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Aberdeen School District 06-1

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At a glance

83^rdof 126 South Dakota districts▼ 7

Better than 34% of South Dakota districts

Elementary 6 Middle 2 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

1224 3rd St S
Aberdeen, SD 57401·(605) 725-7111·All South Dakota district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 34.1% of districts

Schools

4,233

Students

Top rankedC C Lee Elementary - 0532^nd of 203 South Dakota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

O M Tiffany Elementary - 11 up 76 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lincoln Elementary - 08 8.1 students per teacher

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Summary:

Aberdeen School District 06-1 serves the Aberdeen area through nine schools: six elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school. The six elementary schools averaged 52% in math in 2025–2026, above the state’s 44%, while averaging 48% in English language arts (ELA), just below the state’s 49%. The most important finding for families comparing schools is that the district’s strong elementary math average is not shared evenly: C C Lee Elementary is a standout, while results vary widely elsewhere.

C C Lee Elementary had the area’s highest elementary all-grades results, with 58% in ELA and 74% in math—about 9 and 31 percentage points above the state, respectively. At the other end, May Overby Elementary had the lowest elementary ELA result at 39%, and Simmons Elementary had the lowest elementary math result at 39%. Among the middle schools, Holgate Middle School led Simmons Middle School by 4 points in ELA and 6 in math, and scored above the state in both subjects. Central High School - 01 was below state results in all three ACT subjects, by 5 to 7 points; its ACT results are a separate comparison from the elementary and middle schools’ Smarter Balanced results.

Elementary math improved on average from 50% in 2024–2025 to 52% in 2025–2026, while ELA slipped slightly, from 48.2% to 47.9%. O M Tiffany Elementary made notable gains, up 11 points in ELA and 9 in math, while C C Lee Elementary remained especially strong in math at 74%. SchoolDigger ranked C C Lee at the 84th percentile and Holgate at the 54th percentile statewide. As context, free/reduced lunch eligible figures for 2024–2025 were 18% at C C Lee and 54% at May Overby; Lincoln Elementary, at 61%, still scored above the state in both all-grades subjects. These figures offer context, not an explanation for results.

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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)	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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	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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th 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
C C Lee Elementary - 05	Public	K-5	1900 N State St	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 725-7500	356	24	14.8	17.7%	289 (81.2%)	6 (1.7%)	9 (2.5%)	6 (1.7%)	21 (5.9%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (6.5%)	75.6	32^nd of 203 public elementary schools	84.2%		83.2	19^th of 300 public elementary schools	93.7%	13				45.2	67.7	60.7				58.0	61.3	84.6	77.1				74.5	52.5		97.9%	2.1%	$11,724	$325	$11,399
Central High School - 01	Public	9-12	2200 S Roosevelt St	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 725-8100	1,384	80	17.2	33.8%	1,022 (73.8%)	31 (2.2%)	121 (8.7%)	38 (2.7%)	93 (6.7%)	9 (0.7%)	70 (5.1%)	29	99^th of 130 public high schools	23.8%		46.1	97^th of 166 public high schools	41.6%	2	41.1	26.8	40.1																			$10,660	$445	$10,215
Holgate Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	2200 N Dakota St	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 725-7700	497	34	14.4	31.2%	376 (75.7%)	6 (1.2%)	30 (6.0%)	17 (3.4%)	25 (5.0%)	5 (1.0%)	38 (7.6%)	56.3	69^th of 151 public middle schools	54.3%		67.5	65^th of 246 public middle schools	73.6%	4							40.6	48.5	66.0	51.3				38.8	49.1	53.9	47.0		43.6			$11,438	$325	$11,114
Lincoln Elementary - 08	Public	PK, KG-5	414 S 10th St	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7200	233	28	8.1	60.5%	143 (61.4%)	5 (2.1%)	31 (13.3%)	25 (10.7%)	19 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	49.3	114^th of 203 public elementary schools	43.8%		64.5	107^th of 300 public elementary schools	64.3%	7				72.7	45.9	41.0				54.2	86.4	43.3	33.3				55.8	23.1		91.4%	8.6%	$12,897	$2,283	$10,615
May Overby Elementary - 09	Public	K-5	612 14th Ave SE	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7300	327	29	11.4	53.5%	197 (60.2%)	14 (4.3%)	43 (13.1%)	19 (5.8%)	22 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.5%)	32.8	153^rd of 203 public elementary schools	24.6%		44	185^th of 300 public elementary schools	38.3%	32				53.6	37.8	26.2				38.9	69.7	33.3	27.9				43.8	23.0		94.2%	1.9%	$13,095	$1,647	$11,448
O M Tiffany Elementary - 11	Public	K-5	819 8th Ave NE	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7400	304	24	12.9	55.3%	192 (63.2%)	8 (2.6%)	51 (16.8%)	7 (2.3%)	18 (5.9%)	5 (1.6%)	23 (7.6%)	48	119^th of 203 public elementary schools	41.4%		40.7	195^th of 300 public elementary schools	35.0%	76				56.6	46.4	48.9				50.6	58.5	51.8	40.4				50.6	29.8		97.9%	2.1%	$11,808	$1,055	$10,753
Simmons Elementary - 10	Public	K-5	1500 S 3rd St	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7600	386	30	12.6	48.2%	261 (67.6%)	8 (2.1%)	69 (17.9%)	8 (2.1%)	12 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	25 (6.5%)	35.1	148^th of 203 public elementary schools	27.1%		50.2	165^th of 300 public elementary schools	45.0%	17				38.6	36.0	54.0				41.5	52.9	26.7	40.0				39.5	42.0		91.5%	8.5%	$11,490	$966	$10,524
Simmons Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	1300 S 3rd St	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 725-7900	464	31	14.9	48.5%	288 (62.1%)	13 (2.8%)	51 (11.0%)	25 (5.4%)	41 (8.8%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (9.5%)	44.2	90^th of 151 public middle schools	40.4%		53.4	120^th of 246 public middle schools	51.2%	30							48.3	41.5	51.4	47.0				39.6	42.8	41.7	41.4		34.0			$11,702	$325	$11,377
Mike Miller Elementary - 07	Public	K-5	3010 Milwaukee Ave NE	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7800	282	21	13.6	40.8%	192 (68.1%)	4 (1.4%)	38 (13.5%)	11 (3.9%)	12 (4.3%)	2 (0.7%)	23 (8.2%)	41.2	135^th of 203 public elementary schools	33.5%		41.1	194^th of 300 public elementary schools	35.3%	59				31.8	36.0	67.5				44.0	40.9	34.0	70.0				47.0	40.0		92.9%	7.1%	$11,172	$739	$10,434

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hub Area Multi-District	2.22 mi	1
School District School For The Blind & Visually Impaired	2.37 mi	2
Warner School District 06-5	11.2 mi	3	1^st
Groton Area School District 06-6	18.34 mi	3	6^th
Leola School District 44-2	18.57 mi	6

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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.