Eureka School District 44-1

The Eureka School District 44-1 in South Dakota is home to three schools: Eureka Elementary - 02, Eureka High School - 01, and Eureka Junior High - 03. The district serves students from elementary through high school, providing education in a rural area of South Dakota.

Among the schools in the district, Eureka Elementary - 02 and Eureka Junior High - 03 stand out as top performers. Eureka Elementary - 02 has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in the state, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and boasting above-average test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Similarly, Eureka Junior High - 03 has performed well, ranking 39th out of 147 South Dakota middle schools and maintaining test scores on par with or above the district and state averages.

In contrast, Eureka High School - 01 lags behind the district and state in 11th-grade test scores, with only 50% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 25% in Mathematics. However, the high school maintains a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 86.4% and a low dropout rate of 2.6%. The district as a whole has relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratios, which may contribute to the academic performance of its schools.