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Schools in Mellette County, SD

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Schools

420

Students

Top rankedWhite River Elementary - 02168^th of 203 South Dakota elementary schools

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White River Elementary - 02 up 80 spots statewide this year

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SD ACT English Language Arts (2026)	SD ACT Mathematics (2026)	SD ACT Science (2026)	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2026)			Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SD ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SD ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	SD ACT Science 11th Grade	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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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	57579	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%)								(n/a)										17.4							17.4				100%	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	—	33 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	118 (68.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.9%)	24.9	168^th of 203 public elementary schools	17.2%		21	248^th of 300 public elementary schools	17.3%	80				48.3	20.8	38.5				36.7	31.0	37.5	34.6				34.2	26.9			100%	0%	$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%)	3.5	127^th of 130 public high schools	2.3%		11.5	156^th of 166 public high schools	6.0%	29	18.2	13.6																					$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%)	14.6	135^th of 151 public middle schools	10.6%		22.1	201^st of 246 public middle schools	18.3%	66							23.8	48.4	28.0	35.1				23.8	22.6	12.0	19.5		16.0				$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.

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