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460795001416
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Inspiration Elementary - 08
Public
K-4
3401 S Sparta Ave
Sioux Falls
57110
Minnehaha County
Brandon Valley School District 49-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 582-5890
295
19
15.5
16.9%
215 (72.9%)
31 (10.5%)
14 (4.7%)
13 (4.4%)
8 (2.7%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (4.7%)
83
(n/a)
468043701249
22
Kadoka Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-5
800 Bayberry St
Kadoka
57543
Jackson County
Kadoka Area School District 35-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 837-2173
124
13
9.4
42.7%
65 (52.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
58 (46.8%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.8%)
$15,756
$4,435
$11,321
81.9
67.4
56
34
465982000547
23
Pinedale Elementary - 11
Public
K-5
4901 W Chicago St
Rapid City
57702
Pennington County
Rapid City Area School District 51-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 394-1805
365
22
16.2
10.1%
293 (80.3%)
5 (1.4%)
18 (4.9%)
2 (0.5%)
16 (4.4%)
0 (0.0%)
31 (8.5%)
$10,356
$434
$9,922
81.3
84.7
20
3
460264000876
24
Hanson Elementary - 06
Public
PK, KG-5
230 6th St
Alexandria
57311
Hanson County
Hanson School District 30-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 239-4387
135
13
10.7
17.0%
126 (93.3%)
1 (0.7%)
2 (1.5%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (3.7%)
$10,340
$1,071
$9,269
81.2
91
8
16
465982000542
25
Corral Drive Elementary - 21
Public
K-5
3736 Corral Dr
Rapid City
57702
Pennington County
Rapid City Area School District 51-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 394-6789
461
22
20.7
6.3%
375 (81.3%)
7 (1.5%)
21 (4.6%)
19 (4.1%)
5 (1.1%)
2 (0.4%)
32 (6.9%)
$9,126
$417
$8,709
80.4
77.4
39
14
466627001064
26
John Harris Elementary - 23
Public
PK, KG-5
3501 E 49th St
Sioux Falls
57103
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls School District 49-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 371-4111
706
39
18
15.9%
574 (81.3%)
35 (5.0%)
28 (4.0%)
7 (1.0%)
12 (1.7%)
1 (0.1%)
49 (6.9%)
$8,617
$688
$7,929
79.7
79.9
34
8
460005201400
27
Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06
Public
K-5
101 E 7th St
Tea
57064
Lincoln County
Tea Area School District 41-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 498-2700
389
25
15.2
11.1%
318 (81.7%)
11 (2.8%)
20 (5.1%)
4 (1.0%)
7 (1.8%)
1 (0.3%)
28 (7.2%)
$7,881
$214
$7,667
79.7
77.9
38
11
460740000064
28
Tyndall Elementary - 04
Public
K-5
1404 Fir St
Tyndall
57066
Bon Homme County
Bon Homme School District 04-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 589-3389
155
13
12.3
28.4%
145 (93.5%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (5.2%)
$11,107
$1,221
$9,886
79.5
56.4
86
58
460795000414
29
Brandon Elementary - 03
Public
PK, KG-4
501 Holly Blvd
Brandon
57005
Minnehaha County
Brandon Valley School District 49-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 582-6315
701
48
14.7
21.0%
556 (79.3%)
34 (4.9%)
52 (7.4%)
3 (0.4%)
6 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
50 (7.1%)
$8,769
$462
$8,307
79.3
80
33
4
463999000367
30
Lake Preston Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-5
300 1st St NE
Lake Preston
57249
Kingsbury County
Lake Preston School District 38-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 847-4464
102
9
11.5
36.3%
94 (92.2%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (2.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (4.9%)
$15,667
$1,168
$14,499
79
97.6
2
28
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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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: 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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