760 schools in South Dakota
65 counties · 222 cities · Public K-12
Public K-12 schools in South Dakota total 760 across 65 counties. Sioux Falls School District 49-5 is the largest district by enrollment, at roughly 25,060 students.
Test scores
Reading, SY 2024-25. State average: 50.4% met or exceeded.Top 5 schools
- 97.9%
- 87.3%
- 85.7%
- 82.5%
- 81.3%
Lowest 5 schools
- 7.1%
- 7.1%
- 7.4%
- 9.4%
- 11.0%
| Name | City | County | Level | Enrollment | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central High School - 41 | Rapid City | Pennington County | High | 1,998 | · |
| Lincoln High School - 02 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha County | High | 1,954 | · |
| Jefferson High School - 67 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha County | High | 1,888 | · |
| Washington High School - 01 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha County | High | 1,819 | · |
| Harrisburg High School - 01 | Harrisburg | Lincoln County | High | 1,806 | · |
| Roosevelt High School - 03 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha County | High | 1,785 | · |
| Stevens High School - 42 | Rapid City | Pennington County | High | 1,771 | · |
| Central High School - 01 | Aberdeen | Brown County | High | 1,384 | · |
| Brandon Valley High School - 01 | Brandon | Minnehaha County | High | 1,381 | · |
| Watertown High School - 01 | Watertown | Codington County | High | 1,222 | · |
| Memorial Middle School - 04 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha County | Middle | 1,133 | · |
| Patriot Elementary -06 | Box Elder | Pennington County | Elementary | 982 | · |
| Brookings High School - 01 | Brookings | Brookings County | High | 979 | · |
| Edison Middle School - 06 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha County | Middle | 937 | · |
| Patrick Henry Middle School - 07 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha County | Middle | 925 | · |
| Yankton High School - 01 | Yankton | Yankton County | High | 923 | · |
| Ben Reifel Middle School - 68 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha County | Middle | 885 | · |
| Mitchell High School - 01 | Mitchell | Davison County | High | 879 | · |
| Discovery Elementary - 26 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha County | Elementary | 873 | · |
| T F Riggs High School - 01 | Pierre | Hughes County | High | 855 | · |
| Huron High School - 01 | Huron | Beadle County | High | 852 | · |
| RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha County | Elementary | 846 | · |
| Sturgis Brown High School - 01 | Sturgis | Meade County | High | 845 | · |
| Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07 | Brandon | Minnehaha County | Middle | 829 | · |
| Cheyenne-Eagle Butte School | Eagle Butte | Dewey County | Combined | 829 | · |
| Spearfish High School - 01 | Spearfish | Lawrence County | High | 787 | · |
| George McGovern Middle School -09 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha County | Middle | 780 | · |
| George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 | Brookings | Brookings County | Middle | 780 | · |
| Brandon Valley Middle School - 02 | Brandon | Minnehaha County | Middle | 759 | · |
| Little Wound School | Kyle | Oglala Lakota County | Combined | 755 | · |
| Douglas High School - 03 | Box Elder | Pennington County | High | 739 | · |
| Brandon Elementary - 03 | Brandon | Minnehaha County | Elementary | 728 | · |
| Hayward Elementary - 38 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha County | Elementary | 728 | · |
| Tea Area High School - 03 | Tea | Lincoln County | High | 717 | · |
| Huron Middle School - 02 | Huron | Beadle County | Middle | 716 | · |
| Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha County | Elementary | 690 | · |
| Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha County | Elementary | 681 | · |
| Whittier Middle School - 08 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha County | Middle | 675 | · |
| Pine Ridge School | Pine Ridge | Oglala Lakota County | Combined | 674 | · |
| Georgia Morse Middle School - 02 | Pierre | Hughes County | Middle | 672 | · |
| John Harris Elementary - 23 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha County | Elementary | 666 | · |
| John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha County | Elementary | 661 | · |
