Elementary Schools in Miller School District 29-4

Summary:

The Miller 29-4 school district in South Dakota is home to two elementary schools: Miller Elementary - 02 and Millerdale Colony Elementary - 11. While Miller Elementary - 02 is a consistently high-performing school, Millerdale Colony Elementary - 11 is struggling academically.

Miller Elementary - 02 has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in South Dakota, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is strong, with students outperforming the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. In contrast, Millerdale Colony Elementary - 11 appears to be a struggling school, ranking 299th out of 300 South Dakota elementary schools in 2024-2025 with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The data reveals a stark contrast in academic performance between the two schools. While Miller Elementary - 02 is a high-performing school, Millerdale Colony Elementary - 11 is struggling, with 0% of students proficient or better in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. This performance gap may be influenced by factors such as funding, resources, and student-teacher ratios, which vary significantly between the two schools.

District Detail

623 E 4th St
Miller, SD 57362

(605) 853-2614

SchoolDigger Rank:
107^th of 147 South Dakota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 483

Primary Schools: 2
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 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	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
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

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.

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