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Best Public Schools in Aurora County, SD

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566

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Top rankedCorsica-Stickney Elementary - 0215^th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

White Lake Elementary - 02 up 12 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Plankinton Elementary - 02 10.3 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

White Lake High School - 01 and 1 more

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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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
Plankinton Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	404 E Davenport St	Plankinton	57368	Aurora County	Plankinton School District 01-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 942-7743	132	13	10.3	42.4%	84 (63.6%)	2 (1.5%)	39 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	64.2	109^th of 300 public elementary schools	63.7%		58.9	80^th of 201 public elementary schools	60.2%	29	72.2	35.3	52.6					53.7	77.8	52.9	42.1					57.4	42.1			$20,034	$1,190	$18,844
Plankinton High School - 01	Public	9-12	404 E Davenport St	Plankinton	57368	Aurora County	Plankinton School District 01-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 942-7743	86	9	10.0	29.1%	60 (69.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.2	100^th of 166 public high schools	39.8%		34.9	95^th of 141 public high schools	32.6%	5							76.2								14.3				38.1	$17,480	$250	$17,230
Plankinton Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	404 E Davenport St	Plankinton	57368	Aurora County	Plankinton School District 01-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 942-7743	49	4	13.8	36.7%	30 (61.2%)	1 (2.0%)	16 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.1	121^st of 246 public middle schools	50.8%		17.4	131^st of 147 public middle schools	10.9%	10				50.0	61.1	23.1		46.7				57.1	61.1	15.4		46.7		15.4		$13,956	$250	$13,706
Aurora Plains Academy High School - 05	Public	9-12	1400 E 10th St	Plankinton	57368	Aurora County	Plankinton School District 01-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 942-5437	10	3	2.9	30.0%	7 (70.0%)	2 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Aurora Plains Academy Middle School - 04	Public	4-8	1400 E 10th St	Plankinton	57368	Aurora County	Plankinton School District 01-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 942-5437	7	1	5.2		2 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)								(n/a)
Dakota Reach - 06	Public	9-12	1400 E 10th St	Plankinton	57368	Aurora County	Plankinton School District 01-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 942-5437	5	0	29.4		2 (40.0%)	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)								(n/a)
Dakota Reach Middle School - 07	Public	5-8	1400 E 10th St	Plankinton	57368	Aurora County	Plankinton School District 01-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 942-5437	2	0	8.3		2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
White Lake Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	410 E 4th St	White Lake	57383	Aurora County	White Lake School District 01-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 249-2251	62	6	10.3	41.9%	61 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.2	123^rd of 300 public elementary schools	59.0%		37.9	135^th of 201 public elementary schools	32.8%	12	50.0	62.5	50.0					54.2	50.0	50.0	50.0					50.0	37.5			$17,377	$1,746	$15,631
White Lake High School - 01	Public	9-12	410 E 4th St	White Lake	57383	Aurora County	White Lake School District 01-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 249-2251	33	5	7.0	45.5%	30 (90.9%)	1 (3.0%)	2 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.2	113^th of 166 public high schools	31.9%					(n/a)							83.3								16.7				16.7
White Lake Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	410 E 4th St	White Lake	57383	Aurora County	White Lake School District 01-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 249-2251	30	3	10.3	46.7%	27 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27	190^th of 246 public middle schools	22.8%					(n/a)				9.1	14.3	30.0		17.9				18.2	28.6	30.0		25.0		30.0		$16,484	$726	$15,757
Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	506 Main St	Stickney	57375	Aurora County	Corsica-Stickney 21-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 732-4221	150	11	13.9	20.7%	146 (97.3%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83.8	15^th of 300 public elementary schools	95.0%		81.9	23^rd of 201 public elementary schools	88.6%	8	68.0	66.7	66.7					67.2	76.0	77.8	79.2					77.6	54.2			$14,561	$1,018	$13,543

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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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