South Dakota schools ranked by test score
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | McLaughlin Middle School - 03 McLaughlin · McLaughlin School District 15-2 | Middle | 15.3% | -35.1pp |
| 352 | Dupree Jr. High - 04 Dupree · Dupree School District 64-2 | Middle | 14.9% | -35.5pp |
| 353 | Rosebud Elementary - 04 Rosebud · Todd County School District 66-1 | Elementary | 14.6% | -35.8pp |
| 354 | General Beadle Elementary - 01 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Elementary | 14.2% | -36.2pp |
| 355 | Batesland School - 01 Batesland · Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1 | Elementary | 12.1% | -38.3pp |
| 356 | Bridges At Horace Mann - 52 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 11.4% | -39.0pp |
| 357 | McLaughlin Elementary - 02 McLaughlin · McLaughlin School District 15-2 | Elementary | 11.1% | -39.3pp |
| 358 | Todd County Middle School - 10 Mission · Todd County School District 66-1 | Middle | 11.0% | -39.4pp |
| 359 | Rockyford School - 03 Porcupine · Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1 | Elementary | 9.4% | -41.0pp |
| 360 | He Dog Elementary - 05 Parmelee · Todd County School District 66-1 | Elementary | 7.4% | -43.0pp |
| 361 | Eagle Butte Primary - 02 Eagle Butte · Eagle Butte School District 20-1 | Elementary | 7.1% | -43.3pp |
| 362 | Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03 Eagle Butte · Eagle Butte School District 20-1 | Elementary | 7.1% | -43.3pp |
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.