High Schools in Elkton School District 05-3

Summary:

The Elkton School District 05-3 in South Dakota has only one high school, Elkton High School - 01, which serves grades 9-12. The district is ranked 97 out of 147 school districts in the state and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Elkton High School - 01 has experienced a steady decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 88 out of 138 South Dakota high schools in 2022-2023 to 143 out of 166 in 2024-2025. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 2 stars to 1 star during this period. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments for 11th-grade students are significantly lower than the state averages, particularly in Mathematics and Science.

Despite the school's higher per-student spending of $15,906 for the 2023-2024 school year, Elkton High School - 01 faces challenges related to socioeconomic factors, with 31.78% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's four-year graduation rate of 86.4% and dropout rate of 2.6% in the 2024-2025 school year also suggest room for improvement in supporting student success and achievement.

District Detail

508 S. Buffalo St
Elkton, SD 57026

(605) 542-2541

SchoolDigger Rank:
97^th of 147 South Dakota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 429

Primary Schools: 3
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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elkton High School - 01	Public	9-12	508 Buffalo St	Elkton	57026	Brookings County	Elkton School District 05-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 542-2541	140	10	13.8	32.1%	106 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	25.2	143^rd of 166 public high schools	13.9%		26.5	111^th of 141 public high schools	21.3%	32	47.1	20.6	26.5	$31,155	$220	$30,935

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Flandreau School District 50-3	11.93 mi	4	134^th
Flandreau Indian Boarding School	12.98 mi	1
Deubrook Area School District 05-6	13.89 mi	5	124^th
Brookings School District 05-1	15 mi	9	64^th
Sioux Valley School District 05-5	22.58 mi	3	12^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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