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464494000776
91
Tri-Valley Elementary - 02
Public
K-4
46450 252nd St
Colton
57018
Minnehaha County
Tri-Valley School District 49-6
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 446-3538
352
29
12.2
21.3%
295 (83.8%)
22 (6.3%)
25 (7.1%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (2.6%)
$8,529
$866
$7,662
54.9
40.9
127
36
463135000263
92
Liberty Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-5
200 Willow St
Harrisburg
57032
Lincoln County
Harrisburg School District 41-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 743-2567
565
40
14.2
11.2%
488 (86.4%)
11 (1.9%)
25 (4.4%)
4 (0.7%)
5 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
32 (5.7%)
$9,476
$480
$8,996
54.9
47.3
112
20
464152000381
93
Lemmon Elementary - 02
Public
K-6
905 5th Ave W
Lemmon
57638
Perkins County
Lemmon School District 52-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 374-3784
141
11
12.9
44.0%
126 (89.4%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (3.5%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (5.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (2.1%)
$13,388
$1,604
$11,784
54.3
60.3
78
15
465526001353
94
Kennedy Elementary - 08
Public
K-5
2306 Brookstone Loop
Pierre
57501
Hughes County
Pierre School District 32-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 773-7370
388
26
14.9
33.2%
239 (61.6%)
0 (0.0%)
16 (4.1%)
3 (0.8%)
75 (19.3%)
0 (0.0%)
55 (14.2%)
$9,559
$1,152
$8,407
53.9
54.3
93
1
462485000213
95
Stanley County Elementary - 08
Public
K-5
17 E 2nd Ave
Fort Pierre
57532
Stanley County
Stanley County School District 57-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 223-7745
188
16
11.8
27.1%
136 (72.3%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (4.8%)
0 (0.0%)
29 (15.4%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (7.4%)
$13,798
$1,332
$12,466
53.9
74.5
46
49
464710000419
96
Menno Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-4
410 S 5th St
Menno
57045
Hutchinson County
Menno School District 33-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 387-5161
82
10
8.3
23.2%
80 (97.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.2%)
$16,137
$1,203
$14,934
53.7
48.5
109
13
464839000520
97
L. B. Williams Elementary - 03
Public
K-5
1420 W University Blvd
Mitchell
57301
Davison County
Mitchell School District 17-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 995-3090
436
34
12.8
38.5%
338 (77.5%)
5 (1.1%)
46 (10.6%)
2 (0.5%)
28 (6.4%)
0 (0.0%)
17 (3.9%)
$9,687
$1,143
$8,544
53.6
71.7
50
47
461128000113
98
Castlewood Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-5
310 E Harry St
Castlewood
57223
Hamlin County
Castlewood School District 28-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 793-2497
154
10
14.8
18.8%
143 (92.9%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (5.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.3%)
$6,209
$643
$5,566
52.8
60.7
76
22
461941000436
99
Vandenberg Elementary - 02
Public
4-5
561 Briggs St
Box Elder
57719
Pennington County
Douglas School District 51-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 923-0060
441
29
15
28.8%
293 (66.4%)
7 (1.6%)
56 (12.7%)
3 (0.7%)
32 (7.3%)
3 (0.7%)
47 (10.7%)
$9,943
$1,145
$8,798
52.6
44.5
120
21
460002800013
100
Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04
Public
PK, KG-6
409 E 6th St
Alcester
57001
Union County
Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 934-2171
195
18
10.9
25.1%
171 (87.7%)
0 (0.0%)
15 (7.7%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.5%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (3.1%)
$10,134
$910
$9,224
52.2
52.3
100
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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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