Schools in South Dakota
706 public schools, 554 of them scored on 2024-25 state test results and compared only with schools of the same type in South Dakota.
2024-25
Latest test results
706
Public schools
151
School districts
% proficient
What the results measure
Results come from the South Dakota Department of Education. We never compare schools across states, because each state sets its own tests. How we score schools
School districts in South Dakota
Median score of the district's schools80+60-7940-5920-39Under 20No score
District boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES EDGE, 2024-25). Charter and other districts without a boundary are shown as dots at the middle of their schools. Click a district to open it.
Rankings
The highest-scoring schools of each type in South Dakota, best first. Tap a heading to open or close a list.
Top elementary schools
The 10 highest-scoring in South Dakota
1
Challenge Center - 51
ELA 98% · Math 95%
99.8
2
Fred Assam Elementary - 06
ELA 85% · Math 91%
99.3
3
Warner Elementary - 02
ELA 87% · Math 92%
98.9
4
Faulkton Elementary - 02
ELA 82% · Math 86%
98.4
5
Jones County Elementary - 02
ELA 72% · Math 83%
97.9
6
Adventure Elementary - 10
ELA 81% · Math 81%
97.5
7
Inspiration Elementary - 08
ELA 80% · Math 76%
97.0
8
Whitewood Elementary - 04
ELA 71% · Math 79%
96.6
9
Tyndall Elementary - 04
ELA 69% · Math 74%
96.1
10
All City Elementary - 50
ELA 70% · Math 73%
95.7
Top middle schools
The 10 highest-scoring in South Dakota
1
Warner Middle School - 03
ELA 76% · Math 68%
99.7
2
Lake Preston Middle School - 03
ELA 74% · Math 68%
99.0
3
Dell Rapids Middle School - 03
ELA 71% · Math 69%
98.4
4
Lennox Jr. High - 08
ELA 72% · Math 66%
97.7
5
Mount Vernon Middle School - 03
ELA 73% · Math 75%
97.1
6
Hoven Jr. High - 03
ELA 73% · Math 60%
96.4
7
Ipswich Middle School - 04
ELA 78% · Math 58%
95.8
8
Montrose Middle School - 03
ELA 65% · Math 65%
95.1
9
Sully Buttes Middle School - 06
ELA 68% · Math 65%
94.5
10
Kadoka Middle School - 03
ELA 68% · Math 64%
93.8
Top high schools
The 10 highest-scoring in South Dakota
1
Warner High School - 01
ELA 94% · Math 94%
99.6
2
Howard High School - 01
ELA 96% · Math 87%
98.9
3
Baltic High School - 01
ELA 97% · Math 67%
98.1
4
Ipswich High School - 01
ELA 97% · Math 63%
97.3
5
Highmore High School - 01
ELA 82% · Math 82%
96.6
6
Hill City High School - 01
ELA 81% · Math 67%
95.8
7
Kadoka Area High School - 01
ELA 90% · Math 58%
95.0
8
Centerville High School - 01
ELA 78% · Math 70%
94.3
9
Parkston High School - 01
ELA 82% · Math 65%
93.5
10
Sioux Valley High School - 01
ELA 79% · Math 66%
92.7
Top K-8 schools
The 10 highest-scoring in South Dakota
1
Pembrook Colony Elementary - 06
ELA 88% · Math 94%
99.0
2
Lakeview Colony Elementary - 05
ELA 94% · Math 77%
97.0
3
Spink Colony Elementary - 03
ELA 71% · Math 100%
95.0
4
Spring Creek Colony Elementary - 04
ELA 71% · Math 86%
93.0
5
Thunderbird Colony Elementary - 10
ELA 67% · Math 72%
91.0
6
Glendale Colony Elementary - 04
ELA 75% · Math 63%
89.0
7
Rockport Colony Elementary- 10
ELA 70% · Math 70%
87.0
8
Grass Ranch Colony Elementary - 13
ELA 61% · Math 65%
85.0
9
Cedar Grove Colony Elementary - 14
ELA 62% · Math 62%
83.0
10
Orland Colony Elementary - 04
ELA 68% · Math 48%
81.0
Largest school districts
Sioux Falls School District 49-5
44 schools34 with a score
Rapid City Area School District 51-4
25 schools21 with a score
Todd County School District 66-1
