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463822000354
31
Kimball Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-4
300 S East St
Kimball
57355
Brule County
Kimball School District 07-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 778-6231
123
10
12.8
22.8%
111 (90.2%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.6%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (3.3%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (4.9%)
$9,843
$708
$9,135
78.7
78.8
37
6
460002500304
32
Howard Elementary - 02
Public
K-5
201 N Minnie St
Howard
57349
Miner County
Howard School District 48-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 772-4443
129
11
12.2
15.5%
119 (92.2%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (5.4%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (2.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$12,699
$1,392
$11,307
77.7
64
64
32
461032000104
33
Canistota Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-5
431 4th Ave
Canistota
57012
McCook County
Canistota School District 43-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 296-3458
157
10
15.4
24.2%
138 (87.9%)
1 (0.6%)
7 (4.5%)
2 (1.3%)
6 (3.8%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.9%)
$12,376
$743
$11,633
77
86.9
15
18
467188000664
34
Timber Lake Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-5
500 Main St
Timber Lake
57656
Dewey County
Timber Lake School District 20-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 865-3654
168
17
9.6
32.1%
72 (42.9%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
95 (56.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$16,890
$2,880
$14,010
76.9
81.1
30
4
462142010071
35
Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-5
510 N Main St
Bridgewater
57319
McCook County
Bridgewater-Emery 30-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 729-2541
162
14
11.7
38.9%
149 (92.0%)
3 (1.9%)
6 (3.7%)
1 (0.6%)
1 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.2%)
$11,181
$1,003
$10,178
76.4
84.9
19
16
468044501354
36
Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-6
506 Main St
Stickney
57375
Aurora County
Corsica-Stickney 21-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 732-4221
170
12
13.7
18.8%
163 (95.9%)
1 (0.6%)
2 (1.2%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.8%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.6%)
$12,139
$1,392
$10,747
75.5
83.5
23
13
460004601167
37
Hitchcock-Tulare Elementary - 05
Public
PK, KG-6
235 Palm St
Hitchcock
57348
Beadle County
Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 266-2151
104
10
10.5
27.9%
101 (97.1%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.9%)
$13,334
$901
$12,434
75.2
(n/a)
467662000713
38
McKinley Elementary - 06
Public
PK, KG-4
5 12th St SW
Watertown
57201
Codington County
Watertown School District 14-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 882-6350
234
19
12.5
52.6%
154 (65.8%)
1 (0.4%)
33 (14.1%)
0 (0.0%)
24 (10.3%)
0 (0.0%)
22 (9.4%)
$10,136
$1,163
$8,973
74.9
57.8
82
44
460207000007
39
Lincoln Elementary - 08
Public
PK, KG-5
414 S 10th St
Aberdeen
57401
Brown County
Aberdeen School District 06-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 725-7200
256
29
8.6
55.9%
154 (60.2%)
1 (0.4%)
32 (12.5%)
36 (14.1%)
16 (6.3%)
0 (0.0%)
17 (6.6%)
$10,488
$2,003
$8,484
74.8
46.5
114
75
466627001128
40
All City Elementary - 50
Public
K-5
2511 W Brookings St
Sioux Falls
57104
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls School District 49-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 367-6120
143
8
17.2
13.3%
127 (88.8%)
8 (5.6%)
3 (2.1%)
1 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (2.8%)
$9,659
$857
$8,802
74
81.4
28
12
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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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