Groton Area School District 06-6

Summary:

The Groton Area School District 06-6 in South Dakota is home to three high-performing schools: Groton Area Elementary - 02, Groton Area High School - 01, and Groton Area Middle School - 04. The district as a whole is ranked 14 out of 147 school districts in South Dakota and is rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Groton Area Elementary - 02 stands out as an exceptional school, consistently ranking in the top 50 elementary schools in the state and outperforming the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. Groton Area High School - 01 is also a strong performer, ranking in the top 30 high schools in South Dakota and boasting an impressive 86.4% four-year graduation rate.

While Groton Area Middle School - 04 has more mixed results, the Groton Area School District 06-6 as a whole appears to be a high-performing district, with all three schools ranking in the top half of their respective school types in the state. This suggests the district is effectively supporting student achievement across all grade levels.

District Detail

502 N 2nd St
Groton, SD 57445

(605) 397-2351

SchoolDigger Rank:
14^th of 147 South Dakota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 578

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Groton Area High School - 01	Public	9-12	502 N 2nd St	Groton	57445	Brown County	Groton Area School District 06-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 397-8381	168	13	12.5	11.9%	162 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	79.4	22^nd of 166 public high schools	86.7%		76.1	28^th of 141 public high schools	80.1%	6							86.4								43.2				59.1	$14,482	$00	$14,482
Groton Area Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	810 N 1st St	Groton	57445	Brown County	Groton Area School District 06-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 397-2317	278	20	13.6	23.4%	251 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	77.3	38^th of 300 public elementary schools	87.3%		70.3	49^th of 201 public elementary schools	75.6%	11	77.3	65.9	63.3					68.7	81.8	65.9	46.9					64.2	46.9			$11,705	$617	$11,088
Groton Area Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	502 N 2nd St	Groton	57445	Brown County	Groton Area School District 06-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 397-8381	132	10	12.9	18.9%	123 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	66.8	69^th of 246 public middle schools	72.0%		64.1	42^nd of 147 public middle schools	71.4%	27				45.3	60.5	67.5		56.5				52.8	44.7	42.5		47.3		55.0		$10,504	$00	$10,504

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Northwestern Area School District 56-7	13.72 mi	6	103^rd
Aberdeen School District 06-1	16.76 mi	9	76^th
Langford Area School District 45-5	16.8 mi	4	114^th
School District School For The Blind & Visually Impaired	18.33 mi	2
Hub Area Multi-District	19.28 mi	1

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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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