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Best High Schools in South Dakota for Military Connected Students
Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in South Dakota!
Every year, the South Dakota Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.
Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Military Connected students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.
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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Smarter Balanced Assessments test scores by the South Dakota Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 30, 2025.
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School
Students/Teachers
Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Ranking (Military Connected vs All Students -
2025
)
ID
Rank
(of
19
)
School
Type
Grades
Address
City
Zip
County
District
Is Charter
Is Magnet
Is Virtual
Is Title I
Phone
# Students
Full-time Teachers
Student/
Teacher Ratio
Free/Disc Lunch
Recipients
White
Black
Hispanic
Asian
American
Indian
Pacific
Islander
Two or
More Races
Per Pupil Expenditures:
Total
Personnel from Federal Funds
Non-Personnel from Federal Funds
Total from Federal Funds
Personnel from State and Local Funds
Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds
Total from State and Local Funds
Statewide
Rank Percentile (Military Connected)
Statewide
Rank Percentile (All Students)
Rank Percentile Difference from All Students
SchoolDigger Rating (Military Connected)
SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
ID
1
New Underwood High School - 01
Public
9-12
300 E Ash St
New Underwood
57761
Pennington County
New Underwood School District 51-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 754-6485
92
6
14.4
22.8%
77 (83.7%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (2.2%)
0 (0.0%)
12 (13.0%)
$12,538
$254
$12,284
94.7%
38.6%
56.18%
465067000464
1
Tea Area High School - 03
Public
9-12
500 W Brian St
Tea
57064
Lincoln County
Tea Area School District 41-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 498-2700
717
37
19.5
16.3%
613 (85.5%)
25 (3.5%)
36 (5.0%)
8 (1.1%)
5 (0.7%)
2 (0.3%)
28 (3.9%)
$9,714
$311
$9,403
94.7%
83.1%
11.60%
460005201235
3
Yankton High School - 01
Public
9-12
1801 Summit St
Yankton
57078
Yankton County
Yankton School District 63-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 665-2073
923
51
17.9
28.2%
753 (81.6%)
11 (1.2%)
85 (9.2%)
4 (0.4%)
36 (3.9%)
2 (0.2%)
32 (3.5%)
$11,454
$471
$10,983
84.2%
87.3%
3.14%
468043000798
4
Brandon Valley High School - 01
Public
9-12
301 S Splitrock Blvd
Brandon
57005
Minnehaha County
Brandon Valley School District 49-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 582-3211
1,381
67
20.4
14.3%
1,178 (85.3%)
55 (4.0%)
58 (4.2%)
28 (2.0%)
15 (1.1%)
3 (0.2%)
44 (3.2%)
$9,784
$278
$9,506
78.9%
91.0%
12.02%
460795000071
5
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
No
(605) 647-2203
357
21
17.2
14.8%
329 (92.2%)
2 (0.6%)
6 (1.7%)
1 (0.3%)
9 (2.5%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (2.8%)
$11,065
$263
$10,802
73.7%
92.2%
18.48%
464155000387
5
West Central High School - 01
Public
9-12
705 E 2nd St
Hartford
57033
Minnehaha County
West Central School District 49-7
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 528-6236
408
24
16.9
12.3%
372 (91.2%)
8 (2.0%)
12 (2.9%)
1 (0.2%)
4 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (2.7%)
$12,211
$496
$11,714
73.7%
80.7%
7.04%
463171000274
7
Stevens High School - 42
Public
9-12
4215 Raider Rd
Rapid City
57702
Pennington County
Rapid City Area School District 51-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 394-4051
1,771
91
19.4
12.0%
1,385 (78.2%)
13 (0.7%)
134 (7.6%)
22 (1.2%)
76 (4.3%)
2 (0.1%)
139 (7.8%)
$10,965
$669
$10,297
63.2%
76.5%
13.35%
465982000525
8
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
No
(605) 367-7990
1,954
118
16.4
34.7%
1,285 (65.8%)
158 (8.1%)
262 (13.4%)
36 (1.8%)
69 (3.5%)
4 (0.2%)
140 (7.2%)
$11,747
$649
$11,098
57.9%
90.4%
32.47%
466627000600
9
Dell Rapids High School - 01
Public
9-12
1216 N Garfield Ave
Dell Rapids
57022
Minnehaha County
Dell Rapids School District 49-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 428-5473
315
19
16.3
16.5%
285 (90.5%)
0 (0.0%)
20 (6.3%)
1 (0.3%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (2.5%)
$10,841
$401
$10,440
52.6%
40.4%
12.27%
461812000165
10
Central High School - 41
Public
9-12
433 Mt Rushmore Rd
Rapid City
57701
Pennington County
Rapid City Area School District 51-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 394-4023
1,998
118
16.9
44.8%
962 (48.1%)
32 (1.6%)
239 (12.0%)
26 (1.3%)
466 (23.3%)
2 (0.1%)
271 (13.6%)
$11,459
$911
$10,548
47.4%
16.3%
31.10%
465982000529
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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 30, 2025, 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our
Ranking FAQ
. Details about our methodology are
here
.
Educational resources:
Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education
Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection
SchoolDigger data sources
: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Dakota Department of Education.
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