13 schools2 with a score
Harrisburg School District 41-2
11 schools11 with a score
Huron School District 02-2
11 schools4 with a score
Meade School District 46-1
11 schools7 with a score
Aberdeen School District 06-1
9 schools9 with a score
Brookings School District 05-1
9 schools6 with a score
Mitchell School District 17-2
9 schools7 with a score
East Dakota Educational Cooperative
8 schools0 with a score
Watertown School District 14-4
8 schools7 with a score
Bon Homme School District 04-2
7 schools6 with a score
Brandon Valley School District 49-2
7 schools7 with a score
Chester Area School District 39-1
7 schools6 with a score
Doland School District 56-2
7 schools2 with a score
Faulkton Area Schools 24-4
7 schools6 with a score
Ipswich Public School District 22-6
7 schools6 with a score
Leola School District 44-2
7 schools5 with a score
Plankinton School District 01-1
7 schools3 with a score
Spearfish School District 40-2
7 schools3 with a score
Wessington Springs School District 36-2
7 schools6 with a score
Britton-Hecla School District 45-4
6 schools5 with a score
Clark School District 12-2
6 schools6 with a score
Custer School District 16-1
6 schools5 with a score
All 151 school districts in South Dakota
- Aberdeen School District 06-1 9
- Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3 3
- Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1 4
- Andes Central School District 11-1 4
- Arlington School District 38-1 4
- Armour School District 21-1 3
- Avon School District 04-1 4
- Baltic School District 49-1 3
- Belle Fourche School District 09-1 4
- Bennett County School District 03-1 3
- Beresford School District 61-2 3
- Big Stone City School District 25-1 3
- Bison School District 52-1 3
- Black Hills Special Services Cooperative 3
- Bon Homme School District 04-2 7
- Bowdle School District 22-1 4
- Brandon Valley School District 49-2 7
- Bridgewater-Emery 30-3 3
- Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 6
- Brookings School District 05-1 9
- Burke School District 26-2 3
- Canistota School District 43-1 3
- Canton School District 41-1 3
- Castlewood School District 28-1 4
- Centerville School District 60-1 3
- Chamberlain School District 07-1 3
- Chester Area School District 39-1 7
- Clark School District 12-2 6
- Colman-Egan School District 50-5 3
- Colome School District 59-3 3
- Corsica-Stickney 21-3 3
- Custer School District 16-1 6
- Dakota Valley School District 61-8 4
- De Smet School District 38-2 3
- Dell Rapids School District 49-3 3
- Deubrook Area School District 05-6 5
- Deuel School District 19-4 3
- Doland School District 56-2 7
- Douglas School District 51-1 4
- Dupree School District 64-2 3
- Eagle Butte School District 20-1 6
- East Dakota Educational Cooperative 8
- Edgemont School District 23-1 2
- Edmunds Central School District 22-5 4
- Elk Mountain School District 16-2 2
- Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7 3
- Elkton School District 05-3 5
- Estelline School District 28-2 3
- Ethan School District 17-1 3
- Eureka School District 44-1 3
- Faith School District 46-2 4
- Faulkton Area Schools 24-4 7
- Flandreau School District 50-3 4
- Florence School District 14-1 3
- Frederick Area School District 06-2 3
- Freeman School District 33-1 5
- Garretson School District 49-4 3
- Gayville-Volin School District 63-1 3
- Gettysburg School District 53-1 3
- Gregory School District 26-4 3
- Groton Area School District 06-6 3
