Best High Schools in Mission, SD

Summary:

The city of Mission, South Dakota is home to two high schools: Todd County High School - 01 and Todd County Achievement High School - 17. Both schools serve students in grades 9-12 and are part of the Todd County School District 66-1, which is ranked 142 out of 147 districts in the state.

The data reveals that neither school is performing exceptionally well, with both schools struggling academically. Both schools have very low proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 19.41% of students at Todd County High School - 01 were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 50.93%. The mathematics proficiency rates are even lower, with only 1.94% of students at Todd County High School - 01 and 0% at Todd County Achievement High School - 17 being proficient or better, compared to the state average of 43.49%.

Both schools have similar graduation rates, around 86.4% in the 2024-2025 school year, and dropout rates, at 2.6% for both schools in the same year. Additionally, both schools have extremely high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at 100% for the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a predominantly low-income student population. The per-student spending is also relatively high, at $15,844 for Todd County High School - 01 and $15,655 for Todd County Achievement High School - 17 in the 2023-2024 school year.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 12th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 12th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Todd County High School - 01	Public	9-12	820 Main St	Mission	57555	Todd County	Todd County School District 66-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 856-3503	447	34	13.0	100.0%	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	7 (1.6%)	423 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	8.8	157^th of 166 public high schools	5.4%		2.5	136^th of 141 public high schools	3.5%	21	19.5	18.8	19.4	2.3	0.0	1.9	16.1	15.7	$16,420	$3,377	$13,043
Todd County Achievement High School - 17	Public	9-12	181 W Denver St	Mission	57555	Todd County	Todd County School District 66-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 856-3544	46	1	48.9	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.6	160^th of 166 public high schools	3.6%					(n/a)	25.0	0.0	18.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$12,547	$1,986	$10,561

Cities Near Mission

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Valentine	3.43 mi	2	75^th
O'Kreek	12.15 mi	1	181^st
Crookston	16.01 mi	1	182^nd
Rosebud	19.28 mi	1	192^nd
Saint Francis	21.66 mi	2	201^st

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.