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Best Public Schools in Brown County, SD

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5,346

Students

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Top rankedWarner High School - 011^st of 166 South Dakota high schools

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Biggest riser

Groton Area Elementary - 02 up 11 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lincoln Elementary - 08 8.1 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Frederick Area Elementary - 02 and 1 more

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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 12th 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	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
SDSBVI Elementary - 01	Public	PK, KG-8	605 14th Ave SE	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	School District School For The Blind & Visually Impaired	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 626-2580	10	8	1.1	30.0%	7 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (20.0%)								(n/a)
SDSBVI High School - 02	Public	9-12	605 14th Ave SE	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	School District School For The Blind & Visually Impaired	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 626-2580	9	4	2.0		5 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (33.3%)								(n/a)
Groton Area High School - 01	Public	9-12	502 N 2nd St	Groton	57445	Brown County	Groton Area School District 06-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 397-8381	168	13	12.5	11.9%	162 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	79.4	22^nd of 166 public high schools	86.7%		76.1	28^th of 141 public high schools	80.1%	6							86.4								43.2					59.1		$14,482	$00	$14,482
Groton Area Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	810 N 1st St	Groton	57445	Brown County	Groton Area School District 06-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 397-2317	278	20	13.6	23.4%	251 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	77.3	38^th of 300 public elementary schools	87.3%		70.3	49^th of 201 public elementary schools	75.6%	11	77.3	65.9	63.3					68.7	81.8	65.9	46.9						64.2	46.9				$11,705	$617	$11,088
Groton Area Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	502 N 2nd St	Groton	57445	Brown County	Groton Area School District 06-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 397-8381	132	10	12.9	18.9%	123 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	66.8	69^th of 246 public middle schools	72.0%		64.1	42^nd of 147 public middle schools	71.4%	27				45.3	60.5	67.5		56.5				52.8	44.7	42.5			47.3		55.0			$10,504	$00	$10,504
C C Lee Elementary - 05	Public	K-5	1900 N State St	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 725-7500	356	24	14.8	17.7%	289 (81.2%)	6 (1.7%)	9 (2.5%)	6 (1.7%)	21 (5.9%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (6.5%)	83.2	19^th of 300 public elementary schools	93.7%		85.4	16^th of 201 public elementary schools	92.0%	3	67.2	53.1	78.7					66.1	84.4	59.4	78.7						74.1	72.1				$11,724	$325	$11,399
Central High School - 01	Public	9-12	2200 S Roosevelt St	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 725-8100	1,384	80	17.2	33.8%	1,022 (73.8%)	31 (2.2%)	121 (8.7%)	38 (2.7%)	93 (6.7%)	9 (0.7%)	70 (5.1%)	46.1	97^th of 166 public high schools	41.6%		30.6	108^th of 141 public high schools	23.4%	11							56.5	56.3							27.1	0.0	27.0			45.9	45.7	$10,660	$445	$10,215
Holgate Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	2200 N Dakota St	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 725-7700	497	34	14.4	31.2%	376 (75.7%)	6 (1.2%)	30 (6.0%)	17 (3.4%)	25 (5.0%)	5 (1.0%)	38 (7.6%)	67.5	65^th of 246 public middle schools	73.6%		69.7	32^nd of 147 public middle schools	78.2%	33				52.1	71.1	62.4		61.5				45.6	63.8	44.4			50.7		34.8			$11,438	$325	$11,114
Lincoln Elementary - 08	Public	PK, KG-5	414 S 10th St	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7200	233	28	8.1	60.5%	143 (61.4%)	5 (2.1%)	31 (13.3%)	25 (10.7%)	19 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	64.5	107^th of 300 public elementary schools	64.3%		52.4	103^rd of 201 public elementary schools	48.8%	4	74.3	41.2	61.1					59.1	85.7	35.3	47.2						56.2	36.1				$12,897	$2,283	$10,615
May Overby Elementary - 09	Public	K-5	612 14th Ave SE	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7300	327	29	11.4	53.5%	197 (60.2%)	14 (4.3%)	43 (13.1%)	19 (5.8%)	22 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.5%)	44	185^th of 300 public elementary schools	38.3%		39.2	133^rd of 201 public elementary schools	33.8%	52	56.8	40.0	33.3					42.9	59.1	43.6	22.9						41.5	20.8				$13,095	$1,647	$11,448
