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Best Public Schools in Potter County, SD

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Top rankedHoven Junior High - 0317^th of 246 South Dakota middle schools

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Hoven Elementary - 02 and 1 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	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
Gettysburg Elementary - 02	Public	K-5	100 E King Ave	Gettysburg	57442	Potter County	Gettysburg School District 53-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 765-2438	88	9	9.3	30.7%	67 (76.1%)	2 (2.3%)	8 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	3 (3.4%)	5 (5.7%)	74.9	52^nd of 300 public elementary schools	82.7%		75.5	36^th of 201 public elementary schools	82.1%	16	61.9	57.1	68.4						63.0	52.4	57.1	63.2						57.4	68.4				$13,367	$894	$12,473
Gettysburg High School - 01	Public	9-12	100 E King Ave	Gettysburg	57442	Potter County	Gettysburg School District 53-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 765-2436	72	7	10.7	15.3%	64 (88.9%)	1 (1.4%)	5 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77	25^th of 166 public high schools	84.9%		91	7^th of 141 public high schools	95.0%	18							73.7									57.9					52.6		$16,651	$743	$15,909
Gettysburg Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	100 E King Ave	Gettysburg	57442	Potter County	Gettysburg School District 53-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 765-2436	54	3	16.2	24.1%	50 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	75.3	34^th of 246 public middle schools	86.2%		88.3	8^th of 147 public middle schools	94.6%	26				65.0	64.3	52.6			60.4				45.0	64.3	63.2			56.6		63.2			$11,098	$422	$10,676
Hoven Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-6	551 S Main St	Hoven	57450	Potter County	Hoven School District 53-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 948-2252	69	9	7.8	33.3%	68 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70.5	82^nd of 300 public elementary schools	72.7%					(n/a)	66.7	44.4	62.5	44.4					55.3	66.7	44.4	62.5	55.6					57.9	87.5				$20,779	$1,580	$19,199
Hoven High School - 01	Public	9-12	98 5th Ave W	Hoven	57450	Potter County	Hoven School District 53-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 948-2252	29	5	5.5	31.0%	28 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.4	72^nd of 166 public high schools	56.6%					(n/a)							83.3	100.0	85.7							33.3	100.0	42.9			33.3	42.9
Hoven Junior High - 03	Public	7-8	98 5th Ave W	Hoven	57450	Potter County	Hoven School District 53-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 948-2252	14	1	9.7	28.6%	13 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81.4	17^th of 246 public middle schools	93.1%		96.2	1^st of 147 public middle schools	99.3%	16					62.5	85.7			73.3					62.5	57.2			60.0		57.2			$19,914	$679	$19,236

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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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