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467014000663
11
Summit High School - 01
Public
9-12
400 W Sherman Ave
Summit
57266
Roberts County
Summit School District 54-6
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 398-6211
63
6
11.3
33.3%
44 (69.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (20.6%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (9.5%)
$11,086
$668
$10,418
86.2
75.2
33
22
464155000387
12
Lennox High School - 01
Public
9-12
1201 S Main St
Lennox
57039
Lincoln County
Lennox School District 41-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 647-2203
359
22
16.2
13.6%
326 (90.8%)
2 (0.6%)
11 (3.1%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (2.8%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (2.8%)
$8,597
$716
$7,881
85.2
49.5
77
65
465175000475
13
Northwestern High School - 01
Public
9-12
221 3rd St
Mellette
57461
Spink County
Northwestern Area School District 56-7
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 887-3467
88
7
12.1
14.8%
85 (96.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (2.3%)
$11,061
$840
$10,221
84.5
86.7
13
466627000600
14
Lincoln High School - 02
Public
9-12
2900 S Cliff Ave
Sioux Falls
57105
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls School District 49-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 367-7990
1,883
116
16.2
22.4%
1,310 (69.6%)
144 (7.6%)
205 (10.9%)
44 (2.3%)
81 (4.3%)
4 (0.2%)
95 (5.0%)
$9,187
$574
$8,613
83.6
79.5
23
9
461958000803
15
Jones County High School - 01
Public
9-12
404 Jackson Ave
Murdo
57559
Jones County
Jones County School District 37-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 669-2258
51
6
8.9
27.5%
41 (80.4%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (3.9%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (5.9%)
1 (2.0%)
4 (7.8%)
$14,307
$708
$13,599
83.4
79
25
10
466630000612
16
Sioux Valley High School - 01
Public
9-12
200 Hansina Ave
Volga
57071
Brookings County
Sioux Valley School District 05-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 627-5657
224
12
18
10.3%
203 (90.6%)
2 (0.9%)
11 (4.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (3.6%)
$10,109
$288
$9,822
82.8
73
36
20
460951200101
17
Burke High School - 01
Public
9-12
900 Washington St
Burke
57523
Gregory County
Burke School District 26-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 775-2645
92
8
11.8
40.2%
82 (89.1%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (2.2%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (7.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.1%)
$18,127
$902
$17,225
82.3
82.5
20
3
460000200424
18
Milbank High School - 01
Public
9-12
1001 E Park Ave
Milbank
57252
Grant County
Milbank School District 25-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 432-5546
359
25
14.2
22.3%
299 (83.3%)
4 (1.1%)
41 (11.4%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (1.7%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (2.5%)
$10,898
$582
$10,316
82.2
60.1
57
39
462140000190
19
Frederick High School - 01
Public
9-12
202 E Main St
Frederick
57441
Brown County
Frederick Area School District 06-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 329-2145
63
5
12.1
15.9%
58 (92.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.6%)
1 (1.6%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (4.8%)
$12,844
$277
$12,567
81.6
88
11
8
460004501155
20
Groton Area High School - 01
Public
9-12
502 N 2nd St
Groton
57445
Brown County
Groton Area School District 06-6
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 397-8381
175
13
12.9
8.6%
169 (96.6%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (2.3%)
1 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.6%)
$10,525
$101
$10,424
79.2
87.1
12
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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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