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466693000401
81
Creekside Elementary - 07
Public
3-5
2325 N Ave
Spearfish
57783
Lawrence County
Spearfish School District 40-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 717-1210
498
36
13.6
13.7%
436 (87.6%)
3 (0.6%)
21 (4.2%)
5 (1.0%)
13 (2.6%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (4.0%)
$8,709
$960
$7,748
61.3
60.9
75
6
464155000389
82
Worthing Elementary - 05
Public
PK, KG-4
230 Cedar St
Worthing
57077
Lincoln County
Lennox School District 41-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 372-4114
126
7
16.9
4.8%
121 (96.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (2.4%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.8%)
$9,576
$1,019
$8,557
60
72.5
49
33
467566000704
83
Wall Elementary - 02
Public
K-5
401 S Blvd W
Wall
57790
Pennington County
Wall School District 51-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 279-2156
116
9
12.9
31.0%
88 (75.9%)
2 (1.7%)
3 (2.6%)
1 (0.9%)
13 (11.2%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (7.8%)
$12,441
$1,084
$11,358
59.3
45.9
115
32
466414000562
84
Rutland Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-5
102 School St
Rutland
57057
Lake County
Rutland School District 39-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 586-4352
79
8
9.3
34.2%
76 (96.2%)
1 (1.3%)
1 (1.3%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$13,079
$890
$12,190
58.6
43.4
124
40
468043000791
85
Beadle Elementary - 03
Public
K-5
1214 Mulberry St
Yankton
57078
Yankton County
Yankton School District 63-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 665-2282
404
26
15.6
28.7%
324 (80.2%)
2 (0.5%)
25 (6.2%)
2 (0.5%)
17 (4.2%)
0 (0.0%)
34 (8.4%)
$9,833
$732
$9,101
58
53
97
12
462140000189
86
Frederick Elementary - 02
Public
K-6
202 E Main St
Frederick
57441
Brown County
Frederick Area School District 06-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 329-2145
79
11
7.2
21.5%
70 (88.6%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (2.5%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.3%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (7.6%)
$15,294
$1,125
$14,169
57.6
75
44
42
463960001189
87
Madison Elementary - 07
Public
K-5
700 NW 9th St
Madison
57042
Lake County
Madison Central School District 39-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 256-7721
508
35
14.3
23.8%
423 (83.3%)
7 (1.4%)
42 (8.3%)
4 (0.8%)
11 (2.2%)
0 (0.0%)
21 (4.1%)
$9,072
$874
$8,198
56.8
52.5
99
12
467662000714
88
Mellette Elementary - 07
Public
K-4
619 2nd St NW
Watertown
57201
Codington County
Watertown School District 14-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 882-6385
212
17
12.7
34.0%
162 (76.4%)
1 (0.5%)
20 (9.4%)
1 (0.5%)
16 (7.5%)
0 (0.0%)
12 (5.7%)
$10,508
$1,167
$9,341
56.6
62.6
70
18
468043000795
89
Stewart Elementary - 05
Public
K-5
208 W 21st St
Yankton
57078
Yankton County
Yankton School District 63-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 665-5765
278
20
13.9
31.3%
227 (81.7%)
1 (0.4%)
24 (8.6%)
5 (1.8%)
7 (2.5%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (5.0%)
$9,801
$764
$9,036
56.2
60.6
77
12
466630000614
90
Sioux Valley Elementary - 02
Public
K-5
200 Hansina Ave
Volga
57071
Brookings County
Sioux Valley School District 05-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 627-5657
354
24
14.5
13.3%
326 (92.1%)
1 (0.3%)
11 (3.1%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
12 (3.4%)
$9,052
$558
$8,494
56.2
51.9
101
11
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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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