Summary:
The city of Lead, South Dakota is home to two schools - Lead-Deadwood High School and Lead-Deadwood Middle School, both part of the Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1. While the high school has a relatively high graduation rate and lower dropout rate, both schools rank in the bottom half of their respective school types in South Dakota and have a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Lead-Deadwood High School stands out with a 4-year graduation rate of 86.4% and a dropout rate of 2.6% in the 2024-2025 school year. However, its test scores in ELA and Math for 11th grade are slightly below the state average. In contrast, Lead-Deadwood Middle School faces challenges, with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 20.2% and test scores for all grades that are below the state average in both ELA and Math.
The data also reveals that Lead-Deadwood High School has a relatively low free/reduced lunch rate of 18.81%, while Lead-Deadwood Middle School has a higher rate of 29.86%, indicating a greater need for additional support and resources. Both schools have relatively small student populations, with Lead-Deadwood High School enrolling 218 students and Lead-Deadwood Middle School enrolling 144 students.
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