Best Public Schools in Timber Lake, SD

Summary:

The Timber Lake School District in South Dakota is home to three high-performing schools: Timber Lake Elementary - 02, Timber Lake High School - 01, and Timber Lake Middle School - 03. The district, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, is ranked 15 out of 147 districts in the state and is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Timber Lake Elementary - 02 stands out as a top performer, consistently ranking among the best elementary schools in South Dakota. The school boasts impressive test scores, with 62.16% of students proficient or better in ELA and 75.67% in Math, significantly higher than the state averages. Additionally, the school has a low chronic absenteeism rate of 20.2% and spends $19,925 per student, which is above the state average.

Both Timber Lake High School - 01 and Timber Lake Middle School - 03 have also demonstrated strong academic performance, ranking among the top schools in their respective categories in the state. The high school has a high four-year graduation rate of 86.4% and a low dropout rate of 2.6%, while the middle school boasts impressive test scores and a low student-teacher ratio of 9.1.

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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 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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	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
Timber Lake Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Main St	Timber Lake	57656	Dewey County	Timber Lake School District 20-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 865-3654	185	19	9.9	38.9%	69 (37.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (58.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	79.1	34^th of 300 public elementary schools	88.7%		88.7	9^th of 201 public elementary schools	95.5%	25	37.5	66.7	80.8					62.2	70.8	79.2	76.9					75.7	53.9			$19,985	$1,688	$18,297
Timber Lake High School - 01	Public	9-12	500 Main St	Timber Lake	57656	Dewey County	Timber Lake School District 20-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 865-3654	117	9	12.8	36.8%	59 (50.4%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (47.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69.3	42^nd of 166 public high schools	74.7%		79.1	23^rd of 141 public high schools	83.7%	19							70.0								40.0				56.7	$17,217	$797	$16,420
Timber Lake Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	500 Main St	Timber Lake	57656	Dewey County	Timber Lake School District 20-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 865-3654	70	8	8.3	37.1%	33 (47.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (51.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73.1	43^rd of 246 public middle schools	82.5%		85.4	12^th of 147 public middle schools	91.8%	31				57.7	70.8	65.0		64.3				65.4	54.2	55.0		58.6		30.0		$21,365	$1,182	$20,183

Cities Near Timber Lake

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Isabel	17.37 mi	1
Little Eagle	21.52 mi	1
Bullhead	23.54 mi	1
La Plant	28.73 mi	1
Mc Laughlin	29.28 mi	3	193^rd

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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.