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141
Hermosa Elementary - 04
Public
K-8
11 4th St
Hermosa
57744
Custer County
Custer School District 16-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 255-4345
222
22
10
34.2%
184 (82.9%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (6.3%)
3 (1.4%)
11 (5.0%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (4.5%)
$12,526
$1,331
$11,195
35.8
17.6
181
40
467935000755
142
Willow Lake Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-5
400 Garfield Ave
Willow Lake
57278
Clark County
Willow Lake School District 12-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 625-5945
144
10
14.7
41.0%
139 (96.5%)
1 (0.7%)
4 (2.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$10,413
$728
$9,684
34.2
33.8
141
1
460207000009
143
O M Tiffany Elementary - 11
Public
K-5
819 8th Ave NE
Aberdeen
57401
Brown County
Aberdeen School District 06-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 725-7400
312
25
12.4
46.8%
219 (70.2%)
7 (2.2%)
30 (9.6%)
10 (3.2%)
18 (5.8%)
3 (1.0%)
25 (8.0%)
$10,056
$1,439
$8,616
33.3
45.3
117
26
465982000530
144
Woodrow Wilson Elementary - 17
Public
K-5
827 Franklin St
Rapid City
57701
Pennington County
Rapid City Area School District 51-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 394-1837
337
21
16.4
41.2%
189 (56.1%)
11 (3.3%)
38 (11.3%)
3 (0.9%)
53 (15.7%)
0 (0.0%)
43 (12.8%)
$11,004
$1,228
$9,775
32.8
26
158
14
464477000728
145
Lyman Elementary - 04
Public
PK, KG-5
411 E 2nd St
Kennebec
57544
Lyman County
Lyman School District 42-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 869-2213
200
19
10.7
43.5%
111 (55.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
78 (39.0%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (5.5%)
$16,443
$3,514
$12,929
32.7
35.5
139
6
467437000301
146
Jolley Elementary - 04
Public
2-5
224 S University
Vermillion
57069
Clay County
Vermillion School District 13-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 677-7015
407
27
15.2
35.4%
300 (73.7%)
13 (3.2%)
19 (4.7%)
4 (1.0%)
44 (10.8%)
0 (0.0%)
27 (6.6%)
$8,998
$1,031
$7,967
32.5
44.8
118
28
465067000463
147
New Underwood Elementary - 02
Public
K-5
300 E Ash St
New Underwood
57761
Pennington County
New Underwood School District 51-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 754-6485
127
9
13.8
32.3%
104 (81.9%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (3.9%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (2.4%)
0 (0.0%)
15 (11.8%)
$9,920
$1,164
$8,757
32.3
54.8
92
55
467971000479
148
Winner Elementary - 04
Public
PK, KG-5
825 W 3rd St
Winner
57580
Tripp County
Winner School District 59-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 842-8170
444
30
14.8
41.7%
269 (60.6%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (1.6%)
1 (0.2%)
165 (37.2%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.5%)
$10,682
$2,065
$8,617
31.8
19.7
174
26
466627000602
149
Lowell Elementary - 28
Public
K-5
710 W 18th St
Sioux Falls
57104
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls School District 49-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 367-8378
358
30
12
73.7%
115 (32.1%)
63 (17.6%)
101 (28.2%)
1 (0.3%)
40 (11.2%)
1 (0.3%)
37 (10.3%)
$10,175
$1,758
$8,417
31.5
23
166
17
463448000287
150
Hot Springs Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-5
240 N 19th St
Hot Springs
57747
Fall River County
Hot Springs School District 23-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 745-4149
331
25
12.9
29.9%
246 (74.3%)
4 (1.2%)
15 (4.5%)
2 (0.6%)
26 (7.9%)
1 (0.3%)
37 (11.2%)
$9,335
$1,269
$8,066
31.5
38
134
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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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State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide
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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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