Best Public Schools in Gettysburg, SD

The city of Gettysburg, South Dakota is home to three schools that are part of the Gettysburg School District 53-1: one elementary school, one middle school, and one high school. These schools have consistently demonstrated excellent academic performance, with two of them - Gettysburg Elementary - 02 and Gettysburg High School - 01 - ranking among the top schools in the state.

Gettysburg Elementary - 02 has consistently maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks 15th out of 204 elementary schools in South Dakota. The school's students have demonstrated strong academic performance, scoring well above the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics. Similarly, Gettysburg High School - 01 has earned a 5-star rating and ranks 7th out of 141 high schools in the state, with high graduation rates and low dropout rates.

While the schools in Gettysburg are performing exceptionally well overall, there may be opportunities for improvement, particularly in areas where the schools are still slightly below the state average, such as in 8th-grade Mathematics and Science at the Gettysburg Middle School - 03. Additionally, the high chronic absenteeism rates at both the elementary and middle schools could be an area of focus for the district to address.