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Best Elementary Schools in Brandon, SD

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Schools

1,270

Students

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Top rankedRobert Bennis Elementary - 0524^th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools

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Summary:

The city of Brandon, South Dakota is home to two exceptional elementary schools: Brandon Elementary - 03 and Robert Bennis Elementary - 05. Both schools have consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in the state, with Brandon Elementary - 03 placing 10th out of 201 schools in 2023-2024 and 35th out of 300 in 2024-2025, and Robert Bennis Elementary - 05 ranking 14th out of 204 schools in 2022-2023 and 24th out of 300 in 2024-2025.

The academic performance of these schools is particularly impressive, with Brandon Elementary - 03 having 66.53% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 70.38% in Mathematics, and Robert Bennis Elementary - 05 having 70.25% of students proficient or better in ELA and 69.83% in Mathematics, all of which exceed the state averages. Both schools have maintained these high proficiency rates over the past two school years, demonstrating their sustained excellence in providing a quality education to their students.

While there are some differences in the demographics and funding between the two schools, with Brandon Elementary - 03 having a higher percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients and a lower student-teacher ratio, both schools are part of the highly-ranked Brandon Valley School District 49-2 and are providing exceptional educational opportunities for the students of Brandon, South Dakota.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brandon Elementary - 03	Public	PK, KG-4	501 Holly Blvd	Brandon	57005	Minnehaha County	Brandon Valley School District 49-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 582-6315	728	48	15.1	29.8%	565 (77.6%)	41 (5.6%)	52 (7.1%)	6 (0.8%)	10 (1.4%)	4 (0.5%)	50 (6.9%)	78.8	35^th of 300 public elementary schools	88.3%		87.7	10^th of 201 public elementary schools	95.0%	25	58.2	75.4	66.5	63.4	77.8	70.4	$10,254	$487	$9,766
Robert Bennis Elementary - 05	Public	K-4	2001 S Sioux Blvd	Brandon	57005	Minnehaha County	Brandon Valley School District 49-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 582-8010	542	32	16.7	10.1%	470 (86.7%)	7 (1.3%)	17 (3.1%)	6 (1.1%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.7%)	81.5	24^th of 300 public elementary schools	92.0%		82	22^nd of 201 public elementary schools	89.1%	2	73.8	66.4	70.3	71.3	68.2	69.8	$10,253	$509	$9,744

Cities Near Brandon

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sioux Falls	3.63 mi	67	96^th
Garretson	9.59 mi	3	131^st
Renner	9.84 mi	1	148^th
Harrisburg	12.23 mi	4	85^th
Crooks	12.55 mi	1	94^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Dakota Department of Education.

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