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Best Public Schools in Mellette County, SD

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420

Students

Top rankedWhite River Middle School - 04201^st of 246 South Dakota middle schools

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Norris Elementary - 08

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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	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Norris Elementary - 08	Public	K-5	331 School Loop	Norris	57560	Mellette County	White River School District 47-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 462-6455	43	5	8.6	93.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (95.3%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10.1	280^th of 300 public elementary schools	6.7%					(n/a)	11.1	14.3	0.0					9.5	11.1	0.0	0.0					4.8	20.0			$19,333	$2,035	$17,298
White River Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	501 E 3rd St	White River	57579	Mellette County	White River School District 47-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 259-3137	172	16	11.0	98.3%	33 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	118 (68.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.9%)	21	248^th of 300 public elementary schools	17.3%		10.8	184^th of 201 public elementary schools	8.5%	64	12.5	32.1	21.4					22.7	16.7	35.7	7.1					22.7	7.1			$15,296	$3,793	$11,503
White River High School - 01	Public	9-12	501 E 3rd St	White River	57579	Mellette County	White River School District 47-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 259-3136	112	12	9.3	97.3%	13 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.4%)	11.5	156^th of 166 public high schools	6.0%		10.9	125^th of 141 public high schools	11.3%	31							42.9								4.8				9.5	$18,338	$1,799	$16,538
White River Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	501 E 3rd St	White River	57579	Mellette County	White River School District 47-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 259-3135	93	8	11.6	96.8%	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)	22.1	201^st of 246 public middle schools	18.3%		5	144^th of 147 public middle schools	2.0%	57				37.0	20.0	16.1		23.9				29.6	13.3	6.5		15.9		16.1		$16,410	$3,270	$13,140

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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.