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Best Public Schools in Lawrence County, SD

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3,205

Students

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5-star schools

Top rankedWhitewood Elementary - 049^th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Spearfish High School - 01 up 14 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 9 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Elm Springs Elementary - 13 and 3 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 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
Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03	Public	K-5	716 Main St	Deadwood	57732	Lawrence County	Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 717-3884	243	27	9.0	21.4%	221 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.2%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	49.5	167^th of 300 public elementary schools	44.3%		36.1	139^th of 201 public elementary schools	30.8%	28	34.6	47.6	52.5						44.0	44.2	47.6	32.5						41.8	42.5				$19,853	$2,133	$17,719
Lead-Deadwood Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	234 S Main St	Lead	57754	Lawrence County	Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 717-3898	139	15	9.5	25.2%	111 (79.9%)	1 (0.7%)	12 (8.6%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	47.6	140^th of 246 public middle schools	43.1%		55.7	64^th of 147 public middle schools	56.5%	76				37.5	42.0	51.2			43.2				35.4	36.0	39.0			36.7		34.2			$19,579	$489	$19,090
Lead-Deadwood High School - 01	Public	9-12	320 S Main St	Lead	57754	Lawrence County	Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 717-3899	211	20	10.7	19.4%	180 (85.3%)	2 (0.9%)	12 (5.7%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	54.4	86^th of 166 public high schools	48.2%		40.8	88^th of 141 public high schools	37.6%	2							61.5									32.7					48.1		$18,749	$535	$18,214
Lead-Deadwood Career & Technical Education - 10	Public	9-12	22023 Job Corps Ctr	Nemo	57759	Lawrence County	Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 578-2371	54	6	8.4	94.4%	21 (38.9%)	2 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	30 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.1	134^th of 166 public high schools	19.3%					(n/a)							44.4	50.0	45.5							0.0	0.0	0.0			44.4	45.5
West Elementary - 03	Public	1-2	920 W King St	Spearfish	57783	Lawrence County	Spearfish School District 40-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 717-1205	322	31	10.5	17.1%	283 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)								(n/a)																							$11,874	$1,519	$10,355
Creekside Elementary - 07	Public	3-5	2325 N Ave	Spearfish	57783	Lawrence County	Spearfish School District 40-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 717-1210	553	36	15.4	23.0%	478 (86.4%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.3%)	5 (0.9%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.5%)	66.2	101^st of 300 public elementary schools	66.3%		62.9	68^th of 201 public elementary schools	66.2%	33	50.8	57.1	64.4						57.2	53.4	56.5	46.0						52.0	50.6				$9,983	$727	$9,256
Spearfish Middle School - 05	Public	6-8	1600 N Canyon	Spearfish	57783	Lawrence County	Spearfish School District 40-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 717-1215	545	37	14.8	17.8%	476 (87.3%)	3 (0.6%)	26 (4.8%)	7 (1.3%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.0%)	66.1	75^th of 246 public middle schools	69.5%		53.9	68^th of 147 public middle schools	53.7%	7				55.8	58.9	50.8			55.1				52.1	48.9	45.4			48.7		47.5			$10,139	$231	$9,908
Spearfish High School - 01	Public	9-12	1725 N Main	Spearfish	57783	Lawrence County	Spearfish School District 40-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 717-1212	787	47	16.8	16.1%	675 (85.8%)	9 (1.1%)	36 (4.6%)	11 (1.4%)	24 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (3.8%)	68.9	44^th of 166 public high schools	73.5%		59.3	58^th of 141 public high schools	58.9%	14							68.1	100.0	68.2							38.2	100.0	38.5			60.2	60.4	$9,838	$265	$9,574
Mountain View Elementary - 08	Public	K	400 E Hudson	Spearfish	57783	Lawrence County	Spearfish School District 40-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 717-1209	168	14	11.7	20.8%	133 (79.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.9%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.3%)								(n/a)																							$11,926	$949	$10,978
Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills Elementary - 09	Public	4-8	2519 Windmill Dr	Spearfish	57783	Lawrence County	Spearfish School District 40-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 717-1229	2	3	.7		1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.7	238^th of 246 public middle schools	3.3%					(n/a)						0.0									0.0					0.0
Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills High School - 10	Public	9-12	2519 Windmill Dr	Spearfish	57783	Lawrence County	Spearfish School District 40-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 717-1229	21	3	6.7	14.3%	12 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (14.3%)								(n/a)
Whitewood Elementary - 04	Public	PK, KG-5	603 Garfield St	Whitewood	57793	Lawrence County	Meade School District 46-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 269-2264	138	10	13.5	47.1%	125 (90.6%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	85.6	9^th of 300 public elementary schools	97.0%		84.9	18^th of 201 public elementary schools	91.0%	9	46.2	68.8	90.5						72.0	76.9	68.8	85.7						78.0	66.7				$13,288	$1,441	$11,847
Elm Springs Elementary - 13	Public	K-8	21309 Elm Springs Rd	Wasta	57793	Lawrence County	Meade School District 46-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 269-2264	10	1	7.1	30.0%	10 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81.7	23^rd of 300 public elementary schools	92.3%					(n/a)		50.0		66.7		50.0			57.2		100.0		66.7		0.0			57.2		0.0
Atall Elementary - 17	Public	K-8	16375 Atall Rd	Union Center	57793	Lawrence County	Meade School District 46-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 269-2264	12	1	8.6	25.0%	12 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57	140^th of 300 public elementary schools	53.3%					(n/a)	100.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	33.3	100.0			50.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	100.0	33.3	100.0			62.5	0.0	0.0		0.0
Black Hills Academy at Canyon Hills High School - 07	Public	9-12	2519 Windmill Dr	Spearfish	57783	Lawrence County	Black Hills Special Services Cooperative	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 347-4467	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Black Hills Academy at Canyon Hills - 08	Public	4-8	2519 Windmill Dr	Spearfish	57783	Lawrence County	Black Hills Special Services Cooperative	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 347-4467	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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