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Best Elementary Schools in Union County, SD

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At a glance

Schools

1,338

Students

Districts

Top rankedBeresford Elementary - 0294^th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools

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Smallest classes

Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04 11.9 students per teacher

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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)	Vaccination (2024-25)		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 (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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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	78.9%	10.5%	$13,589	$650	$12,939
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	89.2%	10.8%	$12,077	$539	$11,538
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	98%	2%	$7,538	$44	$7,495
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						97.7%	2.3%	$12,663	$797	$11,866
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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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.