O M Tiffany Elementary - 11	Public	K-5	819 8th Ave NE	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7400	304	24	12.9	55.3%	192 (63.2%)	8 (2.6%)	51 (16.8%)	7 (2.3%)	18 (5.9%)	5 (1.6%)	23 (7.6%)	40.7	195^th of 300 public elementary schools	35.0%		21.1	169^th of 201 public elementary schools	15.9%	26	45.2	32.6	38.5					39.4	53.2	43.5	25.0						41.3	17.3				$11,808	$1,055	$10,753
Simmons Elementary - 10	Public	K-5	1500 S 3rd St	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7600	386	30	12.6	48.2%	261 (67.6%)	8 (2.1%)	69 (17.9%)	8 (2.1%)	12 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	25 (6.5%)	50.2	165^th of 300 public elementary schools	45.0%		25	163^rd of 201 public elementary schools	18.9%	2	42.4	44.0	47.9					44.9	48.5	40.0	42.3						43.9	35.2				$11,490	$966	$10,524
Simmons Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	1300 S 3rd St	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 725-7900	464	31	14.9	48.5%	288 (62.1%)	13 (2.8%)	51 (11.0%)	25 (5.4%)	41 (8.8%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (9.5%)	53.4	120^th of 246 public middle schools	51.2%		45.3	88^th of 147 public middle schools	40.1%	32				40.9	45.8	47.7		44.8				40.3	41.7	49.7			43.9		34.2			$11,702	$325	$11,377
Mike Miller Elementary - 07	Public	K-5	3010 Milwaukee Ave NE	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7800	282	21	13.6	40.8%	192 (68.1%)	4 (1.4%)	38 (13.5%)	11 (3.9%)	12 (4.3%)	2 (0.7%)	23 (8.2%)	41.1	194^th of 300 public elementary schools	35.3%		57.5	88^th of 201 public elementary schools	56.2%	106	26.0	48.8	37.2					36.8	34.0	53.5	39.5						41.9	23.3				$11,172	$739	$10,434
Frederick Area Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	202 E Main St	Frederick	57441	Brown County	Frederick Area School District 06-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 329-2145	98	10	9.9	19.4%	91 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.1%)	70.6	78^th of 300 public elementary schools	74.0%					(n/a)	50.0	77.8	66.7					62.1	64.3	100.0	33.3						69.0	33.3				$15,715	$828	$14,887
Frederick High School - 01	Public	9-12	202 E Main St	Frederick	57441	Brown County	Frederick Area School District 06-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 329-2145	59	5	11.3	16.9%	53 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.5%)	45.1	101^st of 166 public high schools	39.2%		85.4	15^th of 141 public high schools	89.4%	86							55.6								33.3					38.9		$15,024	$99	$14,924
Frederick Area Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	202 E Main St	Frederick	57441	Brown County	Frederick Area School District 06-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 329-2145	30	3	9.2	23.3%	27 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (10.0%)	78.1	27^th of 246 public middle schools	89.0%		80.7	18^th of 147 public middle schools	87.8%	9				57.1	54.5	72.7		62.1				71.4	63.6	45.5			58.6		72.7			$17,722	$99	$17,622
Hutterville Colony Elementary - 06	Public	K-8	14625 401st Ave	Stratford	57474	Brown County	Northwestern Area School District 56-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(605) 396-7497	16	3	5.5		16 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.4	245^th of 300 public elementary schools	18.3%					(n/a)		0.0	100.0		25.0	0.0		18.2		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0			0.0	100.0	0.0		33.3	$11,043	$23	$11,020
Warner Elementary - 02	Public	K-5	110 1st Ave SW	Warner	57479	Brown County	Warner School District 06-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 225-6194	145	11	13.1	4.8%	136 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	95	4^th of 300 public elementary schools	98.7%		96.8	3^rd of 201 public elementary schools	98.5%	1	92.3	91.3	77.3					87.3	100.0	95.7	77.3						91.6	72.7				$10,733	$19	$10,713
Warner High School - 01	Public	9-12	110 1st Ave SW	Warner	57479	Brown County	Warner School District 06-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 225-6194	85	8	10.9	9.4%	79 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	97.5	1^st of 166 public high schools	99.4%		95.1	2^nd of 141 public high schools	98.6%	1							93.8								93.8					87.5		$11,260	$65	$11,195
Warner Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	110 1st Ave SW	Warner	57479	Brown County	Warner School District 06-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 225-6194	83	5	17.1	9.6%	76 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.0%)	88.2	6^th of 246 public middle schools	97.6%		91.6	5^th of 147 public middle schools	96.6%	1				75.9	69.2	82.1		75.9				65.5	65.4	71.4			67.5		75.0			$9,561	$31	$9,530

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