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467452000693
81
Viborg-Hurley High School - 01
Public
9-12
203 W Park Ave
Viborg
57070
Turner County
Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 766-5418
119
9
12.8
20.2%
103 (86.6%)
2 (1.7%)
9 (7.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (3.4%)
$10,190
$00
$10,190
46.5
50.1
75
6
467437000691
82
Vermillion High School - 01
Public
9-12
1001 E Main St
Vermillion
57069
Clay County
Vermillion School District 13-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 677-7035
430
28
15.4
23.0%
313 (72.8%)
10 (2.3%)
29 (6.7%)
5 (1.2%)
45 (10.5%)
0 (0.0%)
28 (6.5%)
$10,126
$349
$9,778
46.4
43.8
86
4
460004200656
83
Sully Buttes High School - 07
Public
9-12
500 8th St
Onida
57564
Sully County
Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 258-2617
75
8
9.8
13.3%
64 (85.3%)
1 (1.3%)
2 (2.7%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (8.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (2.7%)
$16,515
$594
$15,921
46.3
42
90
7
461410000091
84
Colman-Egan High School - 01
Public
9-12
200 S Loban Ave
Colman
57017
Moody County
Colman-Egan School District 50-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 534-3534
93
7
13.5
20.4%
74 (79.6%)
3 (3.2%)
12 (12.9%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (3.2%)
$12,687
$1,154
$11,534
45.1
72.9
37
47
465571000508
85
Plankinton High School - 01
Public
9-12
404 E Davenport St
Plankinton
57368
Aurora County
Plankinton School District 01-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 942-7743
75
7
10.2
22.7%
55 (73.3%)
0 (0.0%)
17 (22.7%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (4.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$15,161
$235
$14,927
44.7
49.8
76
9
467566000705
86
Wall High School - 01
Public
9-12
401 S Blvd W
Wall
57790
Pennington County
Wall School District 51-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 279-2156
99
8
11.8
30.3%
72 (72.7%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.0%)
1 (1.0%)
17 (17.2%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (8.1%)
$11,062
$306
$10,756
43.5
34.6
100
14
460372000022
87
Arlington High School - 01
Public
9-12
306 S Main St
Arlington
57212
Kingsbury County
Arlington School District 38-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 983-5598
88
9
10
14.8%
81 (92.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (5.7%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.1%)
$14,645
$610
$14,034
42.2
85.4
14
73
462139000188
88
Elkton High School - 01
Public
9-12
508 Buffalo St
Elkton
57026
Brookings County
Elkton School District 05-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 542-2541
126
10
12.8
34.1%
101 (80.2%)
1 (0.8%)
21 (16.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (2.4%)
$12,970
$507
$12,463
41.8
13.6
122
34
468043801248
89
Platte - Geddes High School - 01
Public
9-12
400 Illinois Ave
Platte
57369
Charles Mix County
Platte - Geddes School District 11-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 337-3391
119
12
9.8
13.4%
110 (92.4%)
2 (1.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (5.0%)
$13,434
$552
$12,882
41.2
37.7
96
7
466627000610
90
Washington High School - 01
Public
9-12
501 N Sycamore Ave
Sioux Falls
57110
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls School District 49-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 367-7970
1,910
120
15.8
38.8%
900 (47.1%)
386 (20.2%)
333 (17.4%)
112 (5.9%)
68 (3.6%)
5 (0.3%)
106 (5.5%)
$9,603
$601
$9,002
40.9
54.1
67
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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