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464794200429
11
Miller Elementary - 02
Public
K-6
623 E 4th St
Miller
57362
Hand County
Miller 29-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 853-2711
233
20
11.7
19.3%
218 (93.6%)
3 (1.3%)
9 (3.9%)
1 (0.4%)
2 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$13,465
$712
$12,753
87.3
82.8
24
13
460005200388
12
Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01
Public
K-5
500 W Charish St
Tea
57064
Lincoln County
Tea Area School District 41-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 498-2700
491
31
16
10.6%
432 (88.0%)
2 (0.4%)
24 (4.9%)
3 (0.6%)
7 (1.4%)
0 (0.0%)
23 (4.7%)
$7,969
$210
$7,759
87.2
79.1
35
23
466627001344
13
Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65
Public
PK, KG-5
1510 S Lake Ave
Sioux Falls
57105
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls School District 49-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 367-4655
676
36
18.9
11.1%
525 (77.7%)
11 (1.6%)
109 (16.1%)
3 (0.4%)
2 (0.3%)
1 (0.1%)
25 (3.7%)
$8,556
$567
$7,989
87.1
87.5
12
1
460795001237
14
Robert Bennis Elementary - 05
Public
K-4
2001 S Sioux Blvd
Brandon
57005
Minnehaha County
Brandon Valley School District 49-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 582-8010
556
33
16.9
9.9%
484 (87.1%)
3 (0.5%)
22 (4.0%)
5 (0.9%)
8 (1.4%)
0 (0.0%)
34 (6.1%)
$7,738
$446
$7,292
87
87.1
14
462697000231
15
Gettysburg Elementary - 02
Public
K-5
100 E King Ave
Gettysburg
57442
Potter County
Gettysburg School District 53-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 765-2438
95
11
8.9
14.7%
79 (83.2%)
1 (1.1%)
7 (7.4%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (3.2%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (5.3%)
$12,194
$1,038
$11,156
85.7
80.3
32
17
460795000073
16
Valley Springs Elementary - 04
Public
K-4
301 Valley Dr
Valley Springs
57068
Minnehaha County
Brandon Valley School District 49-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 757-6285
75
7
10.3
26.7%
62 (82.7%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.3%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (8.0%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (8.0%)
$10,099
$234
$9,865
84.7
84.5
21
5
461176000115
17
Centerville Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-5
610 Lincoln St
Centerville
57014
Turner County
Centerville School District 60-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 563-2291
128
9
13.6
21.1%
120 (93.8%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (3.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (3.1%)
$9,063
$1,318
$7,745
83.8
85.4
17
461812000164
18
Dell Rapids Elementary - 02
Public
K-4
309 W 15th St
Dell Rapids
57022
Minnehaha County
Dell Rapids School District 49-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 428-5473
393
28
13.9
12.5%
363 (92.4%)
1 (0.3%)
15 (3.8%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (1.3%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (2.3%)
$8,886
$769
$8,117
83.8
87.3
13
5
466993000637
19
Sturgis Elementary - 03
Public
K-4
1121 Ballpark Rd
Sturgis
57785
Meade County
Meade School District 46-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 347-2386
552
42
13
35.1%
466 (84.4%)
2 (0.4%)
32 (5.8%)
1 (0.2%)
14 (2.5%)
0 (0.0%)
37 (6.7%)
$9,533
$1,572
$7,961
83.5
75.7
43
24
468043801244
20
Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02
Public
K-5
401 S Iowa Av
Platte
57369
Charles Mix County
Platte - Geddes School District 11-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 337-2468
219
18
12
22.4%
194 (88.6%)
2 (0.9%)
1 (0.5%)
3 (1.4%)
9 (4.1%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (4.6%)
$11,106
$918
$10,188
83.4
89.3
9
11
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About our rankings:
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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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education
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: 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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