Best Elementary Schools in South Dakota

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
101	Creekside Elementary - 07	Public	3-5	2325 N Ave	Spearfish	57783	Lawrence County	Spearfish School District 40-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 717-1210	553	36	15.4	23.0%	478 (86.4%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.3%)	5 (0.9%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.5%)	$9,983	$727	$9,256	66.2	62.9	68	33	466693000401
102	Meadowbrook Elementary - 10	Public	K-5	3125 W Flormann St	Rapid City	57702	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-1821	478	29	16.5	24.7%	329 (68.8%)	5 (1.0%)	49 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.5%)	$11,023	$704	$10,319	65.5	61.9	72	30	465982000549
103	Cameron Colony Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	28971 447th Ave	Viborg	57070	Turner County	Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 766-5418	12	1	12		12 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				65.5			(n/a)	467452001301
104	Rosholt Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	202 Finley Ave	Rosholt	57260	Roberts County	Rosholt School District 54-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 537-4283	97	8	11.8	35.1%	66 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (11.3%)	1 (1.0%)	11 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.2%)	$14,137	$644	$13,494	65	56.9	92	12	466336000556
105	Viborg-Hurley Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-4	203 W Park Ave	Viborg	57070	Turner County	Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 766-5418	153	9	16.3	26.8%	139 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$11,761	$573	$11,188	64.9	73.9	43	62	467452000692
106	RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17	Public	PK, KG-5	7900 W 53rd St	Sioux Falls	57106	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 362-3560	846	49	17.4	37.8%	542 (64.1%)	78 (9.2%)	99 (11.7%)	20 (2.4%)	24 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (9.8%)	$11,066	$673	$10,393	64.8	67	57	49	466627001300
107	Lincoln Elementary - 08	Public	PK, KG-5	414 S 10th St	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7200	233	28	8.1	60.5%	143 (61.4%)	5 (2.1%)	31 (13.3%)	25 (10.7%)	19 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	$12,897	$2,283	$10,615	64.5	52.4	103	4	460207000007
108	Lawrence Elementary - 02	Public	K-5	724 N Sanborn	Canton	57013	Lincoln County	Canton School District 41-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 764-2579	411	29	14.2	22.4%	383 (93.2%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$11,994	$452	$11,542	64.4	53.4	100	8	461056000108
109	Plankinton Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	404 E Davenport St	Plankinton	57368	Aurora County	Plankinton School District 01-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 942-7743	132	13	10.3	42.4%	84 (63.6%)	2 (1.5%)	39 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$20,034	$1,190	$18,844	64.2	58.9	80	29	465571000507
110	Chester Elementary -02	Public	PK, KG-5	102 2nd Ave	Chester	57016	Lake County	Chester Area School District 39-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 489-2411	154	10	15.4	20.1%	146 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	$12,218	$1,052	$11,166	64.1	53.1	101	9	461230000131
111	Lemmon Elementary - 02	Public	K-5	905 5th Ave W	Lemmon	57638	Perkins County	Lemmon School District 52-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 374-3784	139	11	12.6	48.2%	128 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	$13,040	$985	$12,055	63.9	57.2	89	22	464152000381
112	Colman Elementary - 03	Public	PK, KG-6	200 S Loban Ave	Colman	57017	Moody County	Colman-Egan School District 50-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 534-3534	193	14	13.7	23.3%	154 (79.8%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (9.3%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.6%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.7%)	$12,028	$803	$11,224	63.8	49.6	110	2	461410000093
113	Dakota Valley Upper Elementary - 04	Public	4-5	1150 Northshore Dr	North Sioux City	57049	Union County	Dakota Valley School District 61-8	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 422-3830	179	13	13.9	16.2%	127 (70.9%)	4 (2.2%)	27 (15.1%)	4 (2.2%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.1%)	$11,721	$568	$11,153	63.7	65.4	62	51	463699001075
114	Longfellow Elementary - 05	Public	K-5	110 N Mentzer St	Mitchell	57301	Davison County	Mitchell School District 17-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 995-3092	290	30	9.6	45.5%	205 (70.7%)	4 (1.4%)	32 (11.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.6%)	$12,595	$1,406	$11,189	63.5	66.5	58	56	464839000441
115	Central Meade County School - 09	Public	K-8	19625 Ball Field Road	Union Center	57787	Meade County	Meade School District 46-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 269-2264	49	5	9.1	6.1%	44 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (10.2%)	$17,168	$214	$16,955	63.5			(n/a)	466993000736
116	Menno Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	410 S 5th St	Menno	57045	Hutchinson County	Menno School District 33-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 387-5161	91	12	7.7	40.7%	89 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$17,019	$1,504	$15,514	62	49.4	112	4	464710000419
