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2022 - 2023
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Rank (of 160)
City
# Elementary Schools
# Middle Schools
# High Schools
# Alt. Schools
# Private Schools*
Rank score (
2023
)
Rank (
2022
)
Rank change from
2022
SchoolDigger Rating (
2023
)
1
st
Whitewood
2
0
0
0
0
0.975
5
4
2
nd
Warner
1
1
1
0
0
0.972
1
1
3
rd
Ethan
2
1
2
0
0
0.97
2
1
4
th
Lennox
1
2
1
0
0
0.946
21
17
5
th
Alexandria
3
1
1
0
0
0.931
8
3
6
th
Timber Lake
1
1
1
0
0
0.924
16
10
7
th
Valley Springs
1
0
0
0
0
0.922
9
2
8
th
Brandon
3
4
2
0
0
0.918
4
4
9
th
Faulkton
5
1
2
0
0
0.912
(n/a)
10
th
Kadoka
1
1
1
0
0
0.9
18
8
11
th
Howard
1
1
1
0
0
0.878
15
4
12
th
Groton
1
1
1
0
0
0.861
13
1
13
th
Gettysburg
1
1
1
0
0
0.855
12
1
14
th
Murdo
1
1
1
0
0
0.829
30
16
15
th
Bridgewater
2
0
0
0
0
0.828
7
8
16
th
Stickney
3
1
1
0
0
0.824
(n/a)
17
th
Hitchcock
1
0
0
0
0
0.819
(n/a)
18
th
White
3
1
1
0
0
0.815
(n/a)
19
th
Tea
2
1
1
0
0
0.8
27
8
20
th
Avon
1
1
1
0
0
0.795
53
33
21
st
Dell Rapids
1
1
1
0
2
0.785
6
15
22
nd
Ipswich
2
1
1
0
0
0.782
10
12
23
rd
Frederick
1
1
1
0
0
0.78
11
12
24
th
Webster
1
1
1
0
0
0.762
19
5
25
th
Mount Vernon
1
1
1
0
0
0.747
37
12
26
th
Hartford
1
1
1
0
0
0.737
95
69
27
th
Sturgis
1
1
1
1
0
0.736
41
14
28
th
Montrose
2
1
1
0
0
0.714
59
31
29
th
North Sioux City
2
1
1
0
0
0.711
28
1
30
th
Milbank
2
1
1
0
1
0.708
40
10
31
st
Piedmont
1
0
0
0
0
0.701
34
3
32
nd
Parkston
2
1
2
0
0
0.697
45
13
33
rd
Burke
1
1
2
0
0
0.694
58
25
34
th
Forestburg
1
1
1
0
0
0.684
20
14
35
th
Tyndall
1
1
1
0
0
0.681
25
10
36
th
Platte
2
1
1
0
0
0.679
31
5
37
th
Onida
1
1
1
0
0
0.676
35
2
38
th
Castlewood
2
1
1
0
0
0.671
36
2
39
th
Canistota
1
1
1
0
0
0.67
24
15
40
th
Corsica
1
2
2
0
1
0.668
(n/a)
41
st
Arlington
2
1
2
0
0
0.667
3
38
42
nd
Centerville
1
1
1
0
0
0.664
44
2
43
rd
Buffalo
1
1
1
0
0
0.664
22
21
44
th
Baltic
1
1
1
0
0
0.663
33
11
45
th
Elk Point
1
1
1
0
0
0.654
74
29
46
th
Humboldt
1
0
0
0
0
0.652
43
3
47
th
Watertown
5
2
2
0
4
0.651
48
1
48
th
Kimball
2
1
2
0
0
0.647
17
31
49
th
Hayti
1
1
1
0
0
0.645
63
14
50
th
Summerset
0
1
0
0
0
0.64
121
71
51
st
Mitchell
6
1
3
0
2
0.635
26
25
52
nd
Selby
1
1
1
0
0
0.631
38
14
53
rd
Pierre
6
1
1
0
1
0.625
46
7
54
th
Rutland
2
1
1
0
0
0.617
109
55
55
th
Eureka
1
1
1
0
0
0.613
(n/a)
56
th
Volga
1
1
1
0
1
0.612
47
9
57
th
Custer
1
1
1
0
0
0.609
49
8
58
th
