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101
Britton-Hecla High School - 01
Public
9-12
759 5th St
Britton
57430
Marshall County
Britton-Hecla School District 45-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 448-2234
130
9
14
11.5%
116 (89.2%)
2 (1.5%)
1 (0.8%)
2 (1.5%)
3 (2.3%)
1 (0.8%)
5 (3.8%)
$17,313
$783
$16,530
30.8
79.3
24
77
462454000209
102
Florence High School - 01
Public
9-12
515 Main Ave
Florence
57235
Codington County
Florence School District 14-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 758-2412
85
7
12
18.8%
81 (95.3%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.2%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.2%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (2.4%)
$9,599
$185
$9,414
30
58.9
63
39
461230001269
103
Chester Area Cyber School - 92
Public, Virtual
9-12
500 5th St
Chester
57016
Lake County
Chester Area School District 39-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
Yes
(n/a)
(605) 489-2411
123
6
21.1
2.4%
123 (100.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$5,318
$595
$4,723
29.2
15.2
120
17
466336000557
104
Rosholt High School - 01
Public
9-12
202 Finley Ave
Rosholt
57260
Roberts County
Rosholt School District 54-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 537-4278
72
7
10.8
30.6%
55 (76.4%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.4%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (15.3%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (6.9%)
$10,542
$580
$9,962
28.9
60
58
46
466518000569
105
Scotland High School - 01
Public
9-12
711 4th St
Scotland
57059
Bon Homme County
Scotland School District 04-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 583-2237
81
10
8
23.5%
77 (95.1%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (3.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.2%)
$11,963
$442
$11,521
28.2
60.9
56
49
464152000382
106
Lemmon High School - 01
Public
9-12
314 8th St W
Lemmon
57638
Perkins County
Lemmon School District 52-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 374-3762
86
9
9.3
34.9%
78 (90.7%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (3.5%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.2%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (4.7%)
$17,239
$1,796
$15,444
26.9
39.2
93
13
461200000119
107
Chamberlain High School - 01
Public
9-12
1000 Sorensen Dr
Chamberlain
57325
Brule County
Chamberlain School District 07-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 234-4467
272
22
12.5
43.4%
151 (55.5%)
2 (0.7%)
9 (3.3%)
2 (0.7%)
99 (36.4%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (3.3%)
$11,751
$2,094
$9,657
26.7
56.6
66
41
464130000374
108
Lead-Deadwood High School - 01
Public
9-12
320 S Main St
Lead
57754
Lawrence County
Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 717-3899
222
19
11.6
19.8%
188 (84.7%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (4.1%)
3 (1.4%)
11 (5.0%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (5.0%)
$17,086
$393
$16,693
26.6
48
79
29
461176000116
109
Centerville High School - 01
Public
9-12
610 Lincoln St
Centerville
57014
Turner County
Centerville School District 60-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 563-2291
88
7
13.1
14.8%
82 (93.2%)
1 (1.1%)
1 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (3.4%)
$11,032
$1,292
$9,740
26.5
24.4
111
2
460780000069
110
Bowdle High School - 01
Public
9-12
3083 2nd Ave
Bowdle
57428
Edmunds County
Bowdle School District 22-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 285-6590
43
5
8.4
18.6%
42 (97.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (2.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$12,852
$1,302
$11,550
23.9
6.7
130
20
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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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