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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Clark Elementary - 02 Clark · Clark School District 12-2 | Elementary | 51.6% | +4.1pp |
| 152 | Harrisburg South Middle School - 03 Harrisburg · Harrisburg School District 41-2 | Middle | 51.6% | +4.1pp |
| 153 | Willow Lake Elementary - 02 Willow Lake · Willow Lake School District 12-3 | Elementary | 51.6% | +4.1pp |
| 154 | Waubay Elementary - 02 Waubay · Waubay School District 18-3 | Elementary | 51.2% | +3.7pp |
| 155 | Sioux Valley Middle School - 04 Volga · Sioux Valley School District 05-5 | Middle | 51.0% | +3.5pp |
| 156 | Chester Middle School - 03 Chester · Chester Area School District 39-1 | Middle | 50.8% | +3.3pp |
| 157 | Bridgewater-Emery Middle School - 04 Emery · Bridgewater-Emery 30-3 | Middle | 50.0% | +2.5pp |
| 158 | Herreid Middle School - 03 Herreid · Herreid School District 10-1 | Middle | 50.0% | +2.5pp |
| 159 | Langford Area Elementary - 02 Langford · Langford Area School District 45-5 | Elementary | 50.0% | +2.5pp |
| 160 | Patriot Elementary -06 Box Elder · Douglas School District 51-1 | Elementary | 50.0% | +2.5pp |
| 161 | Selby Middle School - 03 Selby · Selby Area School District 62-5 | Middle | 50.0% | +2.5pp |
| 162 | Mellette Elementary - 07 Watertown · Watertown School District 14-4 | Elementary | 49.6% | +2.1pp |
| 163 | Eugene Field A+ Elementary - 16 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 49.3% | +1.8pp |
| 164 | Spearfish Middle School - 05 Spearfish · Spearfish School District 40-2 | Middle | 49.3% | +1.8pp |
| 165 | Ben Reifel Middle School - 68 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Middle | 49.2% | +1.7pp |
| 166 | Robert Frost Elementary - 18 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 49.2% | +1.7pp |
| 167 | Armour Middle School - 03 Armour · Armour School District 21-1 | Middle | 49.0% | +1.5pp |
| 168 | Canton Middle School - 04 Canton · Canton School District 41-1 | Middle | 49.0% | +1.5pp |
| 169 | Jefferson Elementary - 06 Pierre · Pierre School District 32-2 | Elementary | 48.9% | +1.4pp |
| 170 | Kimball Middle School - 04 Kimball · Kimball School District 07-2 | Middle | 48.9% | +1.4pp |
| 171 | Northwestern Elementary - 04 Mellette · Northwestern Area School District 56-7 | Elementary | 48.9% | +1.4pp |
| 172 | Oscar Howe Elementary - 58 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 48.9% | +1.4pp |
| 173 | Parkston Middle School - 05 Parkston · Parkston School District 33-3 | Middle | 48.9% | +1.4pp |
| 174 | Georgia Morse Middle School - 02 Pierre · Pierre School District 32-2 | Middle | 48.8% | +1.3pp |
| 175 | Groton Area Middle School - 04 Groton · Groton Area School District 06-6 | Middle | 48.8% | +1.3pp |
| 176 | Liberty Elementary - 02 Harrisburg · Harrisburg School District 41-2 | Elementary | 48.7% | +1.2pp |
| 177 | Stanley County Elementary - 08 Fort Pierre · Stanley County School District 57-1 | Elementary | 48.7% | +1.2pp |
| 178 | Doland Elementary - 03 Doland · Doland School District 56-2 | Elementary | 48.5% | +1.0pp |
| 179 | Avon Middle School - 05 Avon · Avon School District 04-1 | Middle | 48.4% | +0.9pp |
| 180 | Lincoln Elementary - 04 Yankton · Yankton School District 63-3 | Elementary | 48.3% | +0.8pp |
| 181 | Watertown Intermediate School - 13 Watertown · Watertown School District 14-4 | Middle | 48.3% | +0.8pp |
| 182 | Bon Homme Middle School - 02 Tyndall · Bon Homme School District 04-2 | Middle | 48.1% | +0.6pp |
| 183 | Willow Lake Middle School - 03 Willow Lake · Willow Lake School District 12-3 | Middle | 48.1% | +0.6pp |
| 184 | Miller Jr. High - 04 Miller · Miller School District 29-4 | Middle | 48.0% | +0.5pp |
| 185 | Newell Middle School - 04 Newell · Newell School District 09-2 | Middle | 47.8% | +0.3pp |
| 186 | Baltic Middle School - 03 Baltic · Baltic School District 49-1 | Middle | 47.7% | +0.2pp |
| 187 | Buffalo Elementary - 02 Buffalo · Harding County School District 31-1 | Elementary | 47.7% | +0.2pp |
| 188 | North Park Elementary - 08 Belle Fourche · Belle Fourche School District 09-1 | Elementary | 47.7% | +0.2pp |
| 189 | Plankinton Middle School - 03 Plankinton · Plankinton School District 01-1 | Middle | 47.7% | +0.2pp |
| 190 | South Park Elementary - 03 Belle Fourche · Belle Fourche School District 09-1 | Elementary | 47.7% | +0.2pp |
| 191 | Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05 Sioux Falls · Tea Area School District 41-5 | Elementary | 47.7% | +0.2pp |
| 192 | Chamberlain Elementary - 03 Chamberlain · Chamberlain School District 07-1 | Elementary | 47.5% | +0.0pp |
| 193 | Centerville Middle School - 03 Centerville · Centerville School District 60-1 | Middle | 47.4% | -0.1pp |
| 194 | Florence Elementary - 02 Florence · Florence School District 14-1 | Elementary | 47.4% | -0.1pp |
| 195 | Gertie Belle Rogers Elementary - 04 Mitchell · Mitchell School District 17-2 | Elementary | 47.3% | -0.2pp |
| 196 | Viborg-Hurley Middle School - 03 Hurley · Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6 | Middle | 47.2% | -0.3pp |
| 197 | Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02 Britton · Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 | Elementary | 47.1% | -0.4pp |
| 198 | Sanborn Central Middle School - 02 Forestburg · Sanborn Central School District 55-5 | Middle | 47.1% | -0.4pp |
| 199 | Eureka Elementary - 02 Eureka · Eureka School District 44-1 | Elementary | 46.9% | -0.6pp |
| 200 | Marion Middle School - 03 Marion · Marion School District 60-3 | Middle | 46.7% | -0.8pp |
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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.