| Douglas Middle School - 01 | Box Elder | Pennington County | Middle | 633 | · |
| Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha County | Elementary | 632 | · |
| St. Francis Indian School | St. Francis | Todd County | Combined | 630 | · |
| Vermillion Elementary - 05 | Vermillion | Clay County | Elementary | 625 | · |
| Rosa Parks Elementary - 15 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha County | Elementary | 618 | · |
| South Middle School - 36 | Rapid City | Pennington County | Middle | 618 | · |
| Southwest Middle School - 38 | Rapid City | Pennington County | Middle | 614 | · |
| East Middle School - 30 | Rapid City | Pennington County | Middle | 613 | · |
| Oscar Howe Elementary - 58 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha County | Elementary | 608 | · |
| Yankton Middle School - 02 | Yankton | Yankton County | Middle | 608 | · |
| Valley View Elementary - 13 | Rapid City | Pennington County | Elementary | 605 | · |
| West Middle School - 37 | Rapid City | Pennington County | Middle | 591 | · |
| Tea Area Middle School - 02 | Tea | Lincoln County | Middle | 583 | · |
| Mitchell Middle School - 02 | Mitchell | Davison County | Middle | 578 | · |
| Watertown Middle School - 02 | Watertown | Codington County | Middle | 575 | · |
| Garfield Elementary - 19 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha County | Elementary | 574 | · |
| Wolf Creek School - 02 | Pine Ridge | Oglala Lakota County | Elementary | 567 | · |
| Liberty Elementary - 02 | Harrisburg | Lincoln County | Elementary | 559 | · |
| Creekside Elementary - 07 | Spearfish | Lawrence County | Elementary | 553 | · |
| Tiospa Zina Tribal School | Agency Village | Roberts County | Combined | 546 | · |
| Spearfish Middle School - 05 | Spearfish | Lawrence County | Middle | 545 | · |
| Robert Bennis Elementary - 05 | Brandon | Minnehaha County | Elementary | 542 | · |
| Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01 | Tea | Lincoln County | Elementary | 538 | · |
| Harrisburg North Middle School - 08 | Sioux Falls | Lincoln County | Middle | 534 | · |
| Watertown Intermediate School - 13 | Watertown | Codington County | Middle | 532 | · |
| Fred Assam Elementary - 06 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha County | Elementary | 531 | · |
| Sturgis Elementary - 03 | Sturgis | Meade County | Elementary | 531 | · |
| Camelot Intermediate - 06 | Brookings | Brookings County | Elementary | 523 | · |
| Harrisburg South Middle School - 03 | Harrisburg | Lincoln County | Middle | 519 | · |
| Madison Elementary - 07 | Madison | Lake County | Elementary | 515 | · |
| Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 | Piedmont | Meade County | Elementary | 514 | · |
| Todd County Elementary - 16 | Mission | Todd County | Elementary | 511 | · |
| Dakota Prairie Elementary - 07 | Brookings | Brookings County | Elementary | 509 | · |
| Holgate Middle School - 02 | Aberdeen | Brown County | Middle | 497 | · |
| Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02 | Sturgis | Meade County | Middle | 490 | · |
| Rapid Valley Elementary - 12 | Rapid City | Pennington County | Elementary | 486 | · |
| General Beadle Elementary - 01 | Rapid City | Pennington County | Elementary | 483 | · |
| Meadowbrook Elementary - 10 | Rapid City | Pennington County | Elementary | 478 | · |
| Madison 2-3 Center - 19 | Huron | Beadle County | Elementary | 474 | · |
| Hamlin Elementary - 09 | Hayti | Hamlin County | Elementary | 472 | · |
| Susan B. Anthony Elementary - 66 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha County | Elementary | 472 | · |
| Buchanan K-1 Center - 18 | Huron | Beadle County | Elementary | 467 | · |
| Cleveland Elementary - 14 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha County | Elementary | 465 | · |
| Winner Elementary - 04 | Winner | Tripp County | Elementary | 465 | · |
| Simmons Middle School - 03 | Aberdeen | Brown County | Middle | 464 | · |
| Horizon Elementary - 09 | Sioux Falls | Lincoln County | Elementary | 458 | · |
| Vandenberg Elementary - 02 | Box Elder | Pennington County | Elementary | 454 | · |
| Washington 4-5 Center - 20 | Huron | Beadle County | Elementary | 453 | · |
| Laura Wilder Elementary - 31 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha County | Elementary | 447 | · |
| Robert Frost Elementary - 18 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha County | Elementary | 447 | · |
