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High Schools in Groton Area School District 06-6

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At a glance

DistrictGroton Area School District 06-66^th of 126 South Dakota districtsFull district overview →

School

168

Students

5-star school

Top rankedGroton Area High School - 015^th of 130 South Dakota high schools

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Biggest riser

Groton Area High School - 01 up 17 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Groton Area School District 06-6 has one high school, Groton Area High School - 01, serving grades 9–12 with 168 students. The school’s 11th-grade results are above South Dakota’s in every reported subject in both years, its clearest overall strength.

Groton Area High School - 01 is the sole school in the list, so there is no meaningful local top or bottom to compare. In 2025–2026, 67% of students were proficient in English language arts, 53% in mathematics and 70% in science—18, 19 and 25 percentage points above state results, respectively. In 2024–2025, proficiency was 86% in English language arts, 43% in mathematics and 59% in science, exceeding state results by 23, 7 and 10 points. Graduation was 100% in 2025–2026, compared with 88% statewide; the dropout rate was 0%, versus 2% statewide.

SchoolDigger’s school ranking improved from 28 of 141 in 2023–2024 to 22 of 166 in 2024–2025 and 5 of 130 in 2025–2026; its district record is 6 of 126 with five stars. The subject with the largest state advantage varied: English language arts in 2024–2025 and science in 2025–2026, while mathematics had the smallest margin in both years. These results are not a simple year-to-year trend, and no school-to-school comparison is possible because the area has only one high school. Context figures include a student–teacher ratio of 12.5 and 11.9% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025.

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Ranking:

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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)	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	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%)	92.4	5^th of 130 public high schools	96.2%		79.4	22^nd of 166 public high schools	86.7%	17	66.7	53.3	70.0	$14,482	$00	$14,482

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Northwestern Area School District 56-7	13.77 mi	4	81^st
Aberdeen School District 06-1	16.76 mi	9	83^rd
Langford Area School District 45-5	16.8 mi	4	27^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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