117	Philip Elementary - 02	Public	K-5	330 Scottie Ave	Philip	57567	Haakon County	Haakon School District 27-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 859-2001	131	10	12.5	25.2%	115 (87.8%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	$13,613	$1,323	$12,290	61.7	50.1	107	10	463049000255
118	Clark Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	200 2nd Ave NW	Clark	57225	Clark County	Clark School District 12-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 532-3606	212	17	12.1	26.4%	180 (84.9%)	1 (0.5%)	21 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	$11,695	$711	$10,984	61.5	57.1	91	27	461294000132
119	Jefferson Elementary - 06	Public	K-5	900 N Poplar Ave	Pierre	57501	Hughes County	Pierre School District 32-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 773-7320	377	28	13.4	35.5%	240 (63.7%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (6.4%)	2 (0.5%)	64 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.9%)	$11,750	$956	$10,794	61.2	57.9	86	33	465526000495
120	Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04	Public	3-5	1107 1st Ave E	Mobridge	57601	Walworth County	Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 845-9210	143	9	16.4	46.2%	97 (67.8%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	1 (0.7%)	37 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	$11,521	$1,423	$10,099	60.8	63.5	65	55	468044100493
121	South Central Elementary - 03	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Birdsell St	Bonesteel	57317	Gregory County	South Central School District 26-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 654-2314	52	7	7	69.2%	32 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	$28,696	$00	$28,696	60.7			(n/a)	460767000882
122	Deubrook Elementary - 03	Public	PK, KG-6	695 Palisades Ave	Toronto	57268	Deuel County	Deubrook Area School District 05-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 794-1152	225	19	11.8	18.2%	215 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$11,794	$01	$11,793	60.3	58.8	81	41	467830000559
123	White Lake Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	410 E 4th St	White Lake	57383	Aurora County	White Lake School District 01-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 249-2251	62	6	10.3	41.9%	61 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,377	$1,746	$15,631	60.2	37.9	135	12	467851000745
124	Hill City Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	341 Main St	Hill City	57745	Pennington County	Hill City School District 51-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 574-3015	247	19	13.3	31.6%	182 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (15.8%)	2 (0.8%)	12 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	$12,981	$1,637	$11,344	60	49.4	111	13	463336000279
125	Eureka Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-6	805 10th St	Eureka	57437	McPherson County	Eureka School District 44-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 284-2875	94	11	8.8	44.7%	73 (77.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.6%)	$19,520	$1,392	$18,128	59.8	63.4	66	59	462256000195
126	Grass Ranch Colony Elementary - 13	Public	K-8	36570 258th St	Kimball	57355	Brule County	Kimball School District 07-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 778-6231	53	3	17.3	5.7%	53 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,786	$957	$8,829	59.6			(n/a)	463822000917
127	Buffalo Elementary - 02	Public	K-5	12474 Tipperary St	Buffalo	57720	Harding County	Harding County School District 31-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 375-3241	101	10	10.3	25.7%	96 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	3 (3.0%)	$16,820	$875	$15,945	59.6	53.1	102	25	460930000087
128	Onida Elementary - 04	Public	K-5	500 8th St	Onida	57564	Sully County	Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 258-2617	79	12	6.8	26.6%	65 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.1%)	$20,822	$1,326	$19,495	59.3	62.8	69	59	460004200655
129	Colome Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	105 Carr St	Colome	57528	Tripp County	Colome School District 59-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 842-1624	65	9	7.5	53.8%	43 (66.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (20.0%)	2 (3.1%)	6 (9.2%)	$20,079	$3,115	$16,965	59	34.8	144	15	461413000140
130	Jefferson Elementary - 09	Public	1-4	1701 N Maple St	Watertown	57201	Codington County	Watertown School District 14-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 882-6390	333	23	14.2	32.7%	278 (83.5%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	$11,854	$908	$10,947	59	77.7	31	99	467662001083
131	Freeman Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-6	1001 S Wipf St	Freeman	57029	Hutchinson County	Freeman School District 33-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 925-4216	192	16	11.7	32.8%	153 (79.7%)	1 (0.5%)	32 (16.7%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$13,636	$630	$13,006	58.8	48.5	116	15	462550000219
132	Eugene Field A+ Elementary - 16	Public	K-5	501 S Highland Ave	Sioux Falls	57103	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-6160	444	27	16.2	46.6%	300 (67.6%)	32 (7.2%)	38 (8.6%)	4 (0.9%)	10 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	58 (13.1%)	$10,649	$591	$10,058	58.7	42.2	122	10	466627000585
133	Northwestern Elementary - 04	Public	PK, KG-5	221 3rd St	Mellette	57461	Spink County	Northwestern Area School District 56-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 887-3467	135	10	14	19.3%	121 (89.6%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.9%)	$12,642	$879	$11,763	58.7	67.1	55	78	465175000820
