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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | Highmore Elementary - 02 Highmore · Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2 | Elementary | 40.0% | -7.5pp |
| 252 | Wilmot Elementary - 02 Wilmot · Wilmot School District 54-7 | Elementary | 40.0% | -7.5pp |
| 253 | Flandreau Elementary - 04 Flandreau · Flandreau School District 50-3 | Elementary | 39.6% | -7.9pp |
| 254 | Huron Middle School - 02 Huron · Huron School District 02-2 | Middle | 39.4% | -8.1pp |
| 255 | Laura Wilder Elementary - 31 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 39.4% | -8.1pp |
| 256 | Chamberlain Jr. High - 02 Chamberlain · Chamberlain School District 07-1 | Middle | 39.2% | -8.3pp |
| 257 | Mobridge Middle School - 02 Mobridge · Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6 | Middle | 39.2% | -8.3pp |
| 258 | Westside Elementary - 03 Sisseton · Sisseton School District 54-2 | Elementary | 39.2% | -8.3pp |
| 259 | Belle Fourche Middle School - 07 Belle Fourche · Belle Fourche School District 09-1 | Middle | 38.5% | -9.0pp |
| 260 | Vermillion Elementary - 05 Vermillion · Vermillion School District 13-1 | Elementary | 38.3% | -9.2pp |
| 261 | Wagner Elementary - 02 Wagner · Wagner Community School District 11-4 | Elementary | 38.3% | -9.2pp |
| 262 | Lead-Deadwood Middle School - 02 Lead · Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1 | Middle | 37.9% | -9.6pp |
| 263 | Gregory Junior High - 04 Gregory · Gregory School District 26-4 | Middle | 37.7% | -9.8pp |
| 264 | Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02 Sturgis · Meade School District 46-1 | Middle | 37.6% | -9.9pp |
| 265 | Armour Elementary - 02 Armour · Armour School District 21-1 | Elementary | 37.5% | -10.0pp |
| 266 | Freedom Elementary - 06 Harrisburg · Harrisburg School District 41-2 | Elementary | 37.5% | -10.0pp |
| 267 | Susan B. Anthony Elementary - 66 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 37.4% | -10.1pp |
| 268 | Clear Lake Elementary - 02 Clear Lake · Deuel School District 19-4 | Elementary | 37.1% | -10.4pp |
| 269 | Rosa Parks Elementary - 15 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 37.1% | -10.4pp |
| 270 | East Middle School - 30 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Middle | 37.0% | -10.5pp |
| 271 | Herreid Elementary - 02 Herreid · Herreid School District 10-1 | Elementary | 36.7% | -10.8pp |
| 272 | Redfield Middle School - 02 Redfield · Redfield School District 56-4 | Middle | 36.7% | -10.8pp |
| 273 | Washington 4-5 Center - 20 Huron · Huron School District 02-2 | Elementary | 36.7% | -10.8pp |
| 274 | Horizon Elementary - 09 Sioux Falls · Harrisburg School District 41-2 | Elementary | 36.4% | -11.1pp |
| 275 | Lyman Middle School - 02 Presho · Lyman School District 42-1 | Middle | 36.3% | -11.2pp |
| 276 | Hill City Middle School - 04 Hill City · Hill City School District 51-2 | Middle | 35.9% | -11.6pp |
| 277 | Clark Middle School - 03 Clark · Clark School District 12-2 | Middle | 35.7% | -11.8pp |
| 278 | Edgemont Elementary - 03 Edgemont · Edgemont School District 23-1 | Elementary | 35.6% | -11.9pp |
| 279 | Hot Springs Elementary - 02 Hot Springs · Hot Springs School District 23-2 | Elementary | 35.3% | -12.2pp |
| 280 | Hot Springs Middle School - 06 Hot Springs · Hot Springs School District 23-2 | Middle | 35.2% | -12.3pp |
| 281 | Hermosa Elementary - 04 Hermosa · Custer School District 16-1 | Elementary | 34.9% | -12.6pp |
| 282 | Hermosa Middle School - 07 Hermosa · Custer School District 16-1 | Middle | 34.9% | -12.6pp |
| 283 | Winner Elementary - 04 Winner · Winner School District 59-2 | Elementary | 34.8% | -12.7pp |
| 284 | Iroquois Elementary - 04 Iroquois · Iroquois School District 02-3 | Elementary | 34.7% | -12.8pp |
| 285 | Alcester-Hudson Jr. High - 03 Alcester · Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1 | Middle | 34.6% | -12.9pp |
| 286 | Bison Elementary - 02 Bison · Bison School District 52-1 | Elementary | 34.1% | -13.4pp |
| 287 | Irene - Wakonda Elementary - 02 Wakonda · Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3 | Elementary | 33.3% | -14.2pp |
| 288 | Parker Jr. High - 03 Parker · Parker School District 60-4 | Middle | 33.3% | -14.2pp |
| 289 | Beresford Middle School - 03 Beresford · Beresford School District 61-2 | Middle | 33.1% | -14.4pp |
| 290 | Black Hawk Elementary - 03 Black Hawk · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 32.7% | -14.8pp |
| 291 | Stanley County Middle School - 02 Fort Pierre · Stanley County School District 57-1 | Middle | 32.7% | -14.8pp |
| 292 | Gayville-Volin Elementary - 02 Gayville · Gayville-Volin School District 63-1 | Elementary | 32.0% | -15.5pp |
| 293 | Dupree Elementary - 02 Dupree · Dupree School District 64-2 | Elementary | 31.5% | -16.0pp |
| 294 | Rosholt Middle School - 04 Rosholt · Rosholt School District 54-4 | Middle | 31.0% | -16.5pp |
| 295 | Wakpala Elementary - 02 Wakpala · Smee School District 15-3 | Elementary | 30.8% | -16.7pp |
| 296 | McCook Central Middle School - 03 Salem · McCook Central School District 43-7 | Middle | 30.5% | -17.0pp |
| 297 | Castlewood Middle School - 03 Castlewood · Castlewood School District 28-1 | Middle | 30.1% | -17.4pp |
| 298 | Scotland Middle School - 05 Scotland · Scotland School District 04-3 | Middle | 30.1% | -17.4pp |
| 299 | Lowell Elementary - 28 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 29.7% | -17.8pp |
| 300 | Henry Elementary - 02 Henry · Henry School District 14-2 | Elementary | 29.6% | -17.9pp |
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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.