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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Challenge Center - 51 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 95.1% | +47.6pp |
| 2 | Fred Assam Elementary - 06 Sioux Falls · Brandon Valley School District 49-2 | Elementary | 91.8% | +44.3pp |
| 3 | Warner Elementary - 02 Warner · Warner School District 06-5 | Elementary | 91.6% | +44.1pp |
| 4 | Faulkton Elementary - 02 Faulkton · Faulkton Area Schools 24-4 | Elementary | 87.5% | +40.0pp |
| 5 | Lake Preston Elementary - 02 Lake Preston · Lake Preston School District 38-3 | Elementary | 86.1% | +38.6pp |
| 6 | Adventure Elementary - 10 Sioux Falls · Harrisburg School District 41-2 | Elementary | 82.1% | +34.6pp |
| 7 | Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02 Stickney · Corsica-Stickney 21-3 | Elementary | 80.0% | +32.5pp |
| 8 | Howard Elementary - 02 Howard · Howard School District 48-3 | Elementary | 80.0% | +32.5pp |
| 9 | Whitewood Elementary - 04 Whitewood · Meade School District 46-1 | Elementary | 78.4% | +30.9pp |
| 10 | Timber Lake Elementary - 02 Timber Lake · Timber Lake School District 20-3 | Elementary | 77.8% | +30.3pp |
| 11 | Ethan Elementary - 02 Ethan · Ethan School District 17-1 | Elementary | 77.7% | +30.2pp |
| 12 | Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02 Bridgewater · Bridgewater-Emery 30-3 | Elementary | 76.9% | +29.4pp |
| 13 | Inspiration Elementary - 08 Sioux Falls · Brandon Valley School District 49-2 | Elementary | 76.6% | +29.1pp |
| 14 | Dell Rapids Elementary - 02 Dell Rapids · Dell Rapids School District 49-3 | Elementary | 76.3% | +28.8pp |
| 15 | Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01 Tea · Tea Area School District 41-5 | Elementary | 76.2% | +28.7pp |
| 16 | Burke Elementary - 02 Burke · Burke School District 26-2 | Elementary | 75.6% | +28.1pp |
| 17 | Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02 Platte · Platte - Geddes School District 11-5 | Elementary | 75.2% | +27.7pp |
| 18 | Castlewood Elementary - 02 Castlewood · Castlewood School District 28-1 | Elementary | 75.0% | +27.5pp |
| 19 | Lennox Elementary - 02 Lennox · Lennox School District 41-4 | Elementary | 75.0% | +27.5pp |
| 20 | Mount Vernon Middle School - 03 Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon School District 17-3 | Middle | 75.0% | +27.5pp |
| 21 | Tyndall Elementary - 04 Tyndall · Bon Homme School District 04-2 | Elementary | 75.0% | +27.5pp |
| 22 | Arlington Elementary - 02 Arlington · Arlington School District 38-1 | Elementary | 74.7% | +27.2pp |
| 23 | C C Lee Elementary - 05 Aberdeen · Aberdeen School District 06-1 | Elementary | 73.9% | +26.4pp |
| 24 | Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 73.6% | +26.1pp |
| 25 | All City Elementary - 50 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 73.2% | +25.7pp |
| 26 | Dakota Prairie Elementary - 07 Brookings · Brookings School District 05-1 | Elementary | 73.1% | +25.6pp |
| 27 | Arlington Jr. High - 03 Arlington · Arlington School District 38-1 | Middle | 72.3% | +24.8pp |
| 28 | Canistota Elementary - 02 Canistota · Canistota School District 43-1 | Elementary | 71.2% | +23.7pp |
| 29 | Kimball Elementary - 02 Kimball · Kimball School District 07-2 | Elementary | 71.1% | +23.6pp |
| 30 | Brandon Elementary - 03 Brandon · Brandon Valley School District 49-2 | Elementary | 71.0% | +23.5pp |
| 31 | Frederick Area Elementary - 02 Frederick · Frederick Area School District 06-2 | Elementary | 70.0% | +22.5pp |
| 32 | Robert Bennis Elementary - 05 Brandon · Brandon Valley School District 49-2 | Elementary | 70.0% | +22.5pp |
| 33 | Worthing Elementary - 05 Worthing · Lennox School District 41-4 | Elementary | 69.8% | +22.3pp |
| 34 | Lake Preston Middle School - 03 Lake Preston · Lake Preston School District 38-3 | Middle | 69.7% | +22.2pp |
| 35 | Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07 Brandon · Brandon Valley School District 49-2 | Middle | 69.5% | +22.0pp |
| 36 | Hanson Elementary - 06 Alexandria · Hanson School District 30-1 | Elementary | 69.4% | +21.9pp |
| 37 | Webster Area Elementary - 03 Webster · Webster Area School District 18-5 | Elementary | 68.7% | +21.2pp |
| 38 | Dell Rapids Middle School - 03 Dell Rapids · Dell Rapids School District 49-3 | Middle | 68.6% | +21.1pp |
| 39 | Menno Elementary - 02 Menno · Menno School District 33-2 | Elementary | 68.4% | +20.9pp |
| 40 | John Harris Elementary - 23 Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 | Elementary | 68.0% | +20.5pp |
| 41 | Journey Elementary - 05 Sioux Falls · Harrisburg School District 41-2 | Elementary | 67.9% | +20.4pp |
| 42 | Baltic Elementary - 02 Baltic · Baltic School District 49-1 | Elementary | 67.7% | +20.2pp |
| 43 | Faith Elementary - 02 Faith · Faith School District 46-2 | Elementary | 67.7% | +20.2pp |
| 44 | Warner Middle School - 03 Warner · Warner School District 06-5 | Middle | 67.5% | +20.0pp |
| 45 | Parkston Elementary - 02 Parkston · Parkston School District 33-3 | Elementary | 67.3% | +19.8pp |
| 46 | Southwest Middle School - 38 Rapid City · Rapid City Area School District 51-4 | Middle | 67.1% | +19.6pp |
| 47 | Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 Volga · Sioux Valley School District 05-5 | Elementary | 66.9% | +19.4pp |
| 48 | Ethan Jr. High - 03 Ethan · Ethan School District 17-1 | Middle | 66.7% | +19.2pp |
| 49 | Lennox Jr. High - 08 Lennox · Lennox School District 41-4 | Middle | 66.7% | +19.2pp |
| 50 | West Central Hartford Elementary - 05 Hartford · West Central School District 49-7 | Elementary | 66.5% | +19.0pp |
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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 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.