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Best Public Schools in Davison County, SD

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Schools

3,137

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedEthan Elementary - 029^th of 203 South Dakota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Longfellow Elementary - 05 up 56 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Longfellow Elementary - 05 9.6 students per teacher

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SD ACT English Language Arts (2026)	SD ACT Mathematics (2026)	SD ACT Science (2026)	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SD ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SD ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	SD ACT Science 11th Grade	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ethan Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-6	320 S 2nd St	Ethan	57334	Davison County	Ethan School District 17-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 227-4211	155	11	14.0	26.5%	140 (90.3%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	87.2	9^th of 203 public elementary schools	95.6%		81.2	27^th of 300 public elementary schools	91.0%	18				41.2	77.8	66.7	71.4			65.0	82.4	77.8	70.8	95.2			81.3	79.2		100%	0%	$9,734	$833	$8,901
Ethan High School - 01	Public	9-12	320 S 2nd St	Ethan	57334	Davison County	Ethan School District 17-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 227-4211	93	8	11.3	17.2%	86 (92.5%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)	64.5	41^st of 130 public high schools	68.5%		71.6	37^th of 166 public high schools	77.7%	4	50.0	40.9	54.6																			$13,105	$110	$12,996
Ethan Junior High - 03	Public	7-8	320 S 2nd St	Ethan	57334	Davison County	Ethan School District 17-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 227-4211	39	2	16.4	28.2%	36 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	65.9	44^th of 151 public middle schools	70.9%		79.9	25^th of 246 public middle schools	89.8%	19								75.0	45.0	62.5					85.7	40.0	66.7		30.0			$11,011	$110	$10,901
Mitchell Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	800 W 10th Ave	Mitchell	57301	Davison County	Mitchell School District 17-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 995-3051	578	40	14.3	40.0%	449 (77.7%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (11.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	67.6	40^th of 151 public middle schools	73.5%		68.6	59^th of 246 public middle schools	76.0%	19							53.6	63.3	58.6	58.5				50.3	51.4	48.1	49.9		45.9			$11,301	$393	$10,908
Longfellow Elementary - 05	Public	K-5	110 N Mentzer St	Mitchell	57301	Davison County	Mitchell School District 17-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 995-3092	290	30	9.6	45.5%	205 (70.7%)	4 (1.4%)	32 (11.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.6%)	68.1	58^th of 203 public elementary schools	71.4%		63.5	114^th of 300 public elementary schools	62.0%	56				52.4	53.8	65.3				57.3	64.3	65.4	59.2				62.9	44.9		90.2%	7.3%	$12,595	$1,406	$11,189
Mitchell High School - 01	Public	9-12	920 N Capital St	Mitchell	57301	Davison County	Mitchell School District 17-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 995-3034	879	51	17.0	35.9%	698 (79.4%)	9 (1.0%)	81 (9.2%)	10 (1.1%)	51 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.4%)	51.5	63^rd of 130 public high schools	51.5%		69.5	41^st of 166 public high schools	75.3%	22	52.7	33.0	46.7																			$11,510	$392	$11,118
L. B. Williams Elementary - 03	Public	K-5	1420 W University Blvd	Mitchell	57301	Davison County	Mitchell School District 17-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 995-3090	438	36	12.0	41.3%	334 (76.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (13.5%)	7 (1.6%)	23 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	51.9	103^rd of 203 public elementary schools	49.3%		58.4	135^th of 300 public elementary schools	55.0%	32				44.6	53.4	64.1				53.6	54.1	49.3	48.4				50.7	34.4		94.7%	1.3%	$12,104	$1,162	$10,943
Gertie Belle Rogers Elementary - 04	Public	K-5	1301 N Kimball St	Mitchell	57301	Davison County	Mitchell School District 17-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 995-3091	379	28	13.7	41.2%	276 (72.8%)	2 (0.5%)	49 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	49.6	112^th of 203 public elementary schools	44.8%		54.7	145^th of 300 public elementary schools	51.7%	33				44.1	45.6	62.5				50.8	57.6	35.3	51.6				47.6	42.2		95.1%	4.9%	$11,686	$1,139	$10,547
Abbott House High School - 07	Public	9-12	909 Court Merrill St	Mitchell	57301	Davison County	Mitchell School District 17-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 996-2486	18	1	36.0	16.7%	10 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)								(n/a)
Abbott House Elementary - 06	Public	K-8	909 Court Merrill St	Mitchell	57301	Davison County	Mitchell School District 17-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 996-2486	13	4	3.0	38.5%	5 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)								(n/a)
Mount Vernon Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N Main St	Mount Vernon	57363	Davison County	Mount Vernon School District 17-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 236-5237	110	10	11.3	34.5%	100 (90.9%)	5 (4.5%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79.8	24^th of 203 public elementary schools	88.2%		71.6	72^nd of 300 public elementary schools	76.0%	48				64.3	52.6	78.3				66.1	64.3	73.7	60.9				66.1	60.9		100%	0%	$14,720	$1,042	$13,678
Mount Vernon High School- 01	Public	9-12	500 N Main St	Mount Vernon	57363	Davison County	Mount Vernon School District 17-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 236-5237	87	7	13.1	32.2%	81 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64.7	40^th of 130 public high schools	69.2%		78.4	23^rd of 166 public high schools	86.1%	17	46.2	46.2	53.9																			$13,659	$282	$13,376
Mount Vernon Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	500 N Main St	Mount Vernon	57363	Davison County	Mount Vernon School District 17-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 236-5237	58	5	12.5	39.7%	55 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83.8	12^th of 151 public middle schools	92.1%		87.2	7^th of 246 public middle schools	97.2%	5							50.0	63.6	75.0	62.9				55.0	63.6	75.0	64.5		75.0			$14,255	$282	$13,973

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