Best Public Schools in Forbes, SD

Summary:

The city of Forbes, South Dakota is home to a single standout public elementary school, Spring Creek Colony Elementary - 04. This school serves students from kindergarten through 8th grade and has earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking 26th out of 300 North Dakota elementary schools. With exceptional academic performance, the school boasts proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics that significantly exceed the district and state averages across multiple grade levels.

Spring Creek Colony Elementary - 04 stands out for its consistent academic growth, with proficiency rates improving from the 2023-2024 to the 2024-2025 school year. The school's low chronic absenteeism rate of 20.2% is also noteworthy, compared to the state average. Additionally, the school allocates a high level of resources, spending $14,789 per student, which is higher than the state average. However, the school's 0% proficiency rate in Science across all grades is an area that may require additional attention and resources.

Overall, Leola School District 44-2, which encompasses Spring Creek Colony Elementary - 04, ranks 67th out of 147 districts in North Dakota and holds a 3-star rating. The exceptional performance of Spring Creek Colony Elementary - 04 within this district suggests it is a standout educational institution in the Forbes, South Dakota region, providing a high-quality education to its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Spring Creek Colony Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	36562 102nd St	Forbes	58439	McPherson County	Leola School District 44-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 439-3477	35	2	15.2	8.6%	35 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81.2	26^th of 300 public elementary schools	91.3%					(n/a)	50.0	100.0	75.0	100.0	75.0	0.0	71.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	80.0	100.0	0.0	85.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	$18,113	$1,000	$17,113

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.

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