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Winner School District 59-2

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At a glance

119^thof 126 South Dakota districts▼ 2

Better than 5% of South Dakota districts

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

431 E 7th St
Winner, SD 57580·(605) 842-8101·All South Dakota district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 5.6% of districts

Schools

827

Students

Top rankedWinner High School - 01106^th of 130 South Dakota high schools

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Biggest riser

Winner Middle School - 02 up 42 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Winner School District 59-2 has three schools serving preschool through grade 12: Winner Elementary - 04, Winner Middle School - 02 and Winner High School - 01. The clearest overall concern is that the two schools with comparable 2025–2026 All Grades results are below state levels in both ELA and math: their average ELA proficiency is 34% versus 49% statewide, and average math proficiency is 26% versus 44%. Those average gaps widened from the prior year by 3 points in ELA and 2 points in math, making the schools’ overall academic distance from the state the most important finding.

The elementary and middle schools have different strengths: Winner Middle School - 02 leads in All Grades ELA, with 38% compared with 30% at Winner Elementary - 04, while the elementary school leads in math, 31% to 20%. The elementary school’s fifth-grade math is a relative bright spot at 41%, just 1 point below the state result; its fourth-grade math is 22%, 26 points below the state. Middle-school math is a sharper concern in grade 7, at 10% versus 44% statewide, and grade 8 science is 12% versus 41%. At Winner High School - 01, grade 11 ACT results are below state results in all subjects, with the largest gap in math: 16% versus 34%. Its graduation rate is 74%, compared with 88% statewide.

Results moved unevenly: elementary All Grades ELA and math fell by 8 and 4 points, while middle ELA fell by 2 points and middle math was essentially unchanged. Grade 8 science at Winner Middle School - 02 dropped by 21 points; fifth-grade science at Winner Elementary - 04 rose by 4. SchoolDigger gives all three schools one star, with statewide percentile rankings of 13 for the elementary and middle schools and 18 for the high school. Staffing ratios are similar, from 15.0 to 16.0 students per teacher. The reported free/reduced lunch eligible shares for sy 2024–2025 are 43% at the elementary school, 47% at the middle school and 36% at the high school; these figures provide context, not an explanation for results. Chronic absenteeism is also high at the middle school: 30%, versus 20% statewide.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SD ACT English Language Arts (2026)	SD ACT Mathematics (2026)	SD ACT Science (2026)	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SD ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SD ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	SD ACT Science 11th Grade	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Winner Elementary - 04	Public	PK, KG-5	825 W 3rd St	Winner	57580	Tripp County	Winner School District 59-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 842-8170	465	29	16.0	42.6%	281 (60.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	167 (35.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	20.1	176^th of 203 public elementary schools	13.3%		40.3	198^th of 300 public elementary schools	34.0%	22				23.3	31.8	37.9				30.4	31.5	22.2	41.4				31.5	36.2		86.2%	1.7%	$11,089	$1,898	$9,191
Winner High School - 01	Public	9-12	431 E 7th St	Winner	57580	Tripp County	Winner School District 59-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 842-8125	203	13	15.1	35.5%	134 (66.0%)	5 (2.5%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	60 (29.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.4	106^th of 130 public high schools	18.5%		42.4	107^th of 166 public high schools	35.5%	1	44.4	15.6	37.8																			$13,636	$2,039	$11,597
Winner Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	431 E 7th St	Winner	57580	Tripp County	Winner School District 59-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 842-8125	159	11	15.0	47.2%	93 (58.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	64 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.9	132^nd of 151 public middle schools	12.6%		35.6	174^th of 246 public middle schools	29.3%	42							40.4	28.6	43.1	37.9				32.7	9.5	15.7	20.0		11.8			$11,119	$448	$10,671

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Colome School District 59-3	10.83 mi	3	112^th
Gregory School District 26-4	24.54 mi	3	53^rd
Todd County School District 66-1	26.25 mi	10
South Central School District 26-5	32.05 mi	2
Burke School District 26-2	32.06 mi	3	36^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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