| Todd County High School - 01 | Mission | Todd County | High | 447 | · |
| Eugene Field A+ Elementary - 16 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha County | Elementary | 444 | · |
| Hawthorne Elementary - 56 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha County | Elementary | 443 | · |
| Freedom Elementary - 06 | Harrisburg | Lincoln County | Elementary | 442 | · |
| Adventure Elementary - 10 | Sioux Falls | Lincoln County | Elementary | 440 | · |
| Corral Drive Elementary - 21 | Rapid City | Pennington County | Elementary | 439 | · |
| L. B. Williams Elementary - 03 | Mitchell | Davison County | Elementary | 438 | · |
| Buchanan Elementary - 03 | Pierre | Hughes County | Elementary | 432 | · |
| Stagebarn Middle School - 10 | Summerset | Meade County | Middle | 432 | · |
| Dakota Valley High School - 01 | North Sioux City | Union County | High | 431 | · |
| Grandview Elementary - 06 | Rapid City | Pennington County | Elementary | 431 | · |
| Harrisburg East Middle School - 11 | Sioux Falls | Lincoln County | Middle | 428 | · |
| Lowell Elementary - 28 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha County | Elementary | 426 | · |
| North Middle School - 35 | Rapid City | Pennington County | Middle | 418 | · |
| Lincoln Elementary - 04 | Yankton | Yankton County | Elementary | 416 | · |
| Belle Fourche Middle School - 07 | Belle Fourche | Butte County | Middle | 414 | · |
| Lakota Tech High School - 10 | Batesland | Oglala Lakota County | High | 414 | · |
| Kennedy Elementary - 08 | Pierre | Hughes County | Elementary | 413 | · |
| Vermillion High School - 01 | Vermillion | Clay County | High | 413 | · |
| Beadle Elementary - 03 | Yankton | Yankton County | Elementary | 412 | · |
| Terry Redlin Elementary - 11 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha County | Elementary | 412 | · |
| Lawrence Elementary - 02 | Canton | Lincoln County | Elementary | 411 | · |
| Milbank Elementary - 03 | Milbank | Grant County | Elementary | 408 | · |
| West Central High School - 01 | Hartford | Minnehaha County | High | 408 | · |
| Chamberlain Elementary - 03 | Chamberlain | Brule County | Elementary | 407 | · |
| Rockyford School - 03 | Porcupine | Oglala Lakota County | Elementary | 404 | · |
| Webster Elementary - 06 | Yankton | Yankton County | Elementary | 391 | · |
| Belle Fourche High School - 01 | Belle Fourche | Butte County | High | 389 | · |
| Dakota Valley Elementary - 02 | North Sioux City | Union County | Elementary | 386 | · |
| Simmons Elementary - 10 | Aberdeen | Brown County | Elementary | 386 | · |
| Madison High School - 01 | Madison | Lake County | High | 384 | · |
| Jolley Elementary - 04 | Vermillion | Clay County | Elementary | 383 | · |
| Westside Elementary - 03 | Sisseton | Roberts County | Elementary | 380 | · |
| Gertie Belle Rogers Elementary - 04 | Mitchell | Davison County | Elementary | 379 | · |
| Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06 | Tea | Lincoln County | Elementary | 379 | · |
| Jefferson Elementary - 06 | Pierre | Hughes County | Elementary | 377 | · |
| Pinedale Elementary - 11 | Rapid City | Pennington County | Elementary | 377 | · |
| Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 | Volga | Brookings County | Elementary | 372 | · |
| Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08 | Rapid City | Pennington County | Elementary | 368 | · |
| West Central Hartford Elementary - 05 | Hartford | Minnehaha County | Elementary | 368 | · |
| Lennox Elementary - 02 | Lennox | Lincoln County | Elementary | 362 | · |
| Lincoln Elementary - 05 | Watertown | Codington County | Elementary | 361 | · |
| Endeavor Elementary - 07 | Sioux Falls | Lincoln County | Elementary | 358 | · |
| Medary Elementary - 05 | Brookings | Brookings County | Elementary | 358 | · |
| Lennox High School - 01 | Lennox | Lincoln County | High | 357 | · |
| C C Lee Elementary - 05 | Aberdeen | Brown County | Elementary | 356 | · |
| Dell Rapids Elementary - 02 | Dell Rapids | Minnehaha County | Elementary | 355 | · |
| Todd County Middle School - 10 | Mission | Todd County | Middle | 353 | · |
| South Park Elementary - 03 | Belle Fourche | Butte County | Elementary | 347 | · |
| Dakota Valley Middle School - 03 | North Sioux City | Union County | Middle | 345 | · |
| Inspiration Elementary - 08 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha County | Elementary | 345 | · |
