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Best Public Schools in Grant County, SD

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the South Dakota Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the South Dakota Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

973

Students

Top rankedMilbank Elementary - 0347^th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Milbank High School - 01 up 19 spots statewide this year

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Newly ranked this year

Blue Sky Colony - 04

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Ranking:

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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 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	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Milbank Elementary - 03	Public	PK, KG-5	507 S 9th St	Milbank	57252	Grant County	Milbank School District 25-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 432-6615	408	34	11.9	38.5%	311 (76.2%)	1 (0.2%)	80 (19.6%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	75.4	47^th of 300 public elementary schools	84.3%		75	39^th of 201 public elementary schools	80.6%	8	54.8	57.8	79.1					64.3	56.5	67.2	52.2					58.6	64.2				$13,631	$1,644	$11,987
Milbank High School - 01	Public	9-12	1001 E Park Ave	Milbank	57252	Grant County	Milbank School District 25-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 432-5546	333	27	12.2	29.4%	273 (82.0%)	5 (1.5%)	38 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	71.5	38^th of 166 public high schools	77.1%		59.4	57^th of 141 public high schools	59.6%	19							73.3								45.4				52.3		$14,206	$787	$13,420
Milbank Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	1001 E Park Ave	Milbank	57252	Grant County	Milbank School District 25-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 432-5519	222	17	12.9	26.6%	179 (80.6%)	1 (0.5%)	29 (13.1%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	71.3	49^th of 246 public middle schools	80.1%		65.5	38^th of 147 public middle schools	74.1%	11				59.4	68.8	60.3		63.1				47.8	61.3	42.5		50.9		46.6			$13,672	$698	$12,974
Blue Sky Colony - 04	Public	K-8	15765 484th Ave	Revillo	57252	Grant County	Milbank School District 25-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 432-6615	10	1	10.0		10 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.5	249^th of 300 public elementary schools	17.0%					(n/a)	50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		100.0		28.6	50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		14.3	0.0	0.0		0.0

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.