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31
Irene - Wakonda High School - 01
Public
9-12
130 E State St
Irene
57037
Turner County
Irene - Wakonda School District 13-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 263-3313
82
9
9
26.8%
78 (95.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (2.4%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (2.4%)
$14,141
$205
$13,937
70.5
66.8
46
15
463171000274
32
West Central High School - 01
Public
9-12
705 E 2nd St
Hartford
57033
Minnehaha County
West Central School District 49-7
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 528-6236
403
22
17.9
8.2%
373 (92.6%)
5 (1.2%)
9 (2.2%)
2 (0.5%)
5 (1.2%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (2.2%)
$9,300
$661
$8,639
70.3
33.4
101
69
462134000186
33
Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01
Public
9-12
402 S Douglas St
Elk Point
57025
Union County
Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 356-5901
214
16
13.7
12.1%
203 (94.9%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (2.8%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.4%)
$10,282
$261
$10,020
70.1
74.4
34
1
463336000280
34
Hill City High School - 01
Public
9-12
488 Main St
Hill City
57745
Pennington County
Hill City School District 51-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 574-3000
152
12
12.5
20.4%
113 (74.3%)
1 (0.7%)
23 (15.1%)
2 (1.3%)
5 (3.3%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (5.3%)
$10,717
$755
$9,962
69.6
62.5
53
19
462697000232
35
Gettysburg High School - 01
Public
9-12
100 E King Ave
Gettysburg
57442
Potter County
Gettysburg School District 53-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 765-2436
68
8
8
14.7%
61 (89.7%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (2.9%)
1 (1.5%)
3 (4.4%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.5%)
$13,669
$580
$13,089
69.4
88.3
10
25
463699000345
36
Dakota Valley High School - 01
Public
9-12
1150 Northshore Dr
North Sioux City
57049
Union County
Dakota Valley School District 61-8
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 422-3820
448
26
17.2
7.6%
360 (80.4%)
10 (2.2%)
36 (8.0%)
9 (2.0%)
6 (1.3%)
4 (0.9%)
23 (5.1%)
$9,920
$524
$9,396
68.8
75.8
32
4
468043000798
37
Yankton High School - 01
Public
9-12
1801 Summit St
Yankton
57078
Yankton County
Yankton School District 63-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 665-2073
942
52
18.1
23.7%
777 (82.5%)
11 (1.2%)
91 (9.7%)
4 (0.4%)
38 (4.0%)
0 (0.0%)
21 (2.2%)
$9,198
$465
$8,733
67.8
71.5
39
2
463135000264
38
Harrisburg High School - 01
Public
9-12
1300 W Willow St
Harrisburg
57032
Lincoln County
Harrisburg School District 41-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 743-2567
1,613
109
14.8
9.2%
1,401 (86.9%)
55 (3.4%)
59 (3.7%)
22 (1.4%)
16 (1.0%)
1 (0.1%)
59 (3.7%)
$9,549
$298
$9,251
67.5
51.6
74
36
463606000333
39
Ipswich High School - 01
Public
9-12
510 2nd Ave
Ipswich
57451
Edmunds County
Ipswich Public School District 22-6
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 426-6571
114
7
15.3
16.7%
109 (95.6%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.8%)
1 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.8%)
$9,726
$249
$9,477
67.4
93.4
1
38
460005201235
40
Tea Area High School - 03
Public
9-12
500 W Brian St
Tea
57064
Lincoln County
Tea Area School District 41-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 498-2700
610
35
17.6
9.0%
526 (86.2%)
14 (2.3%)
36 (5.9%)
3 (0.5%)
5 (0.8%)
1 (0.2%)
25 (4.1%)
$8,498
$374
$8,123
65.3
58.7
64
24
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About our rankings:
Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts, Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics, Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 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.
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: 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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