| Vermillion Middle School - 02 | Vermillion | Clay County | Middle | 343 | · |
| Journey Elementary - 05 | Sioux Falls | Lincoln County | Elementary | 340 | · |
| Explorer Elementary - 04 | Sioux Falls | Lincoln County | Elementary | 338 | · |
| Lower Brule Day School | Lower Brule | Lyman County | Combined | 337 | · |
| Elk Point-Jefferson Elementary - 02 | Elk Point | Union County | Elementary | 334 | · |
| Jefferson Elementary - 09 | Watertown | Codington County | Elementary | 333 | · |
| Milbank High School - 01 | Milbank | Grant County | High | 333 | · |
| Wagner Elementary - 02 | Wagner | Charles Mix County | Elementary | 333 | · |
| Robbinsdale Elementary - 14 | Rapid City | Pennington County | Elementary | 328 | · |
| Woodrow Wilson Elementary - 17 | Rapid City | Pennington County | Elementary | 328 | · |
| May Overby Elementary - 09 | Aberdeen | Brown County | Elementary | 327 | · |
| West Elementary - 03 | Spearfish | Lawrence County | Elementary | 322 | · |
| Hillcrest Elementary - 04 | Brookings | Brookings County | Elementary | 316 | · |
| Dell Rapids High School - 01 | Dell Rapids | Minnehaha County | High | 315 | · |
| South Park Elementary - 16 | Rapid City | Pennington County | Elementary | 313 | · |
| West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02 | Humboldt | Minnehaha County | Elementary | 310 | · |
| Baltic Elementary - 02 | Baltic | Minnehaha County | Elementary | 307 | · |
| Hot Springs Elementary - 02 | Hot Springs | Fall River County | Elementary | 306 | · |
| Black Hawk Elementary - 03 | Black Hawk | Meade County | Elementary | 305 | · |
| O M Tiffany Elementary - 11 | Aberdeen | Brown County | Elementary | 304 | · |
| Sisseton High School - 01 | Sisseton | Roberts County | High | 304 | · |
| Canyon Lake Elementary - 04 | Rapid City | Pennington County | Elementary | 297 | · |
| Tri-Valley High School - 01 | Colton | Minnehaha County | High | 297 | · |
| West Central Middle School - 04 | Hartford | Minnehaha County | Middle | 297 | · |
| McKinley Early Childhood Center - 06 | Watertown | Codington County | Elementary | 296 | · |
| Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03 | Colton | Minnehaha County | Middle | 296 | · |
| Dell Rapids Middle School - 03 | Dell Rapids | Minnehaha County | Middle | 295 | · |
| Rosebud Elementary - 04 | Rosebud | Todd County | Elementary | 292 | · |
| Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha County | Elementary | 292 | · |
| Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha County | Elementary | 291 | · |
| Longfellow Elementary - 05 | Mitchell | Davison County | Elementary | 290 | · |
| Flandreau Elementary - 04 | Flandreau | Moody County | Elementary | 287 | · |
| Canton High School - 01 | Canton | Lincoln County | High | 283 | · |
| Wagner Middle School - 03 | Wagner | Charles Mix County | Middle | 283 | · |
| Mike Miller Elementary - 07 | Aberdeen | Brown County | Elementary | 282 | · |
| Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03 | Eagle Butte | Ziebach County | Elementary | 281 | · |
| Sisseton Middle School - 02 | Sisseton | Roberts County | Middle | 281 | · |
| Groton Area Elementary - 02 | Groton | Brown County | Elementary | 278 | · |
| Austin Elementary - 03 | Vermillion | Clay County | Elementary | 277 | · |
| Horace Mann Elementary - 07 | Rapid City | Pennington County | Elementary | 274 | · |
| South Canyon Elementary - 15 | Rapid City | Pennington County | Elementary | 274 | · |
| Webster Area Elementary - 03 | Webster | Day County | Elementary | 274 | · |
| Beresford Elementary - 02 | Beresford | Union County | Elementary | 273 | · |
| Custer High School - 01 | Custer | Custer County | High | 272 | · |
| Parkston Elementary - 02 | Parkston | Hutchinson County | Elementary | 272 | · |
| Redfield Elementary - 03 | Redfield | Spink County | Elementary | 271 | · |
| Stewart Elementary - 05 | Yankton | Yankton County | Elementary | 271 | · |
| Clear Lake Elementary - 02 | Clear Lake | Deuel County | Elementary | 270 | · |
| Crazy Horse School | Wanblee | Jackson County | Combined | 270 | · |
| Madison Middle School - 02 | Madison | Lake County | Middle | 270 | · |
| Custer Elementary - 02 | Custer | Custer County | Elementary | 269 | · |
| Mellette Elementary - 07 | Watertown | Codington County | Elementary | 267 | · |
| Hill City Elementary - 02 | Hill City | Pennington County | Elementary | 247 | · |
