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Best Public Schools in Hand 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

483

Students

Top rankedMiller Elementary - 0246^th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Miller Junior High - 04 up 8 spots statewide this year

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Newly ranked this year

Millerdale Colony Elementary - 11

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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 12th 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
Miller Elementary - 02	Public	K-6	623 E 4th St	Miller	57362	Hand County	Miller School District 29-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 853-2711	231	21	10.8	22.5%	213 (92.2%)	2 (0.9%)	13 (5.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75.8	46^th of 300 public elementary schools	84.7%		87.3	11^th of 201 public elementary schools	94.5%	35	75.0	75.0	58.3	50.0					62.9	58.3	79.2	63.9	56.3					63.8	50.0				$13,505	$673	$12,832
Miller High School - 01	Public	9-12	623 E 4th St	Miller	57362	Hand County	Miller School District 29-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 853-2455	141	13	10.8	11.3%	131 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	1 (0.7%)	34.9	123^rd of 166 public high schools	25.9%		45.1	81^st of 141 public high schools	42.6%	42							51.2	0.0	50.0							20.9	0.0	20.5			39.5	38.6	$13,862	$506	$13,355
Millerdale Colony Elementary - 11	Public	K-8	35350 206th St	Miller	57362	Hand County	Miller School District 29-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 853-2711	37	1	37.0		37 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.9	299^th of 300 public elementary schools	0.3%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	$12,839	$648	$12,191
Miller Junior High - 04	Public	7-8	623 E 4th St	Miller	57362	Hand County	Miller School District 29-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 853-2455	74	5	14.6	28.4%	69 (93.2%)	2 (2.7%)	3 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71.8	47^th of 246 public middle schools	80.9%		59.4	55^th of 147 public middle schools	62.6%	8					80.0	50.0			66.2					55.0	38.2			47.3		55.9			$11,036	$296	$10,740

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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.