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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | Washington 4-5 Center - 20 Huron · Huron School District 02-2 | Elementary | 43.1% | -7.3pp |
| 252 | Grandview Elementary - 06 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 42.9% | -7.5pp |
| 253 | Elkton Elementary - 02 Elkton · Elkton School District 05-3 | Elementary | 42.6% | -7.8pp |
| 254 | North Park Elementary - 08 Belle Fourche · Belle Fourche School District 09-1 | Elementary | 42.6% | -7.8pp |
| 255 | South Park Elementary - 03 Belle Fourche · Belle Fourche School District 09-1 | Elementary | 42.6% | -7.8pp |
| 256 | Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Jr. High Rutland · Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6 | Middle | 42.5% | -7.9pp |
| 257 | Gregory Junior High - 04 Gregory · Gregory School District 26-4 | Middle | 42.4% | -8.0pp |
| 258 | Elk Point-Jefferson Elementary - 02 Elk Point · Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7 | Elementary | 42.3% | -8.1pp |
| 259 | Willow Lake Middle School - 03 Willow Lake · Willow Lake School District 12-3 | Middle | 42.3% | -8.1pp |
| 260 | Wilmot Elementary - 02 Wilmot · Wilmot School District 54-7 | Elementary | 42.0% | -8.4pp |
| 261 | Langford Area Middle School - 03 Langford · Langford Area School District 45-5 | Middle | 41.9% | -8.5pp |
| 262 | Waubay Elementary - 02 Waubay · Waubay School District 18-3 | Elementary | 41.9% | -8.5pp |
| 263 | Flandreau Elementary - 04 Flandreau · Flandreau School District 50-3 | Elementary | 41.7% | -8.7pp |
| 264 | Highmore Elementary - 02 Highmore · Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2 | Elementary | 41.7% | -8.7pp |
| 265 | O M Tiffany Elementary - 11 Aberdeen · Aberdeen School District 06-1 | Elementary | 41.6% | -8.8pp |
| 266 | Woodrow Wilson Elementary - 17 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 41.6% | -8.8pp |
| 267 | McCook Central Middle School - 03 Salem · McCook Central School District 43-7 | Middle | 41.5% | -8.9pp |
| 268 | Black Hawk Elementary - 03 Black Hawk · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 41.2% | -9.2pp |
| 269 | Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03 Waverly · Waverly School District 14-5 | Middle | 41.2% | -9.2pp |
| 270 | Castlewood Middle School - 03 Castlewood · Castlewood School District 28-1 | Middle | 41.1% | -9.3pp |
| 271 | Scotland Middle School - 05 Scotland · Scotland School District 04-3 | Middle | 41.0% | -9.4pp |
| 272 | Wakpala Middle School - 04 Wakpala · Smee School District 15-3 | Middle | 41.0% | -9.4pp |
| 273 | Bison Elementary - 02 Bison · Bison School District 52-1 | Elementary | 40.9% | -9.5pp |
| 274 | Flandreau Middle School - 03 Flandreau · Flandreau School District 50-3 | Middle | 40.6% | -9.8pp |
| 275 | Hot Springs Elementary - 02 Hot Springs · Hot Springs School District 23-2 | Elementary | 40.5% | -9.9pp |
| 276 | Redfield Middle School - 02 Redfield · Redfield School District 56-4 | Middle | 40.0% | -10.4pp |
| 277 | Winner Middle School - 02 Winner · Winner School District 59-2 | Middle | 39.9% | -10.5pp |
| 278 | Vermillion Elementary - 05 Vermillion · Vermillion School District 13-1 | Elementary | 39.4% | -11.0pp |
| 279 | Parker Jr. High - 03 Parker · Parker School District 60-4 | Middle | 38.9% | -11.5pp |
| 280 | Clear Lake Elementary - 02 Clear Lake · Deuel School District 19-4 | Elementary | 38.8% | -11.6pp |
| 281 | Willow Lake Elementary - 02 Willow Lake · Willow Lake School District 12-3 | Elementary | 38.7% | -11.7pp |
| 282 | Winner Elementary - 04 Winner · Winner School District 59-2 | Elementary | 38.4% | -12.0pp |
| 283 | Wagner Middle School - 03 Wagner · Wagner Community School District 11-4 | Middle | 38.1% | -12.3pp |
| 284 | South Middle School - 36 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Middle | 38.0% | -12.4pp |
| 285 | East Middle School - 30 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Middle | 37.8% | -12.6pp |
| 286 | Rosa Parks Elementary - 15 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 37.5% | -12.9pp |
| 287 | Mike Miller Elementary - 07 Aberdeen · Aberdeen School District 06-1 | Elementary | 37.4% | -13.0pp |
| 288 | Edgemont Elementary - 03 Edgemont · Edgemont School District 23-1 | Elementary | 37.3% | -13.1pp |
| 289 | Clark Middle School - 03 Clark · Clark School District 12-2 | Middle | 37.1% | -13.3pp |
| 290 | Hillcrest Elementary - 04 Brookings · Brookings School District 05-1 | Elementary | 36.9% | -13.5pp |
| 291 | Woonsocket Elementary - 03 Woonsocket · Woonsocket School District 55-4 | Elementary | 36.9% | -13.5pp |
| 292 | Freedom Elementary - 06 Harrisburg · Harrisburg School District 41-2 | Elementary | 36.4% | -14.0pp |
| 293 | Henry Elementary - 02 Henry · Henry School District 14-2 | Elementary | 36.4% | -14.0pp |
| 294 | Irene - Wakonda Elementary - 02 Wakonda · Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3 | Elementary | 36.1% | -14.3pp |
| 295 | Mellette Elementary - 07 Watertown · Watertown School District 14-4 | Elementary | 36.0% | -14.4pp |
| 296 | Garretson Elementary - 02 Garretson · Garretson School District 49-4 | Elementary | 35.8% | -14.6pp |
| 297 | Iroquois Middle School - 02 Iroquois · Iroquois School District 02-3 | Middle | 35.6% | -14.8pp |
| 298 | Wolsey Wessington Middle School - 03 Wolsey · Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 | Middle | 35.6% | -14.8pp |
| 299 | Renberg Elementary - 42 Renner · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 35.5% | -14.9pp |
| 300 | Gayville-Volin Middle School - 03 Gayville · Gayville-Volin School District 63-1 | Middle | 35.4% | -15.0pp |
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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.