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181
Scotland Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-4
711 4th St
Scotland
57059
Bon Homme County
Scotland School District 04-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 583-2717
134
8
16.4
24.6%
119 (88.8%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (5.2%)
1 (0.7%)
2 (1.5%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (3.7%)
$12,033
$1,438
$10,595
13.5
28.2
150
31
466627000597
182
Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10
Public
PK, KG-5
1600 N Wayland Ave
Sioux Falls
57103
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls School District 49-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 367-6130
355
29
12
72.7%
131 (36.9%)
41 (11.5%)
111 (31.3%)
19 (5.4%)
24 (6.8%)
0 (0.0%)
29 (8.2%)
$10,573
$1,759
$8,814
12.8
11.2
187
5
467014000662
183
Summit Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-8
400 W Sherman Ave
Summit
57266
Roberts County
Summit School District 54-6
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 398-6211
121
12
10.1
40.5%
77 (63.6%)
1 (0.8%)
3 (2.5%)
0 (0.0%)
26 (21.5%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (11.6%)
$11,240
$1,402
$9,838
12.5
14.2
183
463444001066
184
Edmunds Central Elementary - 05
Public
PK, KG-5
105 1st Ave
Roscoe
57471
Edmunds County
Edmunds Central School District 22-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 287-4251
57
9
6.3
47.4%
42 (73.7%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (15.8%)
2 (3.5%)
3 (5.3%)
1 (1.8%)
0 (0.0%)
$16,135
$2,067
$14,067
11.7
24.8
163
21
468010000783
185
Wolsey Wessington Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-5
375 Ash St SE
Wolsey
57384
Beadle County
Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 883-4221
166
11
14.9
25.3%
153 (92.2%)
1 (0.6%)
11 (6.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.6%)
$11,729
$853
$10,876
11.5
23.3
165
20
465982000538
186
Black Hawk Elementary - 03
Public
K-5
7108 Seeaire St
Black Hawk
57718
Meade County
Rapid City Area School District 51-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 787-6701
370
24
15.1
34.1%
257 (69.5%)
3 (0.8%)
39 (10.5%)
1 (0.3%)
34 (9.2%)
2 (0.5%)
34 (9.2%)
$9,911
$427
$9,485
11.4
7.4
192
6
465982000540
187
Canyon Lake Elementary - 04
Public
PK, KG-5
1500 Evergreen Dr
Rapid City
57702
Pennington County
Rapid City Area School District 51-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 394-1817
346
25
13.8
39.0%
193 (55.8%)
8 (2.3%)
41 (11.8%)
4 (1.2%)
45 (13.0%)
1 (0.3%)
54 (15.6%)
$10,581
$1,094
$9,487
11.3
11.6
186
1
465982000541
188
Robbinsdale Elementary - 14
Public
PK, KG-5
424 E Indiana St
Rapid City
57701
Pennington County
Rapid City Area School District 51-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 394-1825
359
26
13.7
100.0%
168 (46.8%)
4 (1.1%)
46 (12.8%)
3 (0.8%)
84 (23.4%)
0 (0.0%)
54 (15.0%)
$10,938
$1,212
$9,726
10.3
7.8
191
3
460624000045
189
Martin Elementary - 03
Public
PK, KG-5
201 5th St
Martin
57551
Bennett County
Bennett County School District 03-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 685-6717
253
21
11.9
100.0%
40 (15.8%)
0 (0.0%)
16 (6.3%)
1 (0.4%)
140 (55.3%)
0 (0.0%)
56 (22.1%)
$13,233
$3,875
$9,357
10
4.8
197
8
465982000539
190
Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08
Public
K-5
1701 Downing St
Rapid City
57701
Pennington County
Rapid City Area School District 51-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 394-1851
357
27
13
100.0%
70 (19.6%)
1 (0.3%)
33 (9.2%)
1 (0.3%)
192 (53.8%)
0 (0.0%)
60 (16.8%)
$12,076
$1,761
$10,314
9.9
4.6
198
8
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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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