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Best public schools in Sioux Falls, SD

63 public schools in Sioux Falls: 34 elementary · 10 middle · 12 high · 7 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across South Dakota.

Elementary schools

34 schools in Sioux Falls, best first
1
Challenge Center - 51 99.8
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades 2-5 · 177 students
ELA 98%Math 95%Science 91%
#1 of 219 in South Dakota
2
Fred Assam Elementary - 06 99.3
Brandon Valley School District 49-2 · Grades K-4 · 499 students
ELA 85%Math 91%
#2 of 219 in South Dakota
3
Adventure Elementary - 10 97.5
Harrisburg School District 41-2 · Grades K-5 · 421 students
ELA 81%Math 81%Science 70%
#6 of 219 in South Dakota
4
Inspiration Elementary - 08 97.0
Brandon Valley School District 49-2 · Grades K-4 · 320 students
ELA 80%Math 76%
#7 of 219 in South Dakota
5
All City Elementary - 50 95.7
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades K-5 · 145 students
ELA 70%Math 73%Science 73%
#10 of 219 in South Dakota
6
Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65 92.9
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades PK-5 · 678 students
ELA 68%Math 73%Science 64%
#16 of 219 in South Dakota
7
Journey Elementary - 05 87.9
Harrisburg School District 41-2 · Grades K-5 · 342 students
ELA 64%Math 67%Science 57%
#27 of 219 in South Dakota
8
John Harris Elementary - 23 80.6
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades PK-5 · 686 students
ELA 61%Math 67%Science 49%
#43 of 219 in South Dakota
9
Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54 72.4
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades PK-5 · 662 students
ELA 58%Math 60%Science 60%
#61 of 219 in South Dakota
10
Discovery Elementary - 26 71.0
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades PK-5 · 867 students
ELA 60%Math 62%Science 47%
#64 of 219 in South Dakota
11
John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57 69.2
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades K-5 · 659 students
ELA 60%Math 59%Science 51%
#68 of 219 in South Dakota
12
Endeavor Elementary - 07 66.9
Harrisburg School District 41-2 · Grades PK-5 · 388 students
ELA 53%Math 65%Science 51%
#73 of 219 in South Dakota
13
Explorer Elementary - 04 61.4
Harrisburg School District 41-2 · Grades K-5 · 342 students
ELA 58%Math 56%Science 45%
#85 of 219 in South Dakota
14
RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17 57.3
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades PK-5 · 910 students
ELA 53%Math 57%Science 41%
#94 of 219 in South Dakota
15
Eugene Field A+ Elementary - 16 49.1
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades K-5 · 421 students
ELA 47%Math 49%Science 59%
#112 of 219 in South Dakota
16
Robert Frost Elementary - 18 45.4
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades PK-5 · 448 students
ELA 49%Math 47%Science 48%
#120 of 219 in South Dakota
17
Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05 36.3
Tea Area School District 41-5 · Grades K-5 · 262 students
ELA 47%Math 47%Science 37%
#140 of 219 in South Dakota
18
Oscar Howe Elementary - 58 34.0
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades K-5 · 591 students
ELA 45%Math 46%Science 37%
#145 of 219 in South Dakota
19
Horizon Elementary - 09 20.8
Harrisburg School District 41-2 · Grades PK-5 · 433 students
ELA 41%Math 34%Science 30%
#174 of 219 in South Dakota
20
Susan B. Anthony Elementary - 66 17.6
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades K-5 · 491 students
ELA 30%Math 34%Science 40%
#181 of 219 in South Dakota
21
Rosa Parks Elementary - 15 14.8
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades K-5 · 610 students
ELA 35%Math 36%Science 24%
#187 of 219 in South Dakota
22
Laura Wilder Elementary - 31 14.4
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades K-5 · 485 students
ELA 34%Math 37%Science 22%
#188 of 219 in South Dakota
23
Lowell Elementary - 28 10.3
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades PK-5 · 423 students
ELA 27%Math 26%Science 29%
#197 of 219 in South Dakota
24
Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20 9.8
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades PK-5 · 627 students
ELA 31%Math 25%Science 22%
#198 of 219 in South Dakota
25
Cleveland Elementary - 14 8.0
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades PK-5 · 479 students
ELA 24%Math 21%Science 24%
#202 of 219 in South Dakota
26
Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10 7.5
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades PK-5 · 330 students
ELA 27%Math 24%Science 17%
#203 of 219 in South Dakota
27
Terry Redlin Elementary - 11 6.2
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades K-5 · 437 students
ELA 21%Math 17%Science 22%
#206 of 219 in South Dakota
28
Hawthorne Elementary - 56 5.3
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades PK-5 · 458 students
ELA 20%Math 14%Science 20%
#208 of 219 in South Dakota
29
Garfield Elementary - 19 4.3
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades PK-5 · 591 students
ELA 20%Math 17%Science 15%
#210 of 219 in South Dakota
30
Hayward Elementary - 38 2.5
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades PK-5 · 676 students
ELA 17%Math 14%Science 13%
#214 of 219 in South Dakota
31
Bridges At Horace Mann - 52 1.6
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades K-5 · 55 students
ELA 13%Math 10%Science 8%
#216 of 219 in South Dakota
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Elementary Immersion Center - 43 —
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades K-5 · 79 students
No published test results
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Teachwell Elementary and Intermediate - 09 —
East Dakota Educational Cooperative · Grades K-5 · 0 students
No published test results
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The Learning Lab Early Childhood - 74 —
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades PK · 67 students
No published test results

