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Miller School District 29-4

At a glance

107^thof 147 South Dakota districts▼ 73

Better than 27% of South Dakota districts

Elementary 2 Middle 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

623 E 4th St
Miller, SD 57362·(605) 853-2614·All South Dakota district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 27.2% of districts

Schools

483

Students

Top rankedMiller Elementary - 0246^th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Miller Junior High - 04 up 8 spots statewide this year

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Newly ranked this year

Millerdale Colony Elementary - 11

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Summary:

The Miller 29-4 school district in South Dakota consists of 4 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The data reveals stark contrasts in academic performance across the district, with Miller Elementary - 02 standing out as the top-performing school, while Millerdale Colony Elementary - 11 struggles with low proficiency rates.

Miller Elementary - 02 has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in the state, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the district and state averages. In contrast, Millerdale Colony Elementary - 11 is the lowest-performing school in the district, ranking 299 out of 300 elementary schools in the state and having 0% proficiency rates in both ELA and Math across all grade levels.

The district as a whole appears to be underperforming compared to the state, with the exception of Miller Elementary - 02. This suggests a need for further investigation into the factors contributing to the district's lower performance, such as the high student-teacher ratio at Millerdale Colony Elementary - 11, which may be a contributing factor to its poor academic performance.

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Ranking:

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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 12th 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 12th 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
Miller Elementary - 02	Public	K-6	623 E 4th St	Miller	57362	Hand County	Miller School District 29-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 853-2711	231	21	10.8	22.5%	213 (92.2%)	2 (0.9%)	13 (5.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75.8	46^th of 300 public elementary schools	84.7%		87.3	11^th of 201 public elementary schools	94.5%	35	75.0	75.0	58.3	50.0					62.9	58.3	79.2	63.9	56.3					63.8	50.0				$13,505	$673	$12,832
Miller High School - 01	Public	9-12	623 E 4th St	Miller	57362	Hand County	Miller School District 29-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 853-2455	141	13	10.8	11.3%	131 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	1 (0.7%)	34.9	123^rd of 166 public high schools	25.9%		45.1	81^st of 141 public high schools	42.6%	42							51.2	0.0	50.0							20.9	0.0	20.5			39.5	38.6	$13,862	$506	$13,355
Millerdale Colony Elementary - 11	Public	K-8	35350 206th St	Miller	57362	Hand County	Miller School District 29-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 853-2711	37	1	37.0		37 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.9	299^th of 300 public elementary schools	0.3%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	$12,839	$648	$12,191
Miller Junior High - 04	Public	7-8	623 E 4th St	Miller	57362	Hand County	Miller School District 29-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 853-2455	74	5	14.6	28.4%	69 (93.2%)	2 (2.7%)	3 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71.8	47^th of 246 public middle schools	80.9%		59.4	55^th of 147 public middle schools	62.6%	8					80.0	50.0			66.2					55.0	38.2			47.3		55.9			$11,036	$296	$10,740

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2	22.82 mi	3	30^th
Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6	26.34 mi	3	95^th
Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6	27.56 mi	5	37^th
Crow Creek Reservation High School	30.31 mi	1
Crow Creek Sioux Tribal Elementary School	30.31 mi	1

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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.