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Best Public Schools in Hanson 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

581

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedHanson High School - 0117^th of 166 South Dakota high schools

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Biggest riser

Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01 up 30 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01 9.6 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Rockport Colony Elementary- 10 and 3 more

SchoolDigger ratings

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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
Millbrook Colony Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	41659 256th St	Mitchell	57311	Hanson County	Hanson School District 30-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 239-4387	6	1	5.4		6 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72.6	66^th of 300 public elementary schools	78.0%					(n/a)	0.0		100.0		100.0			75.0	100.0		50.0		100.0			75.0	50.0
Hanson High School - 01	Public	9-12	230 6th St	Alexandria	57311	Hanson County	Hanson School District 30-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 239-4387	122	10	12.3	13.1%	117 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	82.6	17^th of 166 public high schools	89.8%		80.1	22^nd of 141 public high schools	84.4%	5							89.3								50.0				57.1		$11,110	$83	$11,027
Hanson Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	230 6th St	Alexandria	57311	Hanson County	Hanson School District 30-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 239-4387	71	5	13.8	21.1%	65 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.6%)	81.2	20^th of 246 public middle schools	91.9%		83.8	14^th of 147 public middle schools	90.5%	6				76.2	85.7	70.4		76.8				57.1	61.9	51.9		56.5		51.9			$10,705	$83	$10,622
Oaklane Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	26730 423rd Ave	Alexandria	57311	Hanson County	Hanson School District 30-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 239-4387	30	2	15.0		30 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.3	286^th of 300 public elementary schools	4.7%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0	20.0	50.0	57.2		31.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	50.0	28.6		15.8	0.0	42.9		33.3	$10,937	$952	$9,984
Hanson Elementary - 06	Public	PK, KG-5	230 6th St	Alexandria	57311	Hanson County	Hanson School District 30-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 239-4387	151	11	14.2	25.2%	137 (90.7%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	79.7	32^nd of 300 public elementary schools	89.3%		77.5	32^nd of 201 public elementary schools	84.1%		77.8	50.0	73.7					69.4	88.9	56.3	57.9					71.0	47.4				$11,417	$528	$10,888
Hanson Colony Alternative High School - 07	Public, Virtual	9-12	41659 256th St	Mitchell	57311	Hanson County	Hanson School District 30-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(605) 239-4387	4	0	19.0		4 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.5	47^th of 166 public high schools	71.7%					(n/a)							100.0								0.0				100.0
Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01	Public	9-12	130 N 6th St	Emery	57332	Hanson County	Bridgewater-Emery 30-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 449-4271	100	10	9.6	34.0%	91 (91.0%)	1 (1.0%)	3 (3.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	68.2	46^th of 166 public high schools	72.3%		50.1	76^th of 141 public high schools	46.1%	30							61.5								46.2				57.7		$17,066	$381	$16,684
Bridgewater-Emery Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	130 N 6th St	Emery	57332	Hanson County	Bridgewater-Emery 30-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 449-4271	85	6	13.4	25.9%	77 (90.6%)	1 (1.2%)	3 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.7%)	67.9	63^rd of 246 public middle schools	74.4%		61.8	51^st of 147 public middle schools	65.3%	12				59.4	50.0	64.0		57.5				56.3	36.7	56.0		49.4		52.0			$13,117	$112	$13,005
Rockport Colony Elementary- 10	Public	K-8	25209 Rockport Rd	Alexandria	57311	Hanson County	Mitchell School District 17-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 239-4214	12	1	9.0		12 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74	60^th of 300 public elementary schools	80.0%					(n/a)		100.0		50.0		66.7		70.0		66.7		50.0		100.0		70.0		33.3			$13,839	$1,826	$12,014

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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.