- Haakon School District 27-1 4
- Hamlin School District 28-3 3
- Hanson School District 30-1 6
- Harding County School District 31-1 3
- Harrisburg School District 41-2 11
- Henry School District 14-2 3
- Herreid School District 10-1 3
- Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2 3
- Hill City School District 51-2 3
- Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6 5
- Hot Springs School District 23-2 3
- Hoven School District 53-2 3
- Howard School District 48-3 4
- Huron School District 02-2 11
- Ipswich Public School District 22-6 7
- Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3 3
- Iroquois School District 02-3 4
- Jones County School District 37-3 3
- Kadoka Area School District 35-2 6
- Kimball School District 07-2 5
- Lake Preston School District 38-3 3
- Langford Area School District 45-5 4
- Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1 4
- Lemmon School District 52-4 3
- Lennox School District 41-4 5
- Leola School District 44-2 7
- Lyman School District 42-1 3
- Madison Central School District 39-2 3
- Marion School District 60-3 3
- McCook Central School District 43-7 4
- McIntosh School District 15-1 3
- McLaughlin School District 15-2 3
- Meade School District 46-1 11
- Menno School District 33-2 5
- Milbank School District 25-4 4
- Miller School District 29-4 4
- Mitchell School District 17-2 9
- Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6 4
- Montrose School District 43-2 4
- Mount Vernon School District 17-3 3
- New Underwood School District 51-3 3
- Newell School District 09-2 3
- Northwestern Area School District 56-7 6
- Oelrichs School District 23-3 3
- Oglala Lakota County School District 65-1 6
- Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6 6
- Parker School District 60-4 3
- Parkston School District 33-3 6
- Pierre School District 32-2 5
- Plankinton School District 01-1 7
- Platte - Geddes School District 11-5 5
- Rapid City Area School District 51-4 25
- Redfield School District 56-4 6
- Rosholt School District 54-4 4
- Sd Sch for the Blind & Visually Impaired 2
- Sanborn Central School District 55-5 4
- Scotland School District 04-3 3
- Selby Area School District 62-5 3
- Sioux Falls School District 49-5 44
- Sioux Valley School District 05-5 3
- Sisseton School District 54-2 3
- Smee School District 15-3 3
- South Central School District 26-5 2
- Spearfish School District 40-2 7
- Stanley County School District 57-1 4
- Summit School District 54-6 2
- Tea Area School District 41-5 6
- Timber Lake School District 20-3 3
- Todd County School District 66-1 13
- Tri-Valley School District 49-6 4
- Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5 5
- Vermillion School District 13-1 3
- Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6 4
- Wagner Community School District 11-4 4
- Wall School District 51-5 3
- Warner School District 06-5 3
- Watertown School District 14-4 8
- Waubay School District 18-3 3
- Waverly School District 14-5 3
- Webster Area School District 18-5 3
- Wessington Springs School District 36-2 7
- West Central School District 49-7 6
- White Lake School District 01-3 3
- White River School District 47-1 4
- Willow Lake School District 12-3 6
- Wilmot School District 54-7 3
- Winner School District 59-2 3
- Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6 3
- Woonsocket School District 55-4 2
- Yankton School District 63-3 6
Cities and towns
Sioux Falls
