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51
Chester High School - 01
Public
9-12
102 2nd Ave
Chester
57016
Lake County
Chester Area School District 39-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 489-2411
116
10
11.6
8.6%
115 (99.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$14,520
$500
$14,019
62.1
78.3
26
25
460207000003
52
Central High School - 01
Public
9-12
2200 S Roosevelt St
Aberdeen
57401
Brown County
Aberdeen School District 06-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 725-8100
1,388
81
17.1
27.8%
1,073 (77.3%)
27 (1.9%)
93 (6.7%)
51 (3.7%)
79 (5.7%)
6 (0.4%)
59 (4.3%)
$8,094
$419
$7,675
62.1
53.7
68
16
462241000192
53
Estelline High School - 01
Public
9-12
708 Davis Ave
Estelline
57234
Hamlin County
Estelline School District 28-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 873-2201
79
8
9.9
25.3%
68 (86.1%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (12.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.3%)
$13,566
$412
$13,154
62
12.2
125
72
464965000455
54
Mount Vernon High School- 01
Public
9-12
500 N Main
Mount Vernon
57363
Davison County
Mount Vernon School District 17-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 236-5237
93
8
12.4
18.3%
86 (92.5%)
1 (1.1%)
1 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (4.3%)
1 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
$13,862
$408
$13,454
61
65
50
4
463049000256
55
Philip High School - 01
Public
9-12
330 Scottie Ave
Philip
57567
Haakon County
Haakon School District 27-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 859-2680
101
8
12.1
7.9%
91 (90.1%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.0%)
1 (1.0%)
2 (2.0%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (5.9%)
$10,414
$415
$10,000
60.7
64.1
51
4
466693000623
56
Spearfish High School - 01
Public
9-12
1725 N Main
Spearfish
57783
Lawrence County
Spearfish School District 40-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 717-1212
796
44
17.9
8.9%
705 (88.6%)
4 (0.5%)
39 (4.9%)
8 (1.0%)
19 (2.4%)
0 (0.0%)
21 (2.6%)
$7,690
$188
$7,502
60.1
71.3
42
14
463999000368
57
Lake Preston High School - 01
Public
9-12
300 1st St NE
Lake Preston
57249
Kingsbury County
Lake Preston School District 38-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 847-4455
49
7
7
22.4%
47 (95.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (4.1%)
$15,978
$310
$15,668
59.6
51.6
73
16
466993000633
58
Sturgis Brown High School - 01
Public
9-12
12930 E Hwy 34
Sturgis
57785
Meade County
Meade School District 46-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 347-2686
842
51
16.6
23.2%
712 (84.6%)
4 (0.5%)
43 (5.1%)
6 (0.7%)
24 (2.9%)
0 (0.0%)
53 (6.3%)
$8,513
$728
$7,785
59.3
59.5
60
2
461056000109
59
Canton High School - 01
Public
9-12
800 N Main St
Canton
57013
Lincoln County
Canton School District 41-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 764-2706
283
19
15.1
10.2%
263 (92.9%)
4 (1.4%)
8 (2.8%)
1 (0.4%)
4 (1.4%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.1%)
$9,962
$67
$9,895
58.9
51.8
71
12
461785000163
60
De Smet High School - 01
Public
9-12
405 3rd St SW
De Smet
57231
Kingsbury County
De Smet School District 38-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 854-3423
82
8
10.3
9.8%
78 (95.1%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (2.4%)
1 (1.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.2%)
$14,400
$17
$14,382
57.7
83.1
17
43
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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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