Middle schools

10 schools in Sioux Falls, best first
1
Harrisburg North Middle School - 08 90.6
Harrisburg School District 41-2 · Grades 6-8 · 523 students
ELA 69%Math 57%Science 59%
#15 of 154 in South Dakota
2
Memorial Middle School - 04 84.1
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades 6-8 · 1,138 students
ELA 62%Math 58%Science 54%
#25 of 154 in South Dakota
3
Patrick Henry Middle School - 07 80.8
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades 6-8 · 953 students
ELA 60%Math 55%Science 58%
#30 of 154 in South Dakota
4
Ben Reifel Middle School - 68 62.0
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades 6-8 · 959 students
ELA 57%Math 47%Science 47%
#59 of 154 in South Dakota
5
Harrisburg East Middle School - 11 53.6
Harrisburg School District 41-2 · Grades 6-8 · 413 students
ELA 55%Math 43%Science 48%
#72 of 154 in South Dakota
6
Edison Middle School - 06 46.4
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades 6-8 · 943 students
ELA 52%Math 41%Science 40%
#83 of 154 in South Dakota
7
George McGovern Middle School -09 15.9
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades 6-8 · 747 students
ELA 32%Math 25%Science 34%
#130 of 154 in South Dakota
8
Whittier Middle School - 08 8.1
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades 6-8 · 716 students
ELA 28%Math 19%Science 24%
#142 of 154 in South Dakota
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Axtell Park Middle School - 47 —
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades 6-8 · 30 students
ELA 9%
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Teachwell Academy Middle School - 04 —
East Dakota Educational Cooperative · Grades 6-8 · 0 students
No published test results

High schools

12 schools in Sioux Falls, best first
1
Lincoln High School - 02 84.4
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades 9-12 · 1,934 students
ELA 71%Math 54%Science 68%
#21 of 131 in South Dakota
2
Jefferson High School - 67 58.4
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades 9-12 · 1,840 students
ELA 67%Math 41%Science 53%
#55 of 131 in South Dakota
3
Roosevelt High School - 03 46.9
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades 9-12 · 1,776 students
ELA 63%Math 32%Science 54%
#70 of 131 in South Dakota
4
Washington High School - 01 44.7
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades 9-12 · 1,859 students
ELA 64%Math 35%Science 47%
#73 of 131 in South Dakota
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Brighten Transition Youth Treatment Center - 07 —
West Central School District 49-7 · Grades 8-12 · 9 students
No published test results
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Community Campus - 41 —
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades 12 · 62 students
No published test results
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CTE - 37 —
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades 9-12 · 1 students
No published test results
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Project Search - Avera McKennan 07 —
East Dakota Educational Cooperative · Grades 12 · 0 students
No published test results
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Teachwell Academy High School - 01 —
East Dakota Educational Cooperative · Grades 9-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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Teachwell Connect - 92 —
East Dakota Educational Cooperative · Grades 9-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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Teachwell Strive -05 —
East Dakota Educational Cooperative · Grades 10-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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Teachwell Thrive - 03 —
East Dakota Educational Cooperative · Grades 12 · 0 students
No published test results

Combined schools

7 schools in Sioux Falls
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ARISE Shelter Care - 71 —
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades K-12 · 4 students
No published test results
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Avera Adolescent Addiction Care Program - 81 —
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades 6-12 · 1 students
No published test results
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Avera Behavioral Health Program - 82 —
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades K-12 · 8 students
No published test results
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Falls Academy - 08 —
West Central School District 49-7 · Grades 5-12 · 24 students
No published test results
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Structured Teaching - 12 —
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades 6-12 · 23 students
No published test results
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Summit Oaks-Residential - 48 —
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Grades K-12 · 19 students
No published test results
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Teachwell Prosper - 08 —
East Dakota Educational Cooperative · Grades K-12 · 0 students
No published test results

School districts serving Sioux Falls

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