Best Public Schools in Porcupine, SD


Summary:

The city of Porcupine, South Dakota is home to two elementary schools, Rockyford School - 03 and Pahin Sinte Owayawa School, which serve predominantly Native American student populations facing significant academic and socioeconomic challenges.

Rockyford School - 03 stands out for having an extremely high percentage of Native American students at 94.19%, as well as a 100% free and reduced lunch rate, indicating high levels of poverty in the student population. This school has consistently ranked in the bottom 5-10% of South Dakota elementary schools over the past 3 years and has significantly lower proficiency rates than the state average in English Language Arts and Science for grades 7-8, despite spending $18,128 per student.

Pahin Sinte Owayawa School also serves a 100% Native American student population, with an equally high free and reduced lunch rate of 97.73%. While test score data is not available for this school, the overall picture suggests that the schools in Porcupine, South Dakota face significant challenges in providing quality education to their students and will require targeted interventions and support to improve academic outcomes.








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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.

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