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161
South Park Elementary - 03
Public
1-4
1816 Valley Dr
Belle Fourche
57717
Butte County
Belle Fourche School District 09-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 723-3382
382
33
11.7
40.3%
313 (81.9%)
0 (0.0%)
33 (8.6%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (2.9%)
1 (0.3%)
24 (6.3%)
$8,837
$1,250
$7,588
27.8
19.7
173
12
467560000698
162
Wakpala Elementary - 02
Public
K-5
12250 SD Hwy 1806
Wakpala
57658
Corson County
Smee School District 15-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 845-3040
85
10
8.4
100.0%
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
85 (100.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$21,471
$3,814
$17,657
27.5
27.6
153
9
467542000694
163
Wagner Elementary - 02
Public
K-4
101 Walnut Ave SW
Wagner
57380
Charles Mix County
Wagner Community School District 11-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 384-3393
345
32
10.8
100.0%
96 (27.8%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (3.2%)
0 (0.0%)
209 (60.6%)
0 (0.0%)
29 (8.4%)
$12,706
$1,021
$11,685
27.4
30
148
15
463548001373
164
Washington 4-5 Center - 20
Public
4-5
1451 McClellan Dr
Huron
57350
Beadle County
Huron School District 02-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 353-7895
429
28
15.3
64.3%
148 (34.5%)
1 (0.2%)
141 (32.9%)
115 (26.8%)
9 (2.1%)
2 (0.5%)
13 (3.0%)
$9,928
$1,519
$8,409
27.3
29.9
149
15
468043001009
165
Webster Elementary - 06
Public
PK, KG-5
317 E 7th St
Yankton
57078
Yankton County
Yankton School District 63-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 665-2484
396
19
20.5
35.6%
296 (74.7%)
5 (1.3%)
58 (14.6%)
3 (0.8%)
12 (3.0%)
0 (0.0%)
22 (5.6%)
$10,873
$930
$9,943
25.4
18.5
179
14
462637000223
166
Garretson Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-5
505 2nd St
Garretson
57030
Minnehaha County
Garretson School District 49-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 594-3453
243
17
14.3
22.2%
212 (87.2%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (4.1%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (2.9%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (5.8%)
$10,837
$915
$9,923
25.2
28.1
151
15
466627000606
167
Renberg Elementary - 42
Public
K-5
47260 258th St
Renner
57055
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls School District 49-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 543-5273
215
12
18.4
51.2%
109 (50.7%)
48 (22.3%)
20 (9.3%)
1 (0.5%)
9 (4.2%)
0 (0.0%)
28 (13.0%)
$9,610
$1,017
$8,593
24.8
24.7
164
3
465982000969
168
Valley View Elementary - 13
Public
K-5
4840 Homestead St
Rapid City
57703
Pennington County
Rapid City Area School District 51-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 393-2812
581
33
17.8
33.6%
383 (65.9%)
9 (1.5%)
64 (11.0%)
11 (1.9%)
45 (7.7%)
0 (0.0%)
69 (11.9%)
$10,030
$999
$9,031
22.9
21.3
170
2
467662000716
169
Roosevelt Elementary - 08
Public
PK, KG-4
412 2nd St SE
Watertown
57201
Codington County
Watertown School District 14-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 882-6360
228
18
12.5
56.6%
172 (75.4%)
3 (1.3%)
7 (3.1%)
0 (0.0%)
18 (7.9%)
0 (0.0%)
28 (12.3%)
$10,265
$1,107
$9,159
22.7
18.1
180
11
461413000140
170
Colome Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-5
105 Carr St
Colome
57528
Tripp County
Colome Consolidated 59-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 842-1624
81
9
8.7
59.3%
55 (67.9%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.2%)
0 (0.0%)
18 (22.2%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (8.6%)
$13,978
$2,062
$11,916
22.5
30.1
147
23
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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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Educational resources:
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America
Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection
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.
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