Lyman School District 42-1

Summary:

The Lyman School District 42-1 in South Dakota serves students from 3 schools - 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school. While the district shows some areas of strength, such as strong mathematics performance at Lyman Elementary - 04 and high English Language Arts proficiency at Lyman High School - 01, the overall academic performance across the district is below the state averages, particularly in English Language Arts and Science.

One standout school is Lyman Elementary - 04, which has shown relatively strong performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments, with 55.4% of students proficient or better in Mathematics across all grades. However, the school's English Language Arts proficiency rates are below the district and state averages. Lyman High School - 01 also stands out, with a relatively high 11th grade English Language Arts proficiency rate of 69.23%, though its 11th grade Mathematics proficiency rate is significantly lower than the district and state averages.

Across the district, there are some areas of concern, such as high chronic absenteeism rates at both Lyman Elementary - 04 and Lyman Middle School - 02, as well as relatively high free and reduced lunch rates at all three schools, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. Addressing these challenges and building on the district's strengths could lead to improved outcomes for the students in the Lyman School District 42-1.

District Detail

201 S Birch Ave
Presho, SD 57568

(605) 895-2579

SchoolDigger Rank:
87^th of 147 South Dakota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 335

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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lyman High School - 01	Public	9-12	201 S Birch Ave	Presho	57568	Lyman County	Lyman School District 42-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 895-2662	80	10	8.0	41.3%	54 (67.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (27.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.0%)	52.3	89^th of 166 public high schools	46.4%		13.7	123^rd of 141 public high schools	12.8%	34							69.2								15.4				53.9	$21,708	$2,211	$19,497
Lyman Elementary - 04	Public	PK, KG-5	411 E 2nd St	Kennebec	57544	Lyman County	Lyman School District 42-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 869-2213	171	19	9.0	55.0%	88 (51.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	49	168^th of 300 public elementary schools	44.0%		39.4	132^nd of 201 public elementary schools	34.3%	36	36.0	50.0	33.3					39.2	52.0	68.2	48.2					55.4	18.5			$21,642	$5,460	$16,182
Lyman Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	201 S Birch Ave	Presho	57544	Lyman County	Lyman School District 42-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 869-2579	84	6	15.1	51.2%	48 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (31.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (11.9%)	52.5	122^nd of 246 public middle schools	50.4%		38	99^th of 147 public middle schools	32.7%	23				37.0	48.2	53.6		46.3				37.0	44.4	28.6		36.6		46.4		$18,601	$1,181	$17,420

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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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