Best Elementary Schools in South Dakota

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 300)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
191	South Canyon Elementary - 15	Public	K-5	218 Nordbye Ln	Rapid City	57702	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-1801	274	19	14.4	30.7%	181 (66.1%)	1 (0.4%)	36 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.2%)	$11,724			$656			$11,067	42.6	49.1	115	76		465982000527
192	Wakpala Elementary - 02	Public	K-5	12250 SD Hwy 1806	Wakpala	57658	Corson County	Smee School District 15-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 845-3040	95	10	9.7	100.0%	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$25,371			$4,912			$20,459	42.2	22.6	166	26		467560000698
193	Flandreau Elementary - 04	Public	K-4	500 W Community Dr	Flandreau	57028	Moody County	Flandreau School District 50-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 997-2780	287	23	12.4	51.2%	117 (40.8%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (20.9%)	2 (0.7%)	76 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.1%)	$13,466			$992			$12,473	41.1	21.8	168	25		462439000207
194	Mike Miller Elementary - 07	Public	K-5	3010 Milwaukee Ave NE	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7800	282	21	13.6	40.8%	192 (68.1%)	4 (1.4%)	38 (13.5%)	11 (3.9%)	12 (4.3%)	2 (0.7%)	23 (8.2%)	$11,172			$739			$10,434	41.1	57.5	88	106		460207001367
195	O M Tiffany Elementary - 11	Public	K-5	819 8th Ave NE	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7400	304	24	12.9	55.3%	192 (63.2%)	8 (2.6%)	51 (16.8%)	7 (2.3%)	18 (5.9%)	5 (1.6%)	23 (7.6%)	$11,808			$1,055			$10,753	40.7	21.1	169	26		460207000009
196	Renberg Elementary - 42	Public	K-5	47260 258th St	Renner	57055	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 543-5273	155	10	15.3	56.1%	93 (60.0%)	23 (14.8%)	17 (11.0%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.4%)	$11,972			$794			$11,178	40.7	29.5	153	43		466627000606
197	Horizon Elementary - 09	Public	PK, KG-5	5800 S Bahnson Ave	Sioux Falls	57108	Lincoln County	Harrisburg School District 41-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 743-2567	458	36	12.8	28.2%	319 (69.7%)	44 (9.6%)	34 (7.4%)	8 (1.7%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.7%)	$11,187			$249			$10,938	40.5	32.9	148	49		463135001375
198	Winner Elementary - 04	Public	PK, KG-5	825 W 3rd St	Winner	57580	Tripp County	Winner School District 59-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 842-8170	465	29	16	42.6%	281 (60.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	167 (35.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$11,089			$1,898			$9,191	40.3	16.7	179	19		467971000479
199	Bison Elementary - 02	Public	K-6	200 E Carr St	Bison	57620	Perkins County	Bison School District 52-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 244-5271	65	9	7.2	27.7%	58 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,480			$1,357			$16,122	40.2	26.6	160	39		460705000054
200	Long Lake Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	36848 123rd St	Wetonka	57481	McPherson County	Leola School District 44-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 439-3477	30	2	13	90.0%	30 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,113			$1,000			$17,113	39.7			(n/a)		464164000393

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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 30, 2025, 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:

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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.