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Baltic High School - 01
Public
9-12
1 Bulldog Ave
Baltic
57003
Minnehaha County
Baltic School District 49-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 529-5461
162
12
14
8.6%
146 (90.1%)
1 (0.6%)
10 (6.2%)
1 (0.6%)
2 (1.2%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.2%)
$8,665
$626
$8,039
79.2
59.6
59
38
462403000203
22
Faulkton High School - 01
Public
9-12
1114 Court St
Faulkton
57438
Faulk County
Faulkton Area Schools 24-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 598-6266
77
7
10.9
13.0%
75 (97.4%)
1 (1.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.3%)
$14,031
$274
$13,757
77
61.5
55
33
460930000088
23
Harding County High School - 01
Public
9-12
12474 Tipperary St
Buffalo
57720
Harding County
Harding County School District 31-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 375-3241
56
7
7.5
25.0%
53 (94.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (3.6%)
$18,786
$831
$17,955
77
80.2
22
1
464494000405
24
Tri-Valley High School - 01
Public
9-12
46450 252nd St
Colton
57018
Minnehaha County
Tri-Valley School District 49-6
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 446-3538
276
19
14.2
11.2%
247 (89.5%)
4 (1.4%)
17 (6.2%)
2 (0.7%)
3 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.1%)
$9,280
$571
$8,709
76.5
82.8
19
5
461128000114
25
Castlewood High School - 01
Public
9-12
310 E Harry St
Castlewood
57223
Hamlin County
Castlewood School District 28-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 793-2497
91
7
12.9
9.9%
84 (92.3%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (6.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.1%)
$16,770
$26
$16,744
75.1
91.5
6
19
460561000038
26
Belle Fourche High School - 01
Public
9-12
1301 12th Ave
Belle Fourche
57717
Butte County
Belle Fourche School District 09-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 723-3350
383
26
14.9
20.4%
337 (88.0%)
1 (0.3%)
21 (5.5%)
1 (0.3%)
7 (1.8%)
0 (0.0%)
16 (4.2%)
$8,282
$439
$7,843
73
59.1
62
36
467699000724
27
Webster Area High School - 01
Public
9-12
102 E Ninth Ave
Webster
57274
Day County
Webster Area 18-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 345-3548
161
12
12.9
16.8%
148 (91.9%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.9%)
1 (0.6%)
4 (2.5%)
1 (0.6%)
4 (2.5%)
$11,314
$495
$10,819
72.3
74.4
34
7
467830000012
28
Deubrook High School - 01
Public
9-12
100 School Ave
White
57276
Brookings County
Deubrook Area School District 05-6
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 629-1114
113
9
12.4
9.7%
106 (93.8%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (3.5%)
1 (0.9%)
1 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.9%)
$11,574
$320
$11,254
72
82.9
18
10
468044501357
29
Corsica-Stickney High School - 01
Public
9-12
120 S Napoleon Ave
Corsica
57328
Douglas County
Corsica-Stickney 21-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 946-5475
64
7
8.7
15.6%
63 (98.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.6%)
$12,812
$254
$12,558
71.8
92.7
2
27
462085000182
30
Edgemont High School - 01
Public
9-12
715 Mogul Way
Edgemont
57735
Fall River County
Edgemont School District 23-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(605) 662-7254
40
5
7.4
35.0%
36 (90.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (5.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (5.0%)
$15,617
$1,033
$14,583
70.9
71.3
41
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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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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America
Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education
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