Worst 10 South Dakota Elementary Schools

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October 24, 2012: We've posted the new 2011-2012 SchoolDigger rankings for South Dakota, just after today's release of the test scores by the South Dakota Department of Education!


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Worst 10 South Dakota Elementary Schools

3rd, 4th, 5th Grades Combined
STEP Math & STEP Reading
2011-2012

Rank* (of 177)		SchoolDistrictCityLow GradeHigh GradeTotal students (2011)Student/ Teacher Ratio (2011)STEP, avg Math** (2012)STEP, avg Reading** (2012)STEP CombinedRank Change From 2011
177Spring Creek Elementary - 07Todd County School District 66-1Saint FrancisKG086512.012.015.027.0N/A
176Batesland Elementary - 01Shannon County School District 65-1BateslandPK0818311.423.726.350.0
5
175Rosebud Elementary - 04Todd County School District 66-1RosebudKG0530913.732.735.368.0
3
174White River Elementary - 02White River School District 47-1White RiverPK0517010.535.737.373.0
4
173General Beadle Elementary - 01Rapid City Area School District 51-4Rapid CityPK0540411.936.738.375.0
6
172Iroquois Elementary - 04Iroquois School District 02-3IroquoisPK0510111.944.747.091.7N/A
170Longfellow Elementary - 27Sioux Falls School District 49-5Sioux FallsKG0528511.949.047.396.3
6
170McLaughlin Elementary - 02McLaughlin School District 15-2Mc LaughlinPK052379.848.348.096.3
2
169Lowell Elementary - 28Sioux Falls School District 49-5Sioux FallsKG0535111.353.759.7113.4
13
168Westside Elementary - 03Sisseton School District 54-2SissetonPK0538210.958.355.3113.6
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Source:  National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education, and South Dakota Department of Education
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* Rank is determined by adding each school's average STEP Math score with the average STEP Reading score to form a combined average score. The school with the highest combined score is ranked #1.
** The values used in the STEP columns are % proficient.

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