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41
Jefferson High School - 67
Public
9-12
1600 N Marion Rd
Sioux Falls
57101
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls School District 49-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 367-6184
1,749
107
16.4
33.5%
1,040 (59.5%)
187 (10.7%)
332 (19.0%)
23 (1.3%)
69 (3.9%)
0 (0.0%)
98 (5.6%)
65
(n/a)
465430000492
42
Parkston High School - 01
Public
9-12
102A S Chapman Dr
Parkston
57366
Hutchinson County
Parkston School District 33-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 928-3368
122
12
10.1
23.0%
112 (91.8%)
2 (1.6%)
3 (2.5%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (3.3%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.8%)
$11,661
$264
$11,397
64.9
71.4
40
2
460852000082
43
Brookings High School - 01
Public
9-12
530 Elm Ave
Brookings
57006
Brookings County
Brookings School District 05-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 696-4100
1,050
60
17.6
14.6%
840 (80.0%)
30 (2.9%)
74 (7.0%)
35 (3.3%)
18 (1.7%)
2 (0.2%)
51 (4.9%)
$10,469
$399
$10,069
64.9
45
84
41
465526000500
44
T F Riggs High School - 01
Public
9-12
1010 E Broadway Ave
Pierre
57501
Hughes County
Pierre School District 32-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 773-7350
842
50
16.9
17.3%
583 (69.2%)
6 (0.7%)
53 (6.3%)
10 (1.2%)
101 (12.0%)
1 (0.1%)
88 (10.5%)
$10,166
$1,965
$8,202
64.4
80.4
21
23
461413000141
45
Colome High School - 01
Public
9-12
105 Carr St
Colome
57528
Tripp County
Colome Consolidated 59-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 842-1624
59
8
7.8
39.0%
47 (79.7%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.7%)
2 (3.4%)
8 (13.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.7%)
$14,657
$881
$13,776
63.6
31.2
103
58
463960000363
46
Madison High School - 01
Public
9-12
800 NE 9th St
Madison
57042
Lake County
Madison Central School District 39-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 256-7706
382
26
14.4
16.2%
326 (85.3%)
1 (0.3%)
33 (8.6%)
5 (1.3%)
5 (1.3%)
0 (0.0%)
12 (3.1%)
$10,228
$408
$9,820
63.4
24.8
110
64
461695000155
47
Custer High School - 01
Public
9-12
1645 Wildcat Ln
Custer
57730
Custer County
Custer School District 16-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 673-4473
284
22
12.7
16.2%
241 (84.9%)
2 (0.7%)
26 (9.2%)
1 (0.4%)
6 (2.1%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (2.8%)
$11,563
$954
$10,609
63.3
65.8
48
1
461941000174
48
Douglas High School - 03
Public
9-12
420 Patriot Dr
Box Elder
57719
Pennington County
Douglas School District 51-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 923-0030
749
45
16.7
22.2%
535 (71.4%)
15 (2.0%)
67 (8.9%)
7 (0.9%)
58 (7.7%)
1 (0.1%)
66 (8.8%)
$9,365
$830
$8,535
63.2
52.7
70
22
463954000360
49
Andes Central High School - 01
Public
9-12
1001 High St
Lake Andes
57356
Charles Mix County
Andes Central School District 11-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 487-7671
63
8
7.7
100.0%
17 (27.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
37 (58.7%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (14.3%)
$9,250
$2,008
$7,242
62.3
(n/a)
460102801028
50
Selby High School - 01
Public
9-12
108 E Dakota St
Selby
57472
Walworth County
Selby Area School District 62-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 649-7818
52
7
7.8
7.7%
49 (94.2%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.9%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.9%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.9%)
$15,608
$354
$15,254
62.2
69.3
45
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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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