Spearfish
3
3
3
0
2
0.608
75
17
59
th
Miller
2
1
1
0
1
0.605
52
7
60
th
Colton
1
1
1
0
0
0.604
76
16
61
st
Philip
2
1
1
0
0
0.602
60
1
62
nd
Herreid
1
1
1
0
0
0.599
(n/a)
63
rd
Worthing
1
0
0
0
0
0.598
23
40
64
th
Hill City
1
1
1
0
0
0.59
50
14
65
th
Canton
1
1
2
0
0
0.588
32
33
66
th
Madison
2
1
1
0
2
0.587
101
35
67
th
Lake Preston
1
1
1
0
0
0.587
39
28
68
th
Freeman
1
1
1
0
1
0.561
83
15
69
th
Gregory
1
1
1
0
0
0.555
57
12
70
th
Mobridge
2
1
1
0
1
0.553
65
5
71
st
Mellette
1
1
2
0
0
0.55
29
42
72
nd
Harrisburg
2
1
1
0
0
0.54
79
7
73
rd
Langford
2
2
2
0
0
0.534
64
9
74
th
Yankton
4
2
1
0
3
0.529
70
4
75
th
Hurley
0
1
0
0
0
0.527
128
53
76
th
Clear Lake
1
1
1
0
0
0.521
92
16
77
th
Estelline
1
1
1
0
1
0.518
114
37
78
th
Aberdeen
7
2
4
0
9
0.513
68
10
79
th
Irene
0
1
1
0
0
0.508
78
1
80
th
Vermillion
2
1
1
0
1
0.497
72
8
81
st
Chester
1
1
3
0
0
0.489
55
26
82
nd
Box Elder
2
1
1
0
0
0.487
94
12
83
rd
Sioux Falls
36
9
15
4
19
0.484
81
2
84
th
De Smet
1
1
1
0
0
0.47
61
23
85
th
Hot Springs
1
1
1
0
1
0.469
91
6
86
th
Edgemont
1
0
1
0
0
0.467
107
21
87
th
Emery
1
1
1
0
0
0.458
118
31
88
th
Parker
1
1
1
0
0
0.454
77
11
89
th
Menno
1
1
1
0
0
0.453
106
17
90
th
Highmore
1
1
1
0
0
0.442
66
24
91
st
Brookings
4
1
1
0
2
0.438
99
8
92
nd
Woonsocket
1
0
1
0
0
0.428
62
30
93
rd
Colome
1
1
1
0
0
0.42
115
22
94
th
Lemmon
1
1
1
0
0
0.419
82
12
95
th
Wall
2
1
1
0
0
0.417
88
7
96
th
Waubay
2
1
1
0
0
0.415
117
21
97
th
Plankinton
1
3
3
0
0
0.411
51
46
98
th
Wakonda
1
0
0
0
0
0.407
67
31
99
th
Wessington Springs
3
2
2
0
0
0.403
84
15
100
th
Hermosa
2
0
0
0
0
0.391
134
34
101
st
Alcester
1
1
1
0
0
0.389
71
30
102
nd
Britton
3
1
2
0
0
0.385
54
48
103
rd
Viborg
2
0
1
0
0
0.381
105
2
104
th
Summit
2
0
1
0
0
0.379
108
4
105
th
Lead
0
1
1
0
0
0.379
89
16
106
th
Armour
1
1
1
0
0
0.373
124
18
107
th
Salem
2
1
1
0
1
0.37
112
5
108
th
Presho
0
1
1
0
0
0.369
120
12
109
th
Rosholt
2
1
1
0
0
0.361
80
29
110
th
Belle Fourche
2
1
2
0
0
0.357
111
1
111
th
New Underwood
1
1
1
0
0
0.356
93
18
112
th
Rapid City
14
5
5
2
12
0.339
104
8
113
th
Gayville
1
1
1
0
0
0.337
133
20
114
th
Florence
1
1
1
0
0
0.336
85
29
115
th
Wagner
1
1
1
0
0
0.335
87
28
116
th
Colman
1
1
1
0
0
0.334
56
60
117
th
Toronto
1
0
0
0
0
0.314
100
17
118
th
Chamberlain
1
1
2
0
1
0.313
96
22
119
th
Lake Andes
2
1
1
0
0
0.311
140
21
120
th
Faith
2
1
1
0
0
0.297
73
47
121
st
Willow Lake
2
1
2
0
0
