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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Simmons Elementary - 10 Aberdeen · Aberdeen School District 06-1 | Elementary | 46.6% | -0.9pp |
| 202 | Northwestern Middle School - 02 Mellette · Northwestern Area School District 56-7 | Middle | 46.3% | -1.2pp |
| 203 | Garretson Elementary - 02 Garretson · Garretson School District 49-4 | Elementary | 45.9% | -1.6pp |
| 204 | Dakota Valley Upper Elementary - 04 North Sioux City · Dakota Valley School District 61-8 | Elementary | 45.7% | -1.8pp |
| 205 | Irene - Wakonda Jr. High - 04 Irene · Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3 | Middle | 45.7% | -1.8pp |
| 206 | Freeman Davis Elementary - 03 Mobridge · Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6 | Elementary | 45.6% | -1.9pp |
| 207 | Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04 Mobridge · Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6 | Elementary | 45.6% | -1.9pp |
| 208 | Hill City Elementary - 02 Hill City · Hill City School District 51-2 | Elementary | 45.5% | -2.0pp |
| 209 | Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03 Colton · Tri-Valley School District 49-6 | Middle | 45.3% | -2.2pp |
| 210 | Harrisburg East Middle School - 11 Sioux Falls · Harrisburg School District 41-2 | Middle | 45.2% | -2.3pp |
| 211 | Stagebarn Middle School - 10 Summerset · Meade School District 46-1 | Middle | 45.2% | -2.3pp |
| 212 | Vermillion Middle School - 02 Vermillion · Vermillion School District 13-1 | Middle | 45.2% | -2.3pp |
| 213 | Simmons Middle School - 03 Aberdeen · Aberdeen School District 06-1 | Middle | 45.1% | -2.4pp |
| 214 | Webster Area Middle School - 02 Webster · Webster Area School District 18-5 | Middle | 44.8% | -2.7pp |
| 215 | West Central Middle School - 04 Hartford · West Central School District 49-7 | Middle | 44.8% | -2.7pp |
| 216 | Renberg Elementary - 42 Renner · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 44.7% | -2.8pp |
| 217 | Elk Point-Jefferson Elementary - 02 Elk Point · Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7 | Elementary | 44.6% | -2.9pp |
| 218 | Deubrook Jr. High - 02 White · Deubrook Area School District 05-6 | Middle | 44.4% | -3.1pp |
| 219 | Marion Elementary - 02 Marion · Marion School District 60-3 | Elementary | 44.4% | -3.1pp |
| 220 | Newell Elementary - 02 Newell · Newell School District 09-2 | Elementary | 44.4% | -3.1pp |
| 221 | Langford Area Middle School - 03 Langford · Langford Area School District 45-5 | Middle | 44.2% | -3.3pp |
| 222 | Canistota Middle School - 03 Canistota · Canistota School District 43-1 | Middle | 44.1% | -3.4pp |
| 223 | Madison Middle School - 02 Madison · Madison Central School District 39-2 | Middle | 43.8% | -3.7pp |
| 224 | Yankton Middle School - 02 Yankton · Yankton School District 63-3 | Middle | 43.8% | -3.7pp |
| 225 | Freeman Elementary - 02 Freeman · Freeman School District 33-1 | Elementary | 43.7% | -3.8pp |
| 226 | Estelline Middle School - 03 Estelline · Estelline School District 28-2 | Middle | 43.6% | -3.9pp |
| 227 | O M Tiffany Elementary - 11 Aberdeen · Aberdeen School District 06-1 | Elementary | 43.6% | -3.9pp |
| 228 | Parker Elementary - 02 Parker · Parker School District 60-4 | Elementary | 43.0% | -4.5pp |
| 229 | Edison Middle School - 06 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Middle | 42.9% | -4.6pp |
| 230 | Garretson Middle School - 03 Garretson · Garretson School District 49-4 | Middle | 42.9% | -4.6pp |
| 231 | Mike Miller Elementary - 07 Aberdeen · Aberdeen School District 06-1 | Elementary | 42.8% | -4.7pp |
| 232 | West Middle School - 37 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Middle | 42.8% | -4.7pp |
| 233 | McCook Central Elementary - 02 Salem · McCook Central School District 43-7 | Elementary | 42.7% | -4.8pp |
| 234 | Elkton Elementary - 02 Elkton · Elkton School District 05-3 | Elementary | 42.6% | -4.9pp |
| 235 | George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 Brookings · Brookings School District 05-1 | Middle | 42.5% | -5.0pp |
| 236 | May Overby Elementary - 09 Aberdeen · Aberdeen School District 06-1 | Elementary | 42.5% | -5.0pp |
| 237 | Vandenberg Elementary - 02 Box Elder · Douglas School District 51-1 | Elementary | 42.3% | -5.2pp |
| 238 | Menno Middle School - 05 Menno · Menno School District 33-2 | Middle | 41.7% | -5.8pp |
| 239 | Lemmon Jr. High - 06 Lemmon · Lemmon School District 52-4 | Middle | 41.5% | -6.0pp |
| 240 | Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Elementary Rutland · Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6 | Elementary | 41.3% | -6.2pp |
| 241 | Woodrow Wilson Elementary - 17 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 41.3% | -6.2pp |
| 242 | Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 Deadwood · Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1 | Elementary | 41.2% | -6.3pp |
| 243 | Camelot Intermediate - 06 Brookings · Brookings School District 05-1 | Elementary | 41.1% | -6.4pp |
| 244 | Grandview Elementary - 06 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 41.0% | -6.5pp |
| 245 | Onida Elementary - 04 Onida · Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3 | Elementary | 41.0% | -6.5pp |
| 246 | Hillcrest Elementary - 04 Brookings · Brookings School District 05-1 | Elementary | 40.9% | -6.6pp |
| 247 | South Canyon Elementary - 15 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 40.6% | -6.9pp |
| 248 | Webster Elementary - 06 Yankton · Yankton School District 63-3 | Elementary | 40.6% | -6.9pp |
| 249 | Rapid Valley Elementary - 12 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 40.3% | -7.2pp |
| 250 | Corsica-Stickney Jr. High - 03 Corsica · Corsica-Stickney 21-3 | Middle | 40.0% | -7.5pp |
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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.