Best Public Schools in Union County, SD

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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
Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04	Public	K-6	409 E 6th St	Alcester	57001	Union County	Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 934-2171	166	14	11.9	33.7%	151 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	67.1	95^th of 300 public elementary schools	68.3%		54.1	97^th of 201 public elementary schools	51.7%	2	58.3	58.3	63.0	53.9					58.4	54.2	62.5	40.7	53.8					52.5	44.5				$13,589	$650	$12,939
Alcester-Hudson High School - 01	Public	9-12	409 E 6th St	Alcester	57001	Union County	Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 934-1890	99	9	11.3	26.3%	90 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	65.5	56^th of 166 public high schools	66.3%		9.4	126^th of 141 public high schools	10.6%	70							80.8	0.0	77.8							26.9	0.0	25.9			57.7	59.3	$13,777	$96	$13,681
Alcester-Hudson Junior High - 03	Public	7-8	409 E 6th St	Alcester	57001	Union County	Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 934-1890	53	5	11.6	37.7%	44 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.7%)	47	144^th of 246 public middle schools	41.5%		24.4	119^th of 147 public middle schools	19.0%	25					58.3	34.5			45.3					45.8	24.1			34.0		31.0			$10,130	$42	$10,088
Beresford Elementary - 02	Public	K-5	209 S 4th St	Beresford	57004	Union County	Beresford School District 61-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 763-5012	273	20	13.3	28.9%	220 (80.6%)	1 (0.4%)	30 (11.0%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	67.2	94^th of 300 public elementary schools	68.7%		67.3	54^th of 201 public elementary schools	73.1%	40	50.0	77.6	55.3						61.3	58.7	61.2	38.3						52.8	46.8				$12,077	$539	$11,538
Beresford High School - 01	Public	9-12	301 W Maple St	Beresford	57004	Union County	Beresford School District 61-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 763-2145	222	15	14.7	18.5%	199 (89.6%)	2 (0.9%)	17 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	45.4	98^th of 166 public high schools	41.0%		43.2	83^rd of 141 public high schools	41.1%	15							55.2									17.2					55.2		$13,022	$00	$13,022
Beresford Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	205 W Maple St	Beresford	57004	Union County	Beresford School District 61-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 763-2139	153	10	14.9	22.2%	137 (89.5%)	2 (1.3%)	13 (8.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.9	136^th of 246 public middle schools	44.7%		13.4	134^th of 147 public middle schools	8.8%	2				45.6	42.3	53.2			46.8				33.3	25.0	38.3			32.1		42.6			$11,784	$00	$11,784
Elk Point-Jefferson Elementary - 02	Public	K-5	500 S Franklin St	Elk Point	57025	Union County	Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 356-5801	334	26	12.8	17.1%	302 (90.4%)	5 (1.5%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	53.2	156^th of 300 public elementary schools	48.0%		37.8	136^th of 201 public elementary schools	32.3%	20	48.3	34.7	41.4						41.9	51.7	36.7	44.8						44.9	55.2				$7,538	$44	$7,495
Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01	Public	9-12	402 S Douglas St	Elk Point	57025	Union County	Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 356-5901	212	15	13.6	15.1%	195 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	86.4	10^th of 166 public high schools	94.0%		91.1	5^th of 141 public high schools	96.5%	5							77.8									53.7					74.1		$14,603	$660	$13,943
Elk Point-Jefferson Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	402 S Douglas St	Elk Point	57025	Union County	Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 356-5901	151	9	16.2	19.2%	134 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	63.6	81^st of 246 public middle schools	67.1%		47.4	82^nd of 147 public middle schools	44.2%	1				40.0	45.5	54.2			46.3				40.0	59.1	64.6			53.7		56.3			$14,638	$270	$14,368
Dakota Valley Elementary - 02	Public	K-3	80 Northshore Dr	North Sioux City	57049	Union County	Dakota Valley School District 61-8	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 422-3840	386	30	12.9	15.8%	284 (73.6%)	6 (1.6%)	44 (11.4%)	16 (4.1%)	10 (2.6%)	5 (1.3%)	21 (5.4%)								(n/a)	48.9									54.5													$12,663	$797	$11,866
Dakota Valley High School - 01	Public	9-12	1150 Northshore Dr	North Sioux City	57049	Union County	Dakota Valley School District 61-8	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 422-3820	431	26	16.4	13.2%	344 (79.8%)	10 (2.3%)	36 (8.4%)	7 (1.6%)	7 (1.6%)	6 (1.4%)	21 (4.9%)	75.5	30^th of 166 public high schools	81.9%		71.5	34^th of 141 public high schools	75.9%	4							76.5									46.1					55.9		$12,756	$583	$12,174
Dakota Valley Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	1150 Northshore Dr	North Sioux City	57049	Union County	Dakota Valley School District 61-8	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 422-3830	345	20	17.0	12.5%	257 (74.5%)	7 (2.0%)	35 (10.1%)	12 (3.5%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.9%)	26 (7.5%)	77.9	28^th of 246 public middle schools	88.6%		76.9	25^th of 147 public middle schools	83.0%	3				69.4	73.7	67.6			70.3				53.2	59.3	51.9			54.9		50.0			$11,293	$568	$10,724
Dakota Valley Upper Elementary - 04	Public	4-5	1150 Northshore Dr	North Sioux City	57049	Union County	Dakota Valley School District 61-8	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 422-3830	179	13	13.9	16.2%	127 (70.9%)	4 (2.2%)	27 (15.1%)	4 (2.2%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.1%)	63.7	113^th of 300 public elementary schools	62.3%		65.4	62^nd of 201 public elementary schools	69.2%	51		54.7	61.5						58.3		50.0	39.6						44.5	45.8				$11,721	$568	$11,153

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