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Bon Homme School District 04-2


At a glance
59thof 147 South Dakota districts▼ 39
Better than 59% of South Dakota districts
Statewide performance 2003–2025
2025: better than 59.9% of districts
7
Schools
582
Students
1
5-star school
Top rankedTyndall Elementary - 0420th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools
Biggest riser
Tyndall Elementary - 04 up 17 spots statewide this year
Smallest classes
Tyndall Elementary - 04 12.3 students per teacher
Newly ranked this year
Dawson Colony School - 20 and 1 more
SchoolDigger ratings
5★
4★
3★
1★
1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

The Bon Homme School District 04-2 in South Dakota is home to 7 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The district serves a mix of rural and small-town communities, with a range of school sizes and performance levels.

Among the standout schools in the district is Tyndall Elementary - 04, which consistently ranks as one of the top elementary schools in the state. It boasts strong test scores, with over 69% of students proficient in English Language Arts and 74% in Mathematics. Another high-performing school is Dawson Colony School - 20, a small elementary/middle school that ranks 36th out of 300 elementary schools in the state. The district's Bon Homme High School - 01 also stands out, ranking 36th out of 166 high schools and earning a 4-star rating.

However, the district also faces some challenges, such as a high chronic absenteeism rate of 20.2% across all schools. Additionally, there is a significant gap in performance between the highest-performing and lowest-performing elementary schools. The small, rural schools in the district, like Dawson Colony School - 20 and Hutterische Colony Elementary - 18, show more variability in their test scores. Overall, the Bon Homme School District 04-2 has a mix of high-performing and lower-performing schools, with the elementary schools generally outpacing the middle and high schools.

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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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