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Rank (of 146)
City
# Elementary Schools
# Middle Schools
# High Schools
# Alt. Schools
# Private Schools*
Rank score (
2019
)
Rank (
2018
)
Rank change from
2018
SchoolDigger Rating (
2019
)
1
st
Valley Springs
1
0
0
0
0
0.986
62
61
2
nd
Brandon
2
2
1
0
0
0.933
1
1
3
rd
Groton
1
1
1
0
0
0.928
7
4
4
th
Warner
1
1
1
0
0
0.878
3
1
5
th
Ethan
2
1
2
0
0
0.876
2
3
6
th
Gettysburg
1
1
1
0
0
0.875
8
2
7
th
Ipswich
2
1
1
0
0
0.863
10
3
8
th
Timber Lake
1
1
1
0
0
0.84
28
20
9
th
Bridgewater
2
0
0
0
0
0.832
(n/a)
10
th
Arlington
3
1
2
0
0
0.829
5
5
11
th
Elk Point
1
1
1
0
0
0.81
11
12
th
Webster
1
1
1
0
0
0.807
30
18
13
th
Hill City
1
1
1
0
0
0.797
61
48
14
th
De Smet
1
1
1
0
0
0.761
27
13
15
th
Wall
2
1
1
0
0
0.757
13
2
16
th
Freeman
1
1
1
0
1
0.754
25
9
17
th
Montrose
2
1
1
0
0
0.753
53
36
18
th
Faith
2
1
1
0
0
0.746
(n/a)
19
th
Canton
1
1
2
0
0
0.746
24
5
20
th
Whitewood
2
0
0
0
0
0.74
6
14
21
st
Selby
1
1
1
0
0
0.737
48
27
22
nd
Dell Rapids
1
1
1
0
0
0.734
17
5
23
rd
Chester
1
1
3
0
0
0.732
14
9
24
th
Buffalo
1
1
1
0
0
0.717
78
54
25
th
North Sioux City
2
1
1
0
0
0.713
16
9
26
th
Vermillion
2
1
1
0
1
0.712
26
27
th
Toronto
1
0
0
0
0
0.712
4
23
28
th
Kadoka
2
1
1
0
0
0.71
49
21
29
th
Summerset
0
1
0
0
0
0.709
(n/a)
30
th
Platte
2
1
1
0
0
0.708
22
8
31
st
Frederick
1
1
1
0
0
0.708
18
13
32
nd
Castlewood
2
1
1
0
0
0.705
34
2
33
rd
Sturgis
1
2
1
1
0
0.7
36
3
34
th
Hayti
1
1
1
0
0
0.699
51
17
35
th
Murdo
1
1
1
0
0
0.696
32
3
36
th
Volga
1
1
1
0
1
0.689
50
14
37
th
Britton
3
1
2
0
0
0.678
52
15
38
th
Mobridge
2
1
1
0
0
0.676
97
59
39
th
Watertown
5
2
2
0
4
0.675
54
15
40
th
Hitchcock
1
0
0
0
0
0.668
9
31
41
st
Parker
1
1
1
0
0
0.666
23
18
42
nd
Parkston
2
1
2
0
0
0.66
45
3
43
rd
Alexandria
3
1
1
0
0
0.658
19
24
44
th
Pierre
5
1
1
0
1
0.639
41
3
45
th
Tulare
0
1
1
0
0
0.636
88
43
46
th
Mitchell
6
1
3
0
2
0.626
33
13
47
th
Burke
1
1
2
0
0
0.621
40
7
48
th
Canistota
1
1
1
0
0
0.614
15
33
49
th
Philip
2
1
1
0
0
0.607
79
30
50
th
Brookings
4
1
1
0
0
0.606
42
8
51
st
Lennox
1
2
1
0
0
0.593
75
24
52
nd
Presho
1
0
1
0
0
0.592
109
57
53
rd
Avon
2
1
1
0
0
0.591
56
3
54
th
Harrisburg
2
1
1
0
0
0.579
69
15
55
th
Florence
1
1
1
0
0
0.578
96
41
56
th
Yankton
4
2
1
0
3
0.575
46
10
57
th
Spearfish
3
3
4
0
2
0.565
77
20
58
th
Box Elder
3
1
1
0
0
0.565
100
42
59
th
Colton
1
1
1
0
0
0.561
66
7
60
th
Highmore
1
1
1
0
0
0.556
108
48
61
st
Lake Preston
1
1
1
0
0
0.548
38
23
62
nd
Baltic
1
1
1
0
0
0.546
60
2
63
rd
Mc Intosh
1
1
1
0
0
0.544
43
20
64
th
Madison
2
1
1
0
2
0.544
65
1
65
th
Tea
1
1
1
0
0
0.543
64
1
66
th
Irene
0
1
1
0
0
0.542
47
19
67
th
Gregory
1
1
1
0
0
0.54
57
10
68
th
Howard
1
1
1
0
0
0.535
67
1
69
th
Langford
1
1
1
0
0
0.531
101
32
70
th
Armour
1
1
1
0
0
0.528
84
14
71
st
Milbank
2
1
1
0
1
0.525
31
40
72
nd
Tyndall
2
1
1
0
0
0.523
44
