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111
Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05
Public
K-5
2700 S Lancaster Dr
Sioux Falls
57106
Minnehaha County
Tea Area School District 41-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 498-2700
236
17
13.6
28.0%
142 (60.2%)
24 (10.2%)
41 (17.4%)
6 (2.5%)
3 (1.3%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (8.5%)
$9,398
$530
$8,869
45.5
44.4
121
10
465982000527
112
South Canyon Elementary - 15
Public
K-5
218 Nordbye Ln
Rapid City
57702
Pennington County
Rapid City Area School District 51-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 394-1801
266
19
14
27.1%
184 (69.2%)
0 (0.0%)
29 (10.9%)
2 (0.8%)
26 (9.8%)
0 (0.0%)
25 (9.4%)
$11,076
$451
$10,626
45
39.3
130
18
460102600404
113
McCook Central Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-4
200 E Essex
Salem
57058
McCook County
McCook Central School District 43-7
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 425-2264
184
13
14.5
21.2%
167 (90.8%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (4.9%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (3.8%)
$11,962
$1,256
$10,706
44.9
15.1
182
69
463243000277
114
Herreid Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-5
302 Main St N
Herreid
57632
Campbell County
Herreid School District 10-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 437-2263
76
7
10.4
34.2%
62 (81.6%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (9.2%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (5.3%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (3.9%)
$14,259
$1,180
$13,079
44.8
73.5
48
66
461410000093
115
Colman Elementary - 03
Public
PK, KG-6
200 S Loban Ave
Colman
57017
Moody County
Colman-Egan School District 50-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 534-3534
156
12
13.5
14.1%
132 (84.6%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (7.1%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (3.2%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (5.1%)
$8,015
$399
$7,616
44.8
57.3
84
31
466627000607
116
Robert Frost Elementary - 18
Public
PK, KG-5
3101 S 4th Ave
Sioux Falls
57105
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls School District 49-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 367-6170
442
23
18.8
34.4%
305 (69.0%)
50 (11.3%)
33 (7.5%)
9 (2.0%)
13 (2.9%)
1 (0.2%)
31 (7.0%)
$9,416
$711
$8,705
44.7
33.1
143
27
466045000551
117
Redfield Elementary - 03
Public
PK, KG-5
111 6th Ave E
Redfield
57469
Spink County
Redfield School District 56-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 472-4520
270
24
11
31.5%
230 (85.2%)
5 (1.9%)
15 (5.6%)
1 (0.4%)
14 (5.2%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (1.9%)
$11,714
$1,618
$10,097
44.5
25.5
160
43
460004101140
118
Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02
Public
K-5
759 5th St
Britton
57430
Marshall County
Britton-Hecla School District 45-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 443-2234
174
16
11
17.2%
156 (89.7%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (7.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (2.9%)
$6,153
$1,542
$4,611
44.4
53.2
95
23
461230000131
119
Chester Elementary -02
Public
PK, KG-5
102 2nd Ave
Chester
57016
Lake County
Chester Area School District 39-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 489-2411
159
10
15.8
20.8%
151 (95.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (2.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.6%)
3 (1.9%)
$9,387
$771
$8,616
44.4
67
58
61
466627000813
120
Oscar Howe Elementary - 58
Public
K-5
2801 Valley View Rd
Sioux Falls
57106
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls School District 49-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 362-2752
586
33
17.6
41.8%
366 (62.5%)
52 (8.9%)
87 (14.8%)
2 (0.3%)
38 (6.5%)
0 (0.0%)
41 (7.0%)
$9,032
$796
$8,237
43.3
35.7
137
17
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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts, Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics, Smarter Balanced Assessments Science test scores released by the South Dakota Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 16, 2023, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the South Dakota Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the South Dakota Department of Education.
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Educational resources:
Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education
No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education
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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