Best High Schools in South Dakota

A teacher and two students give a thumbs-up in a classroom.

Find the best South Dakota high schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish South Dakota test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the Smarter Balanced Assessments test scores by the South Dakota Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 30, 2025.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 166)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
121	Scotland High School - 01	Public	9-12	711 4th St	Scotland	57059	Bon Homme County	Scotland School District 04-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 583-2237	64	9	7.5	43.8%	55 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.7%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.3%)	$18,486			$23			$18,464	35.5	31.2	105	16		466518000569
122	Chester Area Cyber School - 92	Public, Virtual	9-12	500 5th St	Chester	57016	Lake County	Chester Area School District 39-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(605) 489-2411	106	4	25.1		106 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,891			$417			$10,474	34.9	32.5	102	20		461230001269
123	Miller High School - 01	Public	9-12	623 E 4th St	Miller	57362	Hand County	Miller School District 29-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 853-2455	141	13	10.8	11.3%	131 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	1 (0.7%)	$13,862			$506			$13,355	34.9	45.1	81	42		464794200430
124	Summit Oaks-Residential - 48	Public, Alternative	K-12	621 E Presentation Ave	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7647	20	3	6.5	15.0%	17 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								34.7			(n/a)		466627001133
125	De Smet High School - 01	Public	9-12	405 3rd St SW	De Smet	57231	Kingsbury County	De Smet School District 38-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 854-3423	95	9	10.1	27.4%	87 (91.6%)	1 (1.1%)	7 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,341			$92			$15,249	34.7	41.2	86	39		461785000163
126	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	142	12	11.8	14.8%	130 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	$10,318			$263			$10,055	34.4	25.5	113	13		462637000224
127	Summit High School - 01	Public	9-12	400 W Sherman Ave	Summit	57266	Roberts County	Summit School District 54-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 398-6211	50	6	8.4	40.0%	30 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (14.0%)	$15,755			$395			$15,360	33.2	45.4	79	48		467014000663
128	Sisseton High School - 01	Public	9-12	516 8th Ave W	Sisseton	57262	Roberts County	Sisseton School District 54-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 698-7613	304	20	14.8	52.6%	97 (31.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.9%)	2 (0.7%)	153 (50.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.2%)	$13,208			$1,441			$11,767	32.8	29.8	109	19		460005301239
129	Waverly-South Shore High School - 01	Public	9-12	319 Mary Pl	Waverly	57201	Codington County	Waverly School District 14-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 886-9174	86	7	12.2	22.1%	77 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$13,223			$00			$13,223	31.6	14.3	121	8		467674000722
130	Edgemont High School - 01	Public	9-12	715 Mogul Way	Edgemont	57735	Fall River County	Edgemont School District 23-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 662-7254	26	5	5.5	53.8%	22 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								31.3			(n/a)		462085000182

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for South Dakota

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for SD student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students Native American Students White Students Multi-racial Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Migrant Students Homeless Students Foster Care Students Military Connected Students

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 30, 2025, 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

High school students working on a science experiment

Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.