28
73
rd
New Underwood
1
1
1
0
0
0.522
35
38
74
th
Aberdeen
7
3
4
0
8
0.52
74
75
th
Onida
1
1
1
0
0
0.516
87
12
76
th
Mellette
1
1
2
0
0
0.511
29
47
77
th
Beresford
1
1
1
0
0
0.495
58
19
78
th
Sioux Falls
33
7
13
4
16
0.489
72
6
79
th
Custer
1
1
1
0
0
0.485
81
2
80
th
Mount Vernon
1
1
1
0
0
0.483
39
41
81
st
Salem
2
1
1
0
0
0.477
102
21
82
nd
Menno
1
1
1
0
0
0.47
20
62
83
rd
Centerville
1
1
1
0
0
0.462
63
20
84
th
Rosholt
2
1
1
0
0
0.457
130
46
85
th
Kimball
2
1
2
0
0
0.456
55
30
86
th
Summit
1
0
1
0
0
0.45
123
37
87
th
Kennebec
1
1
0
0
0
0.445
90
3
88
th
Belle Fourche
2
1
2
0
0
0.444
83
5
89
th
Forestburg
1
1
1
0
0
0.443
85
4
90
th
Miller
2
1
1
0
1
0.438
93
3
91
st
Estelline
1
1
1
0
1
0.438
103
12
92
nd
Rutland
2
1
1
0
0
0.436
98
6
93
rd
Lemmon
1
1
1
0
0
0.423
71
22
94
th
Colman
1
1
1
0
0
0.422
105
11
95
th
Marion
1
1
1
0
0
0.42
21
74
96
th
Hot Springs
1
1
1
0
1
0.409
80
16
97
th
Fort Pierre
1
1
1
0
0
0.402
118
21
98
th
Clark
2
1
1
0
0
0.401
89
9
99
th
Hartford
1
1
1
0
0
0.397
95
4
100
th
Humboldt
1
0
0
0
0
0.394
126
26
101
st
Rapid City
14
5
4
1
11
0.385
94
7
102
nd
Emery
1
1
1
0
0
0.383
37
65
103
rd
Eureka
1
1
1
0
0
0.379
120
17
104
th
Colome
1
1
1
0
0
0.379
117
13
105
th
Piedmont
1
0
0
0
0
0.37
70
35
106
th
Chamberlain
1
1
2
0
1
0.354
106
107
th
Woonsocket
1
0
1
0
0
0.347
111
4
108
th
Worthing
1
0
0
0
0
0.341
99
9
109
th
Wakonda
1
0
0
0
0
0.317
12
97
110
th
Hoven
1
1
1
0
0
0.316
(n/a)
111
th
Wagner
2
1
1
0
0
0.308
119
8
112
th
Garretson
1
1
1
0
0
0.302
91
21
113
th
Black Hawk
1
0
0
0
0
0.293
132
19
114
th
Ramona
1
1
1
0
0
0.292
(n/a)
115
th
Henry
1
1
1
0
0
0.287
136
21
116
th
Flandreau
2
1
1
0
0
0.285
82
34
117
th
Renner
1
0
0
0
0
0.284
112
5
118
th
Scotland
3
1
1
0
0
0.28
76
42
119
th
Viborg
2
0
1
0
0
0.274
116
3
120
th
Hurley
0
1
0
0
0
0.252
125
5
121
st
Redfield
1
2
2
0
0
0.249
92
29
122
nd
Clear Lake
1
1
1
0
0
0.246
122
123
rd
Winner
1
1
1
0
0
0.236
115
8
124
th
Lead
0
1
1
0
0
0.225
114
10
125
th
Hermosa
2
0
0
0
0
0.204
133
8
126
th
Plankinton
1
2
2
0
0
0.185
121
5
127
th
Sisseton
1
1
1
0
0
0.183
128
1
128
th
Deadwood
1
0
0
0
0
0.183
127
1
129
th
Edgemont
1
0
1
0
0
0.181
86
43
130
th
Wolsey
1
1
1
0
0
0.168
110
20
131
st
White Lake
1
1
1
0
0
0.163
68
63
132
nd
Alcester
1
1
1
0
0
0.162
107
25
133
rd
Wilmot
1
1
1
0
0
0.152
129
4
134
th
Martin
1
1
1
0
0
0.145
134
135
th
Waverly
1
1
1
0
0
0.131
124
11
136
th
Gayville
1
1
1
0
0
0.129
135
1
137
th
Dupree
1
1
1
0
0
0.103
138
1
138
th
White River
1
1
1
0
0
0.094
141
3
139
th
Wakpala
1
1
1
0
0
0.093
142
3
140
th
Newell
1
1
1
0
0
0.076
140
141
st
Elkton
2
1
1
0
0
0.074
113
28
142
nd
Pine Ridge
1
0
0
0
1
0.013
150
8
143
rd
Batesland
1
0
1
0
0
0.012
146
3
144
th
Eagle Butte
2
2
2
0
1
0.01
145
1
145
th
Rosebud
1
0
0
0
0
0.01
144
1
146
th
Porcupine
1
0
0
0
1
0.003
143
3
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