63 schools43 with a score
Rapid City
24 schools20 with a score
Aberdeen
11 schools9 with a score
Huron
11 schools4 with a score
Mitchell
10 schools6 with a score
Brookings
9 schools6 with a score
Spearfish
9 schools3 with a score
Faulkton
7 schools6 with a score
Plankinton
7 schools3 with a score
Watertown
7 schools6 with a score
Wessington Springs
7 schools6 with a score
Arlington
6 schools3 with a score
Britton
6 schools5 with a score
Eagle Butte
6 schools0 with a score
Leola
6 schools5 with a score
Mission
6 schools1 with a score
Redfield
6 schools3 with a score
Yankton
6 schools6 with a score
Alexandria
5 schools5 with a score
Brandon
5 schools5 with a score
Chester
5 schools4 with a score
Doland
5 schools2 with a score
Ipswich
5 schools4 with a score
Iroquois
5 schools3 with a score
All 204 cities and towns in South Dakota
- Aberdeen 11
- Academy 1
- Alcester 4
- Alexandria 5
- Arlington 6
- Armour 3
- Artesian 1
- Avon 4
- Baltic 3
- Batesland 2
- Belle Fourche 4
- Beresford 3
- Big Stone City 2
- Bison 3
- Black Hawk 1
- Bonesteel 1
- Bowdle 4
- Box Elder 4
- Brandon 5
- Bridgewater 1
- Britton 6
- Brookings 9
- Buffalo 3
- Burke 4
- Canistota 3
- Canton 3
- Carpenter 2
- Castlewood 4
- Centerville 3
- Chamberlain 3
- Chester 5
- Claremont 1
- Clark 4
- Clear Lake 3
- Colman 3
- Colome 3
- Colton 3
- Corsica 2
- Crooks 1
- Custer 4
- De Smet 3
- Deadwood 1
- Dell Rapids 3
- Delmont 2
- Dewey 2
- Doland 5
- Dupree 3
- Eagle Butte 6
- East Todd Township 1
- Edgemont 2
- Elk Point 3
- Elkton 4
- Emery 2
- Estelline 3
- Ethan 4
- Eureka 3
- Faith 4
- Faulkton 7
- Flandreau 4
- Florence 3
- Forbes 1
- Forestburg 3
- Fort Pierre 3
- Frankfort 3
- Frederick 3
- Freeman 3
- Garden City 1
- Garretson 3
- Gayville 3
- Gettysburg 3
- Gregory 3
- Groton 3
- Harrisburg 4
- Hartford 3
- Hayes 1
- Hayti 3
- Henry 3
- Hereford 1
- Hermosa 3
- Herreid 3
- Highmore 3
- Hill City 3
- Hitchcock 1
- Hosmer 1
- Hot Springs 3
- Hoven 3
- Howard 3
- Humboldt 1
- Hurley 1
- Huron 11
- Interior 1
- Ipswich 5
- Irene 2
- Iroquois 5
- Kadoka 3
- Kennebec 1
- Kimball 5
- Lake Andes 4
- Lake Preston 3
- Langford 3
- Lead 2
- Lemmon 3
- Lennox 4
- Leola 6
- Long Valley 1
- Madison 4
- Marion 3
- Martin 3
- McIntosh 3
- McLaughlin 3
- Mellette 5
- Menno 3
- Midland 1
- Milbank 4
- Milesville 1
- Miller 4
- Mission 6
- Mitchell 10
- Mobridge 4
- Montrose 4
- Mount Vernon 3
- Murdo 3
- Nemo 1
- New Underwood 3
- Newell 3
- Norris 1
- North Sioux City 4
- O'Kreek 1
- Oelrichs 3
- Olivet 2
- Onida 3
- Opal 1
- Ortonville 1
- Parker 3
- Parkston 5
- Parmelee 1
- Philip 3
- Piedmont 1
- Pierre 5
- Pine Ridge 2
- Plankinton 7
- Platte 4
- Porcupine 1
- Presho 2
- Pure Water Township 1
- Rapid City 24
- Raymond 1
- Redfield 6
- Renner 1
- Roscoe 3
- Rosebud 1
- Rosholt 4
- Rutland 4
- Salem 4
- Scotland 5
- Selby 3
- Sioux Falls 63
- Sisseton 3
- Spearfish 9
- Springfield 1
- St Francis 1
- Stickney 1
- Stratford 1
- Sturgis 4
- Summerset 1
- Summit 3
- Tabor 1
- Tea 5
- Timber Lake 3
- Toronto 1
- Tripp 3
- Tulare 2
- Tyndall 4
- Union Center 2
- Utica 1
- Valentine 1
- Vermillion 3
- Viborg 3
- Volga 3
- Wagner 4
- Wakonda 1
- Wakpala 3
- Wall 3
- Warner 3
- Wasta 1
- Watertown 7
- Waubay 3
- Waverly 3
- Webster 3
- Wessington Springs 7
- Westport 1
- Wetonka 1
- White 5
- White Lake 3
- White River 3
- Whitewood 1
- Willow Lake 4
- Wilmot 3
- Winfred 2
- Winner 3
- Wolsey 3
- Woonsocket 2
- Worthing 1
- Yankton 6