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Best Public Schools in Sanborn County, SD

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Schools

484

Students

Districts

Top rankedSanborn Central Elementary - 0673^rd of 300 South Dakota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Woonsocket High School - 01 up 33 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Sanborn Central Elementary - 06 11.2 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Sanborn Central High School - 01 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
Sanborn Central High School - 01	Public	9-12	40405 SD Hwy 34	Forestburg	57314	Sanborn County	Sanborn Central School District 55-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 495-4183	33	6	5.4	21.2%	31 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)	66.4	52^nd of 166 public high schools	68.7%					(n/a)							75.0									37.5					50.0
Sanborn Central Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	40405 SD Hwy 34	Forestburg	57314	Sanborn County	Sanborn Central School District 55-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 495-4183	35	4	8.8	25.7%	33 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.7%)	60.4	95^th of 246 public middle schools	61.4%		45.6	87^th of 147 public middle schools	40.8%	8				50.0	27.3	77.8			50.0				43.8	18.2	77.8			44.4		88.9			$14,840	$831	$14,008
Upland Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	24221 412th Ave	Artesian	57314	Sanborn County	Sanborn Central School District 55-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 495-4183	42	3	13.6		42 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.3	232^nd of 300 public elementary schools	22.7%					(n/a)	0.0	100.0	33.3	100.0	100.0	80.0			56.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	50.0	60.0			30.4	0.0	80.0		36.4	$13,976	$1,364	$12,612
Sanborn Central Elementary - 06	Public	PK, KG-5	40405 SD Hwy 34	Forestburg	57314	Sanborn County	Sanborn Central School District 55-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 495-4183	102	9	11.2	19.6%	95 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	4 (3.9%)	71.6	73^rd of 300 public elementary schools	75.7%		62.7	71^st of 201 public elementary schools	64.7%	2	61.1	66.7	60.0						62.2	38.9	66.7	60.0						53.3	66.7				$14,040	$598	$13,442
Woonsocket Elementary - 03	Public	PK, KG-8	101 N 2nd Ave	Woonsocket	57385	Sanborn County	Woonsocket School District 55-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 796-4431	181	13	13.9	40.3%	159 (87.8%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	50	166^th of 300 public elementary schools	44.7%		32.1	149^th of 201 public elementary schools	25.9%	17	58.3	38.1	34.8	18.2	44.4	35.7			36.4	58.3	42.9	47.8	45.5	61.1	57.1			50.9	47.8	28.6		40.5	$11,048	$1,174	$9,874
Woonsocket High School - 01	Public	9-12	101 N 2nd Ave	Woonsocket	57385	Sanborn County	Woonsocket School District 55-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 796-4431	91	7	12.3	30.8%	86 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54.7	85^th of 166 public high schools	48.8%		17.4	118^th of 141 public high schools	16.3%	33							57.1	100.0	58.6							42.9	0.0	41.4			42.9	41.4	$16,853	$712	$16,141

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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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