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Best Public Schools in Spink County, SD

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At a glance

Schools

1,066

Students

Districts

Top rankedNorthwestern Elementary - 0457^th of 203 South Dakota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Northwestern Elementary - 04 up 76 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Redfield High School - 01 10.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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12 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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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
Hitchcock-Tulare High School - 01	Public	9-12	401 4th Ave	Tulare	57476	Spink County	Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 596-4171	58	7	8.1	19.0%	55 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.3	70^th of 130 public high schools	46.2%		28.7	136^th of 166 public high schools	18.1%	66	41.2	47.1	41.2																				$17,548	$00	$17,548
Hitchcock-Tulare Junior High School - 02	Public	7-8	401 4th Ave	Tulare	57476	Spink County	Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 596-4171	19	2	9.1	26.3%	19 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										43.8							25.0						$15,881	$00	$15,881
Spink Colony Elementary - 03	Public	K-8	18206 Spink Ln	Frankfort	57476	Spink County	Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 266-2151	21	3	8.0	—	21 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										42.9							71.4						$16,183	$00	$16,183
Glendale Colony Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	17866 Glendale Dr	Frankfort	57476	Spink County	Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 266-2151	22	3	8.4	—	22 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										40.0							60.0				0%	100%	$15,817	$00	$15,817
Doland Elementary - 03	Public	PK, KG-6	405 N Humphrey Dr	Doland	57436	Spink County	Doland School District 56-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 635-6241	63	7	8.4	42.9%	59 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					60.0					51.7		50.0					44.8				100%	0%	$16,873	$1,232	$15,641
Doland High School - 01	Public	9-12	405 N Humphrey Dr	Doland	57436	Spink County	Doland School District 56-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 635-6241	21	5	4.5	23.8%	20 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Doland Junior High - 02	Public	7-8	405 N Humphrey Dr	Doland	57436	Spink County	Doland School District 56-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 635-6241	15	1	10.2	20.0%	14 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										50.0							78.6						$17,038	$63	$16,975
Hillside Colony Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	18248 Hillside Ln	Doland	57436	Spink County	Doland School District 56-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 635-5302	8	1	7.4	—	8 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Clark Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	41181 179th St	Raymond	57258	Spink County	Doland School District 56-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 635-6302	24	2	11.5	—	23 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										66.7							58.3
Camrose Colony Elementary - 06	Public	K-8	16950 400 Ave	Frankfort	57440	Spink County	Doland School District 56-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 635-6302	10	1	9.3	70.0%	10 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Hillside Colony High School - 07	Public	9-12	18248 Hillside Ln	Doland	57436	Spink County	Doland School District 56-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 635-6302	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Northwestern High School - 01	Public	9-12	221 3rd St	Mellette	57461	Spink County	Northwestern Area School District 56-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 887-3467	91	8	11.8	14.3%	87 (95.6%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	19.6	115^th of 130 public high schools	11.5%		80.9	20^th of 166 public high schools	88.0%	95	41.7	20.0	33.3																				$14,315	$71	$14,244
Northwestern Elementary - 04	Public	PK, KG-5	221 3rd St	Mellette	57461	Spink County	Northwestern Area School District 56-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 887-3467	135	10	14.0	19.3%	121 (89.6%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.9%)	68.3	57^th of 203 public elementary schools	71.9%		58.7	133^rd of 300 public elementary schools	55.7%	76				60.7	46.2	63.6				58.7	71.4	53.8	59.1				63.5	40.9			94.7%	5.3%	$12,642	$879	$11,763
Northwestern Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	221 3rd St	Mellette	57461	Spink County	Northwestern Area School District 56-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 887-3467	56	4	12.5	16.1%	50 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	48.2	84^th of 151 public middle schools	44.4%		71.4	48^th of 246 public middle schools	80.5%	36							35.7	45.0	58.1	49.2				35.7	55.0	35.5	41.5		38.7				$12,403	$101	$12,302
Redfield Elementary - 03	Public	PK, KG-5	111 6th Ave E	Redfield	57469	Spink County	Redfield School District 56-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 472-4520	271	24	11.1	33.6%	239 (88.2%)	5 (1.8%)	12 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	49.8	110^th of 203 public elementary schools	45.8%		57.5	136^th of 300 public elementary schools	54.7%	26				48.8	54.8	44.8				50.0	70.7	52.4	31.0				53.6	27.6			99.2%	0%	$14,090	$981	$13,108
Redfield High School - 01	Public	9-12	111 6th Ave E	Redfield	57469	Spink County	Redfield School District 56-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 472-4520	153	14	10.7	19.0%	139 (90.8%)	3 (2.0%)	8 (5.2%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.2	38^th of 130 public high schools	70.8%		74.1	33^rd of 166 public high schools	80.1%	5	48.4	54.8	48.4																				$17,060	$2,371	$14,688
Redfield Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	111 6th Ave E	Redfield	57469	Spink County	Redfield School District 56-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 472-4520	91	10	8.7	28.6%	80 (87.9%)	3 (3.3%)	3 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	48.4	83^rd of 151 public middle schools	45.0%		48.3	138^th of 246 public middle schools	43.9%	55							63.4	56.7	29.6	52.0				63.4	33.3	29.6	44.9		14.8				$14,646	$256	$14,390
Turtle Creek High School - 04	Public	9-12	17267 3rd St	Redfield	57469	Spink County	Redfield School District 56-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 472-4520	8	1	8.8	—	5 (62.5%)	1 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Turtle Creek Elementary School - 06	Public	2-8	17267 3rd St	Redfield	57469	Spink County	Redfield School District 56-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 472-4520	0	0	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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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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