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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | George McGovern Middle School -09 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Middle | 34.7% | -15.7pp |
| 302 | Sisseton Middle School - 02 Sisseton · Sisseton School District 54-2 | Middle | 34.5% | -15.9pp |
| 303 | Laura Wilder Elementary - 31 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 34.0% | -16.4pp |
| 304 | Westside Elementary - 03 Sisseton · Sisseton School District 54-2 | Elementary | 33.9% | -16.5pp |
| 305 | Wolsey Wessington Elementary - 02 Wolsey · Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 | Elementary | 33.8% | -16.6pp |
| 306 | New Underwood Elementary - 02 New Underwood · New Underwood School District 51-3 | Elementary | 32.8% | -17.6pp |
| 307 | Webster Elementary - 06 Yankton · Yankton School District 63-3 | Elementary | 32.8% | -17.6pp |
| 308 | McIntosh Middle School - 03 McIntosh · McIntosh School District 15-1 | Middle | 32.5% | -17.9pp |
| 309 | Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 32.0% | -18.4pp |
| 310 | Susan B. Anthony Elementary - 66 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 31.7% | -18.7pp |
| 311 | Dupree Elementary - 02 Dupree · Dupree School District 64-2 | Elementary | 31.5% | -18.9pp |
| 312 | Kimball Elementary - 02 Kimball · Kimball School District 07-2 | Elementary | 31.1% | -19.3pp |
| 313 | Estelline Middle School - 03 Estelline · Estelline School District 28-2 | Middle | 30.9% | -19.5pp |
| 314 | Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02 Waverly · Waverly School District 14-5 | Elementary | 30.7% | -19.7pp |
| 315 | Armour Elementary - 02 Armour · Armour School District 21-1 | Elementary | 30.0% | -20.4pp |
| 316 | Gayville-Volin Elementary - 02 Gayville · Gayville-Volin School District 63-1 | Elementary | 30.0% | -20.4pp |
| 317 | Tripp Elementary - 03 Tripp · Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5 | Elementary | 30.0% | -20.4pp |
| 318 | Wilmot Middle School - 03 Wilmot · Wilmot School District 54-7 | Middle | 29.8% | -20.6pp |
| 319 | Lowell Elementary - 28 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 29.7% | -20.7pp |
| 320 | Wagner Elementary - 02 Wagner · Wagner Community School District 11-4 | Elementary | 29.7% | -20.7pp |
| 321 | Florence Middle School - 03 Florence · Florence School District 14-1 | Middle | 29.6% | -20.8pp |
| 322 | Canistota Middle School - 03 Canistota · Canistota School District 43-1 | Middle | 29.4% | -21.0pp |
| 323 | Whittier Middle School - 08 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Middle | 28.9% | -21.5pp |
| 324 | Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 28.7% | -21.7pp |
| 325 | Iroquois Elementary - 04 Iroquois · Iroquois School District 02-3 | Elementary | 28.6% | -21.8pp |
| 326 | South Park Elementary - 16 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 27.9% | -22.5pp |
| 327 | Elkton Jr. High - 03 Elkton · Elkton School District 05-3 | Middle | 27.4% | -23.0pp |
| 328 | Andes Central Elementary - 02 Lake Andes · Andes Central School District 11-1 | Elementary | 26.8% | -23.6pp |
| 329 | Bennett County Middle School - 06 Martin · Bennett County School District 03-1 | Middle | 26.7% | -23.7pp |
| 330 | Valley View Elementary - 13 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 26.6% | -23.8pp |
| 331 | White River Middle School - 04 White River · White River School District 47-1 | Middle | 25.6% | -24.8pp |
| 332 | Bennett County Elementary School - 03 Martin · Bennett County School District 03-1 | Elementary | 25.5% | -24.9pp |
| 333 | Cleveland Elementary - 14 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 25.2% | -25.2pp |
| 334 | Buchanan K-1 Center - 18 Huron · Huron School District 02-2 | Elementary | 25.0% | -25.4pp |
| 335 | Colman-Egan Jr. High - 02 Colman · Colman-Egan School District 50-5 | Middle | 25.0% | -25.4pp |
| 336 | Madison 2-3 Center - 19 Huron · Huron School District 02-2 | Elementary | 25.0% | -25.4pp |
| 337 | Henry Middle School - 03 Henry · Henry School District 14-2 | Middle | 23.8% | -26.6pp |
| 338 | Summit Elementary - 02 Summit · Summit School District 54-6 | Elementary | 23.4% | -27.0pp |
| 339 | White River Elementary - 02 White River · White River School District 47-1 | Elementary | 22.7% | -27.7pp |
| 340 | Terry Redlin Elementary - 11 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 22.0% | -28.4pp |
| 341 | Garfield Elementary - 19 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 21.9% | -28.5pp |
| 342 | Horace Mann Elementary - 07 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 21.4% | -29.0pp |
| 343 | Hawthorne Elementary - 56 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 20.7% | -29.7pp |
| 344 | Wessington Springs Jr. High - 04 Wessington Springs · Wessington Springs School District 36-2 | Middle | 20.5% | -29.9pp |
| 345 | Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 19.9% | -30.5pp |
| 346 | North Middle School - 35 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Middle | 19.1% | -31.3pp |
| 347 | Andes Central Middle School - 04 Lake Andes · Andes Central School District 11-1 | Middle | 17.8% | -32.6pp |
| 348 | Todd County Elementary - 16 Mission · Todd County School District 66-1 | Elementary | 17.1% | -33.3pp |
| 349 | Hayward Elementary - 38 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 16.8% | -33.6pp |
| 350 | Robbinsdale Elementary - 14 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 16.6% | -33.8pp |
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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 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.