Sioux Valley School District 05-5

Summary:

The Sioux Valley School District 05-5 in South Dakota is home to three high-performing schools: Sioux Valley High School - 01, Sioux Valley Elementary - 02, and Sioux Valley Middle School - 04. The district as a whole is ranked 12th out of 147 districts in the state and is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating a high-quality education system.

Sioux Valley High School - 01 stands out as an exceptional school, ranking 12th out of 166 South Dakota high schools and earning a 5-star rating. The school boasts impressive academic performance, with 78.68% of 11th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 65.57% proficient or better in Mathematics. Additionally, the school maintains a remarkable 86.4% four-year graduation rate and a low 2.6% dropout rate.

While Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 and Sioux Valley Middle School - 04 also perform well, with rankings in the top half of their respective school types, they have slightly higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the high school. However, Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 stands out with a relatively low 13.14% free/reduced lunch rate, suggesting a more advantaged student population.

District Detail

200 Hansina Ave
Volga, SD 57071

(605) 627-5657

SchoolDigger Rank:
12^th of 147 South Dakota districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 742

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
Sioux Valley High School - 01	Public	9-12	200 Hansina Ave	Volga	57071	Brookings County	Sioux Valley School District 05-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 627-5657	214	13	16.4	11.7%	192 (89.7%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	86.1	12^th of 166 public high schools	92.8%		72.2	33^rd of 141 public high schools	76.6%	21							78.7								65.6				62.3	$11,132	$65	$11,067
Sioux Valley Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	200 Hansina Ave	Volga	57071	Brookings County	Sioux Valley School District 05-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 627-5657	156	12	12.6	14.1%	143 (91.7%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	67.3	66^th of 246 public middle schools	73.2%		58.5	58^th of 147 public middle schools	60.5%	8				62.5	61.0	51.0		58.2				50.0	44.1	56.9		50.0		43.1		$10,693	$15	$10,679
Sioux Valley Elementary - 02	Public	K-5	200 Hansina Ave	Volga	57071	Brookings County	Sioux Valley School District 05-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 627-5657	372	26	14.2	14.0%	338 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	75	51^st of 300 public elementary schools	83.0%		60.1	77^th of 201 public elementary schools	61.7%	26	63.3	51.9	62.3					59.6	78.3	63.0	58.0					66.1	49.3			$10,839	$264	$10,575

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brookings School District 05-1	6.5 mi	9	64^th
Arlington School District 38-1	11.1 mi	4	5^th
Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6	13.77 mi	6	139^th
Deubrook Area School District 05-6	14.14 mi	5	124^th
Elkton School District 05-3	16.43 mi	5	97^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.

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