Worst 10 South Dakota High 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 High Schools

11th Grade
STEP Math & STEP Reading
2011-2012

Rank* (of 143)
SchoolDistrictCityLow GradeHigh GradeTotal students (2011)Student/ Teacher Ratio (2011)STEP, avg Math** (2012)STEP, avg Reading** (2012)STEP CombinedRank Change From 2011
143McLaughlin High School - 01McLaughlin School District 15-2Mc Laughlin09121279.312.024.036.0N/A
142Joe Foss Alternative School - 22Sioux Falls School District 49-5Sioux Falls071241320.017.025.042.0
2
141Oelrichs High School - 01Oelrichs School District 23-3Oelrichs0912567.014.043.057.0N/A
140Eagle Butte High School - 01Eagle Butte School District 20-1Eagle Butte0912313.025.040.065.0
9
139Todd County High School - 01Todd County School District 66-1Mission091244311.322.045.067.0
1
137Henry High School - 01Henry School District 14-2Henry09125710.331.038.069.0
1
137Jefferson Academy - 64Rapid City Area School District 51-4Rapid City091219412.928.041.069.0
13
136Iroquois High School - 01Iroquois School District 02-3Iroquois0912426.620.050.070.0
11
135Dupree High School - 01Dupree School District 64-2Dupree0912808.840.040.080.0
4
134Andes Central High School - 01Andes Central School District 11-1Lake Andes091210611.843.038.081.0
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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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