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111
Elkton High School - 01
Public
9-12
508 Buffalo St
Elkton
57026
Brookings County
Elkton School District 05-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 542-2541
126
10
12.8
34.1%
101 (80.2%)
1 (0.8%)
21 (16.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (2.4%)
$17,633
$1,330
$16,303
26.5
41.8
88
23
462403000203
112
Faulkton High School - 01
Public
9-12
1114 Court St
Faulkton
57438
Faulk County
Faulkton Area Schools 24-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 598-6266
77
7
10.9
13.0%
75 (97.4%)
1 (1.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.3%)
$12,551
$275
$12,276
25.8
77
22
90
462637000224
113
Garretson High School - 01
Public
9-12
505 2nd St
Garretson
57030
Minnehaha County
Garretson School District 49-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 594-3452
128
11
11.2
7.0%
116 (90.6%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (2.3%)
2 (1.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (5.5%)
$12,150
$300
$11,850
25.5
22.6
112
1
467566000705
114
Wall High School - 01
Public
9-12
401 S Blvd W
Wall
57790
Pennington County
Wall School District 51-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 279-2156
99
8
11.8
30.3%
72 (72.7%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.0%)
1 (1.0%)
17 (17.2%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (8.1%)
$15,215
$1,118
$14,098
21.3
43.5
86
28
460000300758
115
Wilmot High School - 01
Public
9-12
800 Ordway St
Wilmot
57279
Roberts County
Wilmot School District 54-7
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 938-4647
66
6
10.6
47.0%
46 (69.7%)
1 (1.5%)
1 (1.5%)
0 (0.0%)
17 (25.8%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.5%)
$14,544
$2,092
$12,453
21.2
16.6
122
7
468043801248
116
Platte - Geddes High School - 01
Public
9-12
400 Illinois Ave
Platte
57369
Charles Mix County
Platte - Geddes School District 11-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 337-3391
119
12
9.8
13.4%
110 (92.4%)
2 (1.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (5.0%)
$13,547
$997
$12,549
21.1
41.2
89
27
463548000313
117
Huron High School - 01
Public
9-12
701 18th St SW
Huron
57350
Beadle County
Huron School District 02-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 353-7800
836
41
20.5
46.1%
382 (45.7%)
10 (1.2%)
241 (28.8%)
160 (19.1%)
7 (0.8%)
12 (1.4%)
24 (2.9%)
$10,405
$791
$9,614
17.4
23
111
6
468019000790
118
Woonsocket High School - 01
Public
9-12
101 N 2nd Ave
Woonsocket
57385
Sanborn County
Woonsocket School District 55-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 796-4431
90
7
12.2
26.7%
79 (87.8%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (5.6%)
2 (2.2%)
1 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (3.3%)
$15,175
$527
$14,648
17.4
40.6
92
26
467452000693
119
Viborg-Hurley High School - 01
Public
9-12
203 W Park Ave
Viborg
57070
Turner County
Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 766-5418
119
9
12.8
20.2%
103 (86.6%)
2 (1.7%)
9 (7.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (3.4%)
$11,169
$00
$11,169
16.9
46.5
81
38
465982000529
120
Central High School - 41
Public
9-12
433 Mt Rushmore Rd
Rapid City
57701
Pennington County
Rapid City Area School District 51-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 394-4023
1,768
100
17.6
37.0%
958 (54.2%)
16 (0.9%)
187 (10.6%)
18 (1.0%)
336 (19.0%)
0 (0.0%)
253 (14.3%)
$9,702
$794
$8,907
16.6
(n/a)
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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 17, 2024, 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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