High Schools in Parker School District 60-4

Summary:

The Parker School District 60-4 in South Dakota is home to a single high school, Parker High School - 01, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 62nd out of 138 schools in 2022-2023 to 94th out of 166 schools in 2024-2025. Its performance rating by SchoolDigger has also varied, from 3 stars out of 5 in 2022-2023 to 2 stars out of 5 in the two subsequent years.

Academically, Parker High School - 01 has struggled to match the statewide averages in South Dakota for 11th-grade Smarter Balanced Assessments. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were lower than the state averages in English Language Arts (55.81% vs. 63.84%), Mathematics (39.53% vs. 36.27%), and Science (37.21% vs. 48.95%). This trend has been relatively consistent over the past few years. However, the school's student-teacher ratio of 13.7 is slightly lower than the statewide average, and its per-student spending of $9,610 for 2023-2024 is a relevant metric to consider.

Overall, Parker School District 60-4 appears to have room for improvement in the academic performance of its sole high school, Parker High School - 01. The school's fluctuating performance and lower-than-average proficiency rates in core subjects suggest the need for further investigation into the school's practices and resource allocation to identify opportunities for enhancement.

District Detail

335 W 1st Street
Parker, SD 57053

(605) 297-3456

SchoolDigger Rank:
101^st of 147 South Dakota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 453

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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Parker High School - 01	Public	9-12	335 W 1st St	Parker	57053	Turner County	Parker School District 60-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 297-3456	141	10	13.7	15.6%	130 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	48.1	94^th of 166 public high schools	43.4%		36.3	93^rd of 141 public high schools	34.0%	1	55.8	39.5	37.2	$10,088	$00	$10,088

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Marion School District 60-3	6.2 mi	3	91^st
Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6	8.28 mi	4	66^th
Lennox School District 41-4	12.72 mi	5	3^rd
Freeman School District 33-1	15.05 mi	5	79^th
Tea Area School District 41-5	15.41 mi	6	21^st

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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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