0.291
97
24
122
nd
Kennebec
1
0
0
0
0
0.289
110
12
123
rd
Marion
1
1
1
0
0
0.286
69
54
124
th
Mc Intosh
1
1
1
0
0
0.275
98
26
125
th
Clark
2
1
1
0
0
0.265
122
3
126
th
Elkton
2
1
1
0
0
0.264
138
12
127
th
Fort Pierre
1
1
1
0
0
0.263
103
24
128
th
Henry
1
1
1
0
0
0.261
132
4
129
th
Huron
5
1
3
0
2
0.255
(n/a)
130
th
Garretson
1
1
1
0
0
0.252
123
7
131
st
Deadwood
1
0
0
0
0
0.25
129
2
132
nd
Redfield
1
2
3
0
0
0.238
126
6
133
rd
Waverly
1
1
1
0
0
0.227
119
14
134
th
Bison
1
1
1
0
0
0.213
86
48
135
th
Roscoe
2
1
1
0
0
0.212
(n/a)
136
th
Winner
1
1
1
0
0
0.209
113
23
137
th
Bowdle
1
1
1
0
0
0.203
(n/a)
138
th
Scotland
3
1
1
0
0
0.195
102
36
139
th
White Lake
1
1
1
0
0
0.193
125
14
140
th
Renner
1
0
0
0
0
0.181
130
10
141
st
Tulare
0
1
1
0
0
0.16
131
10
142
nd
Newell
1
1
1
0
0
0.157
136
6
143
rd
Beresford
1
1
1
0
0
0.151
127
16
144
th
Tripp
1
1
1
0
0
0.15
90
54
145
th
Flandreau
2
1
2
0
0
0.139
139
6
146
th
Wakpala
1
1
1
0
0
0.136
137
9
147
th
Wolsey
1
1
1
0
0
0.116
116
31
148
th
Wilmot
1
1
1
0
0
0.115
142
6
149
th
Sisseton
1
1
1
0
0
0.115
135
14
150
th
Iroquois
2
2
1
0
1
0.103
(n/a)
151
st
Martin
1
1
1
0
0
0.101
145
6
152
nd
Dupree
1
1
1
0
0
0.093
144
8
153
rd
Black Hawk
1
0
0
0
0
0.088
143
10
154
th
White River
1
1
1
0
0
0.069
141
13
155
th
Oelrichs
1
1
1
0
0
0.062
(n/a)
156
th
Mission
1
2
2
1
1
0.022
(n/a)
157
th
Mc Laughlin
1
1
1
0
0
0.017
(n/a)
158
th
Porcupine
2
0
0
0
1
0.013
(n/a)
159
th
Eagle Butte
2
2
2
1
1
0.011
(n/a)
160
th
Rosebud
1
0
0
0
0
0
(n/a)
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* Private schools are not used in determining city rank.
Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on test scores released by the South Dakota Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 16, 2023, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the South Dakota Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the South Dakota Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our
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. Details about our methodology are
here
.
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State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide
No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education
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. School Attendance Areas provided by
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