hot Springs Elementary - 02 Hot Springs · Hot Springs School District 23-2 | Elementary | 27.7% | -16.6pp |
| 146 | Washington 4-5 Center - 20 Huron · Huron School District 02-2 | Elementary | 27.7% | -16.6pp |
| 147 | Cleveland Elementary - 14 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 27.3% | -17.0pp |
| 148 | Liberty Elementary - 02 Harrisburg · Harrisburg School District 41-2 | Elementary | 27.2% | -17.1pp |
| 149 | Bennett County Elementary School - 03 Martin · Bennett County School District 03-1 | Elementary | 26.7% | -17.6pp |
| 150 | Parker Jr. High - 03 Parker · Parker School District 60-4 | Middle | 26.5% | -17.8pp |
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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 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.