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Best Elementary Schools in Charles Mix County, SD

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836

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Top rankedPlatte - Geddes Elementary - 0211^th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02 up 22 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Wagner Elementary - 02 9.8 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Lakeview Colony Elementary - 05 and 2 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 (2025)	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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Andes Central Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 High St	Lake Andes	57356	Charles Mix County	Andes Central School District 11-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 487-5243	184	14	13.0	100.0%	32 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (58.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (21.2%)	25.3	240^th of 300 public elementary schools	20.0%		20.6	170^th of 201 public elementary schools	15.4%	70	19.2	31.8	29.2				26.4	19.2	40.9	25.0				27.8	12.5			$20,482	$3,033	$17,449
Lakeview Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	28748 386th Ave	Lake Andes	57356	Charles Mix County	Andes Central School District 11-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 487-7655	23	2	11.5	87.0%	23 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72.4	68^th of 300 public elementary schools	77.3%					(n/a)	100.0	100.0	66.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.1	100.0	100.0	33.3	100.0	83.3	66.7	76.5	0.0	33.3	16.7	$19,089	$2,240	$16,850
Wagner Elementary - 02	Public	K-4	101 Walnut Ave SW	Wagner	57380	Charles Mix County	Wagner Community School District 11-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 384-3393	333	34	9.8	100.0%	100 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	194 (58.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.1%)	33.2	221^st of 300 public elementary schools	26.3%		15	180^th of 201 public elementary schools	10.4%	41	29.7	32.2					30.8	43.3	30.5					37.6				$16,859	$972	$15,887
Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02	Public	K-5	401 S Iowa Av	Platte	57369	Charles Mix County	Platte - Geddes School District 11-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 337-2468	230	18	12.9	23.5%	205 (89.1%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.0%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	84.3	11^th of 300 public elementary schools	96.3%		77.2	33^rd of 201 public elementary schools	83.6%	22	57.6	74.3	65.7				66.0	90.9	74.3	65.7				76.7	62.9			$12,386	$838	$11,548
Cedar Grove Colony Elementary - 14	Public	K-8	36926 266th St	Platte	57369	Charles Mix County	Platte - Geddes School District 11-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 337-2468	44	3	13.3		44 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51	162^nd of 300 public elementary schools	46.0%					(n/a)	28.6	25.0		71.4	80.0	100.0	62.1	28.6	25.0		100.0	40.0	100.0	62.1		100.0		$11,820	$1,966	$9,853
Platte Colony Elementary - 10	Public	K-8	35271 270 St	Academy	57369	Charles Mix County	Platte - Geddes School District 11-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 337-3391	22	3	6.8		22 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30.8	230^th of 300 public elementary schools	23.3%					(n/a)		0.0	50.0	33.3		50.0	33.3		50.0	0.0	33.3		50.0	33.3	0.0	50.0	25.0

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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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