Dell Rapids School District 49-3

Summary:

The Dell Rapids School District 49-3 in South Dakota is home to three schools: Dell Rapids Elementary - 02, Dell Rapids High School - 01, and Dell Rapids Middle School - 03. The district has consistently strong academic performance, with the middle school standing out as a top-performing school in the state.

The Dell Rapids Middle School - 03 is the standout school in the district, consistently ranking among the best middle schools in South Dakota. In contrast, the Dell Rapids High School - 01 has struggled, with lower academic proficiency rates and a lower state ranking compared to the other schools in the district.

The Dell Rapids Elementary - 02 also performs very well, with high proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, outpacing the district and state averages. The district as a whole has relatively low rates of free/reduced lunch recipients, suggesting a relatively affluent student population, which may contribute to the strong academic performance seen across the schools.

District Detail

1216 N Garfield Ave
Dell Rapids, SD 57022

(605) 428-5473

SchoolDigger Rank:
24^th of 147 South Dakota districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 965

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	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dell Rapids Elementary - 02	Public	K-4	309 W 15th St	Dell Rapids	57022	Minnehaha County	Dell Rapids School District 49-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 428-5473	355	28	12.9	12.7%	324 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	81.9	22^nd of 300 public elementary schools	92.7%		89	7^th of 201 public elementary schools	96.5%	15	58.2	68.8						64.4	80.0	74.0						76.5					$11,806	$480	$11,326
Dell Rapids High School - 01	Public	9-12	1216 N Garfield Ave	Dell Rapids	57022	Minnehaha County	Dell Rapids School District 49-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 428-5473	315	19	16.3	16.5%	285 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	45.2	99^th of 166 public high schools	40.4%		32.9	101^st of 141 public high schools	28.4%	2							64.4								37.0				24.7		$10,841	$401	$10,440
Dell Rapids Middle School - 03	Public	5-8	1216 N Garfield Ave	Dell Rapids	57022	Minnehaha County	Dell Rapids School District 49-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 428-5473	295	18	16.1	15.6%	273 (92.5%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.4%)	86.8	8^th of 246 public middle schools	96.7%		92	4^th of 147 public middle schools	97.3%	4			70.9	69.8	63.8	75.9		70.3			59.5	76.2	71.0	69.6		68.6	58.2	65.8		62.0	$10,900	$427	$10,473

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Baltic School District 49-1	5.12 mi	3	6^th
Colman-Egan School District 50-5	11.2 mi	3	93^rd
Chester Area School District 39-1	11.21 mi	7	108^th
Tri-Valley School District 49-6	11.93 mi	4	68^th
Sioux Falls School District 49-5	13.05 mi	48	90^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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