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Stanley County School District 57-1

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At a glance

92^ndof 126 South Dakota districts▼ 7

Better than 26% of South Dakota districts

Elementary 2 Middle 1 High 1Grades K-12

112 S 1st St
Fort Pierre, SD 57532·(605) 223-7741·All South Dakota district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 27% of districts

Schools

432

Students

Top rankedStanley County Elementary - 0845^th of 203 South Dakota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Stanley County Elementary - 08 up 106 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Stanley County School District 57-1 has four schools and 432 students, spanning elementary, middle and high-school grades. The clearest academic difference in the latest comparable results is between Stanley County Elementary and Stanley County Middle School: Elementary is stronger in both subjects, with the biggest gap in math.

Stanley County Elementary stands out at the top of the comparable 2025–2026 Smarter Balanced results: 56% were proficient in English language arts (ELA) and 66% in math, compared with 40% and 32% at Stanley County Middle School. The school-to-school gaps were 17 points in ELA and 34 in math; Elementary was above state results in both subjects, while Middle was below. SchoolDigger’s rankings also place Elementary higher: 78th percentile and four stars, compared with Middle’s 21st percentile and one star. Stanley County High School had below-state grade-11 ACT proficiency in ELA, math and science, trailing by 20, 9 and 16 points, respectively; SchoolDigger ranks it at the 8th percentile with zero stars. Cheyenne Elementary has six students, and its test scores are suppressed.

Recent trends strengthen Elementary’s results but do not show the same improvement across the district. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, Elementary gained 8 points in ELA and 21 in math, while Middle fell 9 points in ELA and was essentially unchanged in math. SchoolDigger’s rankings reflect different recent paths: Elementary rose 28 percentile points, while High School fell 45 and Middle fell 29. Context measures also differ: 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligibility was 33% at Elementary, 26% at High School and 24% at Middle; student-teacher ratios were 9.8, 13.7 and 16.7, respectively. Middle also had 31% chronic absenteeism in 2025–2026, versus 20% statewide, while Elementary was at 16%. These figures describe school differences, not causes; the high school’s prior-year assessment is not comparable to its current ACT results.

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Ranking:

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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	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Stanley County Elementary - 08	Public	K-5	17 E 2nd Ave	Fort Pierre	57532	Stanley County	Stanley County School District 57-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 223-7745	178	18	9.8	32.6%	136 (76.4%)	4 (2.2%)	7 (3.9%)	2 (1.1%)	16 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.3%)	71.2	45^th of 203 public elementary schools	77.8%		53.7	151^st of 300 public elementary schools	49.7%	106				48.4	54.5	71.4				56.5	54.8	69.7	76.2				65.9	61.9			92.3%	0%	$15,856	$885	$14,972
Stanley County High School - 01	Public	9-12	10 E Main Ave	Fort Pierre	57532	Stanley County	Stanley County School District 57-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 223-7743	142	10	13.7	26.1%	112 (78.9%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	17 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.0%)	12.6	120^th of 130 public high schools	7.7%		57.5	78^th of 166 public high schools	53.0%	42	28.6	25.0	28.6																				$13,025	$347	$12,678
Stanley County Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	10 E Main Ave	Fort Pierre	57532	Stanley County	Stanley County School District 57-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 223-7743	106	6	16.7	23.6%	84 (79.2%)	2 (1.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.7%)	26.8	119^th of 151 public middle schools	21.2%		52.4	123^rd of 246 public middle schools	50.0%	4							21.4	58.1	38.2	39.8				28.6	41.9	26.5	32.3		14.7				$14,250	$374	$13,875
Cheyenne Elementary - 06	Public	K-8	24882 196th St	Hayes	57532	Stanley County	Stanley County School District 57-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 223-7745	6	1	6.0	—	6 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					66.7%	0%

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pierre School District 32-2	1.45 mi	7	30^th
Pierre Indian Learning Center	3.19 mi	1
Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3	28.54 mi	3	68^th
Lyman School District 42-1	34.39 mi	3	94^th
Jones County School District 37-3	36.3 mi	3	15^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.

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.