Best Public Schools in Emery, SD

Summary:

The city of Emery, South Dakota is home to two schools: Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01 and Bridgewater-Emery Middle School - 04, both part of the Bridgewater-Emery 30-3 district. These schools serve students from grades 6 through 12 and have shown strong academic performance compared to other schools in South Dakota.

Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01 stands out as a top performer, with a 4-out-of-5 star rating from SchoolDigger and a ranking of 46th out of 166 South Dakota high schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school boasts an impressive 86.4% four-year graduation rate and a low 2.6% dropout rate. Additionally, its students outperform the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency.

Similarly, Bridgewater-Emery Middle School - 04 is also a strong performer, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking 63rd out of 246 South Dakota middle schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's students demonstrate higher proficiency rates than the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. Both schools maintain reasonable student-teacher ratios and spending per student, indicating they are effectively allocating resources to support student learning.

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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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01	Public	9-12	130 N 6th St	Emery	57332	Hanson County	Bridgewater-Emery 30-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 449-4271	100	10	9.6	34.0%	91 (91.0%)	1 (1.0%)	3 (3.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	68.2	46^th of 166 public high schools	72.3%		50.1	76^th of 141 public high schools	46.1%	30				61.5					46.2			57.7	$17,066	$381	$16,684
Bridgewater-Emery Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	130 N 6th St	Emery	57332	Hanson County	Bridgewater-Emery 30-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 449-4271	85	6	13.4	25.9%	77 (90.6%)	1 (1.2%)	3 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.7%)	67.9	63^rd of 246 public middle schools	74.4%		61.8	51^st of 147 public middle schools	65.3%	12	59.4	50.0	64.0		57.5	56.3	36.7	56.0		49.4	52.0		$13,117	$112	$13,005

Cities Near Emery

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bridgewater	7.03 mi	2	13^th
Alexandria	8.88 mi	5	53^rd
Salem	10.7 mi	4	129^th
Parkston	11.4 mi	5	70^th
Mitchell	12.66 mi	10	59^th

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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.