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Howard School District 48-3

At a glance

10^thof 147 South Dakota districts▲ 3

Better than 93% of South Dakota districts

Elementary 2 Middle 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

201 N Minnie St
Howard, SD 57349·(605) 772-4443·All South Dakota district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 93.2% of districts

Schools

356

Students

5-star school

Top rankedHoward High School - 012^nd of 166 South Dakota high schools

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Biggest riser

Howard Junior High - 05 up 20 spots statewide this year

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Newly ranked this year

Shannon Colony Elementary - 08

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Summary:

The Howard School District 48-3 in South Dakota is a high-performing district with 4 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The district as a whole is ranked 10 out of 147 school districts in the state and is rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

The standout school in the district is Howard High School - 01, which has consistently ranked among the top 5 high schools in the state over the past 3 school years, with a #1 ranking in 2023-2024. It has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and impressive student outcomes, including a 95.65% proficiency rate in English Language Arts and an 86.96% proficiency rate in Mathematics for 11th grade students in 2024-2025. Another standout school is Howard Elementary - 02, which has ranked in the top 32 elementary schools in the state over the past 3 years and maintains a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, with particularly strong performance in Mathematics.

The schools in the Howard School District 48-3 have relatively low rates of free/reduced-price lunch recipients, which may contribute to their strong academic performance. However, the Howard Junior High - 05 has a higher rate than the other schools, which could be an area to investigate further. Spending per student also varies across the schools, with the high school spending the most and the middle school spending the least, which could be an interesting area to analyze in relation to the schools' academic outcomes.

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Ranking:

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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 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 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
Howard Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	201 N Minnie St	Howard	57349	Miner County	Howard School District 48-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 772-4443	158	12	13.0	16.5%	151 (95.6%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80.1	31^st of 300 public elementary schools	89.7%		79.3	28^th of 201 public elementary schools	86.1%	3	77.8	47.1	64.3					63.3	88.9	64.7	85.7					79.6	50.0				$14,225	$1,182	$13,042
Howard High School - 01	Public	9-12	500 N Section Line	Howard	57349	Miner County	Howard School District 48-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 772-5515	96	10	9.9	12.5%	92 (95.8%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97.4	2^nd of 166 public high schools	98.8%		95.5	1^st of 141 public high schools	99.3%	1							95.7								87.0				82.6		$18,296	$426	$17,870
Howard Junior High - 05	Public	6-8	500 N Section Line	Howard	57349	Miner County	Howard School District 48-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 772-5515	75	5	16.4	17.3%	69 (92.0%)	1 (1.3%)	5 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78.5	26^th of 246 public middle schools	89.4%		63.4	46^th of 147 public middle schools	68.7%	20				60.0	70.0	64.0		64.3				44.0	65.0	72.0		60.0		64.0			$13,287	$426	$12,861
Shannon Colony Elementary - 08	Public	K-8	43945 235th St.	Winfred	57076	Miner County	Howard School District 48-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 772-4443	27	2	11.9		27 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.4	99^th of 300 public elementary schools	67.0%					(n/a)	40.0		50.0	66.7	50.0	66.7		52.9	80.0		50.0	100.0	25.0	100.0		70.6	0.0	66.7		40.0	$13,770	$426	$13,344

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chester Area School District 39-1	13.49 mi	7	108^th
Madison Central School District 39-2	20.23 mi	3	38^th
McCook Central School District 43-7	20.97 mi	4	98^th
Montrose School District 43-2	21.09 mi	4	13^th
Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6	23.54 mi	6	139^th

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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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