South Dakota schools ranked by test score
Latest SD Smarter Balanced year (2024-25). 362 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 50.4%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Parkston Middle School - 05 Parkston · Parkston School District 33-3 | Middle | 50.0% | -0.4pp |
| 202 | Huron Middle School - 02 Huron · Huron School District 02-2 | Middle | 49.8% | -0.6pp |
| 203 | L. B. Williams Elementary - 03 Mitchell · Mitchell School District 17-2 | Elementary | 49.8% | -0.6pp |
| 204 | Belle Fourche Middle School - 07 Belle Fourche · Belle Fourche School District 09-1 | Middle | 49.5% | -0.9pp |
| 205 | Redfield Elementary - 03 Redfield · Redfield School District 56-4 | Elementary | 49.5% | -0.9pp |
| 206 | Longfellow Elementary - 05 Mitchell · Mitchell School District 17-2 | Elementary | 49.3% | -1.1pp |
| 207 | McCook Central Elementary - 02 Salem · McCook Central School District 43-7 | Elementary | 49.0% | -1.4pp |
| 208 | Stanley County Middle School - 02 Fort Pierre · Stanley County School District 57-1 | Middle | 49.0% | -1.4pp |
| 209 | Marion Elementary - 02 Marion · Marion School District 60-3 | Elementary | 48.9% | -1.5pp |
| 210 | Marion Middle School - 03 Marion · Marion School District 60-3 | Middle | 48.9% | -1.5pp |
| 211 | Doland Elementary - 03 Doland · Doland School District 56-2 | Elementary | 48.5% | -1.9pp |
| 212 | Gertie Belle Rogers Elementary - 04 Mitchell · Mitchell School District 17-2 | Elementary | 48.4% | -2.0pp |
| 213 | Oscar Howe Elementary - 58 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 48.1% | -2.3pp |
| 214 | Beresford Middle School - 03 Beresford · Beresford School District 61-2 | Middle | 48.0% | -2.4pp |
| 215 | Liberty Elementary - 02 Harrisburg · Harrisburg School District 41-2 | Elementary | 48.0% | -2.4pp |
| 216 | Eugene Field A+ Elementary - 16 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 47.9% | -2.5pp |
| 217 | Jefferson Elementary - 09 Watertown · Watertown School District 14-4 | Elementary | 47.9% | -2.5pp |
| 218 | Vandenberg Elementary - 02 Box Elder · Douglas School District 51-1 | Elementary | 47.8% | -2.6pp |
| 219 | Plankinton Middle School - 03 Plankinton · Plankinton School District 01-1 | Middle | 47.7% | -2.7pp |
| 220 | Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05 Sioux Falls · Tea Area School District 41-5 | Elementary | 47.7% | -2.7pp |
| 221 | Florence Elementary - 02 Florence · Florence School District 14-1 | Elementary | 47.4% | -3.0pp |
| 222 | Menno Elementary - 02 Menno · Menno School District 33-2 | Elementary | 47.4% | -3.0pp |
| 223 | Simmons Elementary - 10 Aberdeen · Aberdeen School District 06-1 | Elementary | 47.1% | -3.3pp |
| 224 | West Central Middle School - 04 Hartford · West Central School District 49-7 | Middle | 46.9% | -3.5pp |
| 225 | Sturgis Elementary - 03 Sturgis · Meade School District 46-1 | Elementary | 46.5% | -3.9pp |
| 226 | Deubrook Elementary - 03 Toronto · Deubrook Area School District 05-6 | Elementary | 46.4% | -4.0pp |
| 227 | Douglas Middle School - 01 Box Elder · Douglas School District 51-1 | Middle | 46.4% | -4.0pp |
| 228 | Simmons Middle School - 03 Aberdeen · Aberdeen School District 06-1 | Middle | 46.4% | -4.0pp |
| 229 | Lyman Middle School - 02 Presho · Lyman School District 42-1 | Middle | 46.3% | -4.1pp |
| 230 | Alcester-Hudson Jr. High - 03 Alcester · Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1 | Middle | 46.2% | -4.2pp |
| 231 | Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03 Elk Point · Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7 | Middle | 45.9% | -4.5pp |
| 232 | South Canyon Elementary - 15 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 45.9% | -4.5pp |
| 233 | Deubrook Jr. High - 02 White · Deubrook Area School District 05-6 | Middle | 45.7% | -4.7pp |
| 234 | Patriot Elementary -06 Box Elder · Douglas School District 51-1 | Elementary | 45.6% | -4.8pp |
| 235 | Chamberlain Elementary - 03 Chamberlain · Chamberlain School District 07-1 | Elementary | 45.4% | -5.0pp |
| 236 | Britton-Hecla Middle School - 03 Britton · Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 | Middle | 45.3% | -5.1pp |
| 237 | Rosholt Elementary - 02 Rosholt · Rosholt School District 54-4 | Elementary | 45.2% | -5.2pp |
| 238 | Rosholt Middle School - 04 Rosholt · Rosholt School District 54-4 | Middle | 45.2% | -5.2pp |
| 239 | Clear Lake Middle School - 04 Clear Lake · Deuel School District 19-4 | Middle | 44.7% | -5.7pp |
| 240 | Lead-Deadwood Middle School - 02 Lead · Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1 | Middle | 44.7% | -5.7pp |
| 241 | Rapid Valley Elementary - 12 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 44.7% | -5.7pp |
| 242 | Lincoln Elementary - 05 Watertown · Watertown School District 14-4 | Elementary | 44.5% | -5.9pp |
| 243 | Parker Elementary - 02 Parker · Parker School District 60-4 | Elementary | 43.8% | -6.6pp |
| 244 | Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02 Britton · Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 | Elementary | 43.7% | -6.7pp |
| 245 | Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 Deadwood · Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1 | Elementary | 43.5% | -6.9pp |
| 246 | Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Elementary Rutland · Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6 | Elementary | 43.5% | -6.9pp |
| 247 | Herreid Elementary - 02 Herreid · Herreid School District 10-1 | Elementary | 43.3% | -7.1pp |
| 248 | Horizon Elementary - 09 Sioux Falls · Harrisburg School District 41-2 | Elementary | 43.2% | -7.2pp |
| 249 | May Overby Elementary - 09 Aberdeen · Aberdeen School District 06-1 | Elementary | 43.2% | -7.2pp |
| 250 | Lyman Elementary - 04 Kennebec · Lyman School District 42-1 | Elementary | 43.1% | -7.3pp |
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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 English Language Arts 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.