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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Britton-Hecla Middle School - 03 Britton · Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 | Middle | 29.5% | -18.0pp |
| 302 | Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02 Waverly · Waverly School District 14-5 | Elementary | 29.0% | -18.5pp |
| 303 | Douglas Middle School - 01 Box Elder · Douglas School District 51-1 | Middle | 28.6% | -18.9pp |
| 304 | South Park Elementary - 16 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 28.6% | -18.9pp |
| 305 | Andes Central Elementary - 02 Lake Andes · Andes Central School District 11-1 | Elementary | 28.2% | -19.3pp |
| 306 | New Underwood Middle School - 04 New Underwood · New Underwood School District 51-3 | Middle | 28.2% | -19.3pp |
| 307 | Wolsey Wessington Elementary - 02 Wolsey · Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 | Elementary | 28.2% | -19.3pp |
| 308 | Valley View Elementary - 13 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 27.9% | -19.6pp |
| 309 | George McGovern Middle School -09 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Middle | 27.6% | -19.9pp |
| 310 | Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 27.0% | -20.5pp |
| 311 | Waverly-South Shore Middle School - 03 Waverly · Waverly School District 14-5 | Middle | 26.5% | -21.0pp |
| 312 | Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 25.4% | -22.1pp |
| 313 | Flandreau Middle School - 03 Flandreau · Flandreau School District 50-3 | Middle | 25.3% | -22.2pp |
| 314 | Gayville-Volin Middle School - 03 Gayville · Gayville-Volin School District 63-1 | Middle | 25.0% | -22.5pp |
| 315 | Wolsey Wessington Middle School - 03 Wolsey · Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 | Middle | 24.7% | -22.8pp |
| 316 | Sisseton Middle School - 02 Sisseton · Sisseton School District 54-2 | Middle | 24.6% | -22.9pp |
| 317 | New Underwood Elementary - 02 New Underwood · New Underwood School District 51-3 | Elementary | 24.1% | -23.4pp |
| 318 | Buchanan K-1 Center - 18 Huron · Huron School District 02-2 | Elementary | 23.8% | -23.7pp |
| 319 | Madison 2-3 Center - 19 Huron · Huron School District 02-2 | Elementary | 23.8% | -23.7pp |
| 320 | Wagner Middle School - 03 Wagner · Wagner Community School District 11-4 | Middle | 23.8% | -23.7pp |
| 321 | White River Elementary - 02 White River · White River School District 47-1 | Elementary | 22.7% | -24.8pp |
| 322 | McIntosh Middle School - 03 McIntosh · McIntosh School District 15-1 | Middle | 22.5% | -25.0pp |
| 323 | South Middle School - 36 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Middle | 22.2% | -25.3pp |
| 324 | Cleveland Elementary - 14 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 21.8% | -25.7pp |
| 325 | Summit Elementary - 02 Summit · Summit School District 54-6 | Elementary | 20.8% | -26.7pp |
| 326 | Whittier Middle School - 08 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Middle | 20.6% | -26.9pp |
| 327 | Winner Middle School - 02 Winner · Winner School District 59-2 | Middle | 20.3% | -27.2pp |
| 328 | Tripp Elementary - 03 Tripp · Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5 | Elementary | 20.0% | -27.5pp |
| 329 | Garfield Elementary - 19 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 19.8% | -27.7pp |
| 330 | Florence Middle School - 03 Florence · Florence School District 14-1 | Middle | 19.7% | -27.8pp |
| 331 | Bennett County Elementary School - 03 Martin · Bennett County School District 03-1 | Elementary | 19.2% | -28.3pp |
| 332 | Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 18.3% | -29.2pp |
| 333 | Wessington Springs Jr. High - 04 Wessington Springs · Wessington Springs School District 36-2 | Middle | 18.0% | -29.5pp |
| 334 | Wilmot Middle School - 03 Wilmot · Wilmot School District 54-7 | Middle | 17.9% | -29.6pp |
| 335 | Bennett County Middle School - 06 Martin · Bennett County School District 03-1 | Middle | 17.8% | -29.7pp |
| 336 | Elkton Jr. High - 03 Elkton · Elkton School District 05-3 | Middle | 17.7% | -29.8pp |
| 337 | Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Jr. High Rutland · Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6 | Middle | 17.5% | -30.0pp |
| 338 | Terry Redlin Elementary - 11 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 17.2% | -30.3pp |
| 339 | White River Middle School - 04 White River · White River School District 47-1 | Middle | 17.1% | -30.4pp |
| 340 | Iroquois Middle School - 02 Iroquois · Iroquois School District 02-3 | Middle | 15.6% | -31.9pp |
| 341 | Wakpala Middle School - 04 Wakpala · Smee School District 15-3 | Middle | 15.4% | -32.1pp |
| 342 | North Middle School - 35 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Middle | 15.3% | -32.2pp |
| 343 | Robbinsdale Elementary - 14 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 15.2% | -32.3pp |
| 344 | Hayward Elementary - 38 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 15.0% | -32.5pp |
| 345 | Henry Middle School - 03 Henry · Henry School District 14-2 | Middle | 14.3% | -33.2pp |
| 346 | Hawthorne Elementary - 56 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 14.1% | -33.4pp |
| 347 | Horace Mann Elementary - 07 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 12.8% | -34.7pp |
| 348 | Colman-Egan Jr. High - 02 Colman · Colman-Egan School District 50-5 | Middle | 12.5% | -35.0pp |
| 349 | Andes Central Middle School - 04 Lake Andes · Andes Central School District 11-1 | Middle | 11.1% | -36.4pp |
| 350 | Todd County Elementary - 16 Mission · Todd County School District 66-1 | Elementary | 10.0% | -37.5pp |
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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.