| Garretson Elementary - 02 | Garretson | Minnehaha County | Elementary | 246 | · |
| Chamberlain High School - 01 | Chamberlain | Brule County | High | 243 | · |
| Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 | Deadwood | Lawrence County | Elementary | 243 | · |
| Crow Creek Reservation High School | Stephan | Hyde County | High | 241 | · |
| American Horse School | Allen | Bennett County | Elementary | 240 | · |
| Parker Elementary - 02 | Parker | Turner County | Elementary | 238 | · |
| Gregory Elementary - 02 | Gregory | Gregory County | Elementary | 237 | · |
| Lincoln Elementary - 08 | Aberdeen | Brown County | Elementary | 233 | · |
| Miller Elementary - 02 | Miller | Hand County | Elementary | 231 | · |
| Isna Wica Owayawa | Oglala | Oglala Lakota County | Elementary | 230 | · |
| Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02 | Platte | Charles Mix County | Elementary | 230 | · |
| Hamlin High School - 01 | Hayti | Hamlin County | High | 226 | · |
| Deubrook Elementary - 03 | Toronto | Deuel County | Elementary | 225 | · |
| McCook Central Elementary - 02 | Salem | McCook County | Elementary | 225 | · |
| Beresford High School - 01 | Beresford | Union County | High | 222 | · |
| Milbank Middle School - 02 | Milbank | Grant County | Middle | 222 | · |
| Marty Indian School | Marty | Charles Mix County | Combined | 220 | · |
| Bennett County Elementary School - 03 | Martin | Bennett County | Elementary | 217 | · |
| Hot Springs High School - 01 | Hot Springs | Fall River County | High | 215 | · |
| Sioux Valley High School - 01 | Volga | Brookings County | High | 214 | · |
| Clark Elementary - 02 | Clark | Clark County | Elementary | 212 | · |
| Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01 | Elk Point | Union County | High | 212 | · |
| Lead-Deadwood High School - 01 | Lead | Lawrence County | High | 211 | · |
| Chamberlain Jr. High - 02 | Chamberlain | Brule County | Middle | 208 | · |
| Tri-Valley Elementary in Crooks - 04 | Crooks | Minnehaha County | Elementary | 205 | · |
| Dupree Elementary - 02 | Dupree | Ziebach County | Elementary | 203 | · |
| McLaughlin Elementary - 02 | McLaughlin | Corson County | Elementary | 203 | · |
| Winner High School - 01 | Winner | Tripp County | High | 203 | · |
| Flandreau High School - 01 | Flandreau | Moody County | High | 201 | · |
| Wagner High School - 01 | Wagner | Charles Mix County | High | 201 | · |
| Hamlin Middle School - 02 | Hayti | Hamlin County | Middle | 198 | · |
| Canton Middle School - 04 | Canton | Lincoln County | Middle | 194 | · |
| Mobridge High School - 01 | Mobridge | Walworth County | High | 194 | · |
| Colman Elementary - 03 | Colman | Moody County | Elementary | 193 | · |
| Flandreau Middle School - 03 | Flandreau | Moody County | Middle | 193 | · |
| Freeman Elementary - 02 | Freeman | Hutchinson County | Elementary | 192 | · |
| He Dog Elementary - 05 | Parmelee | Todd County | Elementary | 189 | · |
| Hot Springs Middle School - 06 | Hot Springs | Fall River County | Middle | 189 | · |
| Tyndall Elementary - 04 | Tyndall | Bon Homme County | Elementary | 188 | · |
| Elkton Elementary - 02 | Elkton | Brookings County | Elementary | 186 | · |
| Faulkton Elementary - 02 | Faulkton | Faulk County | Elementary | 185 | · |
| Lennox Intermediate - 09 | Lennox | Lincoln County | Middle | 185 | · |
| Timber Lake Elementary - 02 | Timber Lake | Dewey County | Elementary | 185 | · |
| Andes Central Elementary - 02 | Lake Andes | Charles Mix County | Elementary | 184 | · |
| Ipswich Elementary - 02 | Ipswich | Edmunds County | Elementary | 182 | · |
| Hermosa Elementary - 04 | Hermosa | Custer County | Elementary | 181 | · |
| Woonsocket Elementary - 03 | Woonsocket | Sanborn County | Elementary | 181 | · |
| Dakota Valley Upper Elementary - 04 | North Sioux City | Union County | Elementary | 179 | · |
| Florence Elementary - 02 | Florence | Codington County | Elementary | 179 | · |
| Stanley County Elementary - 08 | Fort Pierre | Stanley County | Elementary | 178 | · |
| Deuel High School - 01 | Clear Lake | Deuel County | High | 176 | · |
| Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary - 02 | De Smet | Kingsbury County | Elementary | 176 | · |
| Batesland School - 01 | Batesland | Oglala Lakota County | Elementary | 175 | · |
| White River Elementary - 02 | White River | Mellette County | Elementary | 172 | · |