134	Newell Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Dartmouth Ave	Newell	57760	Butte County	Newell School District 09-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 456-0102	124	9	13.2	47.6%	116 (93.5%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$14,894	$2,549	$12,345	58.7	58.4	82	52	465085000468
135	L. B. Williams Elementary - 03	Public	K-5	1420 W University Blvd	Mitchell	57301	Davison County	Mitchell School District 17-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 995-3090	438	36	12	41.3%	334 (76.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (13.5%)	7 (1.6%)	23 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	$12,104	$1,162	$10,943	58.4	57.2	90	45	464839000520
136	Redfield Elementary - 03	Public	PK, KG-5	111 6th Ave E	Redfield	57469	Spink County	Redfield School District 56-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 472-4520	271	24	11.1	33.6%	239 (88.2%)	5 (1.8%)	12 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$14,090	$981	$13,108	57.5	51	106	30	466045000551
137	Hutterische Colony Elementary - 18	Public	K-8	31232 The Colony Rd	Tabor	57063	Bon Homme County	Bon Homme School District 04-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 589-3389	30	3	9.6	90.0%	30 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,152	$35	$12,117	57.5			(n/a)	460740000060
138	Lincoln Elementary - 04	Public	K-5	815 Locust St	Yankton	57078	Yankton County	Yankton School District 63-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 665-7392	416	27	15.6	43.0%	283 (68.0%)	3 (0.7%)	66 (15.9%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.9%)	$11,874	$923	$10,951	57.5	51.3	104	34	468043000793
139	Robert Frost Elementary - 18	Public	PK, KG-5	3101 S 4th Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-6170	447	26	16.8	42.1%	317 (70.9%)	37 (8.3%)	33 (7.4%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.1%)	$11,331	$597	$10,735	57.4	53.8	99	40	466627000607
140	Atall Elementary - 17	Public	K-8	16375 Atall Rd	Union Center	57787	Meade County	Meade School District 46-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 269-2264	12	1	8.6	25.0%	12 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				57			(n/a)	466993001236
141	Tri-Valley Elementary in Crooks - 04	Public	K-4	705 S West Ave	Crooks	57020	Minnehaha County	Tri-Valley School District 49-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(605) 446-3538	205	16	13.2	27.8%	148 (72.2%)	36 (17.6%)	9 (4.4%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)	$13,319	$630	$12,689	56.7			(n/a)	464494010811
142	Waubay Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-6	202 W School Rd	Waubay	57273	Day County	Waubay School District 18-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 947-4529	88	11	7.7	64.8%	53 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (25.0%)	1 (1.1%)	12 (13.6%)	$17,598	$2,189	$15,409	56.4	58.1	83	59	467668000719
143	Marion Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	100 S Cedar St	Marion	57043	Turner County	Marion School District 60-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 648-3615	100	11	9.4	38.0%	94 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$16,013	$657	$15,356	56.2	39.9	130	13	464545000407
144	Sturgis Elementary - 03	Public	K-4	1121 Ballpark Rd	Sturgis	57785	Meade County	Meade School District 46-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 347-2386	531	43	12.2	40.7%	460 (86.6%)	3 (0.6%)	22 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	$11,504	$1,151	$10,354	55.5	66.2	61	83	466993000637
145	Gertie Belle Rogers Elementary - 04	Public	K-5	1301 N Kimball St	Mitchell	57301	Davison County	Mitchell School District 17-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 995-3091	379	28	13.7	41.2%	276 (72.8%)	2 (0.5%)	49 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	$11,686	$1,139	$10,547	54.7	70.3	50	95	464839000591
146	Kimball Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-4	300 S East St	Kimball	57355	Brule County	Kimball School District 07-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 778-6231	102	10	10.2	28.4%	92 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.9%)	$13,582	$970	$12,612	54.3	60.4	76	70	463822000354
147	Florence Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	515 Main Ave	Florence	57235	Codington County	Florence School District 14-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 758-2412	179	11	16.1	32.4%	172 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,574	$716	$11,858	54.3	27.8	157	10	462454000208
148	Liberty Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	501 W Twin Creeks Dr	Harrisburg	57032	Lincoln County	Harrisburg School District 41-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 743-2567	559	39	14.3	16.1%	462 (82.6%)	9 (1.6%)	39 (7.0%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.8%)	$11,494	$592	$10,902	54.2	30.9	150	2	463135000263
149	Camelot Intermediate - 06	Public	4-5	1401 15th St S	Brookings	57006	Brookings County	Brookings School District 05-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 696-4400	523	30	17.2	21.4%	396 (75.7%)	18 (3.4%)	53 (10.1%)	8 (1.5%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.5%)	$10,923	$311	$10,612	54.2	40	129	20	460852001298
150	Doland Elementary - 03	Public	PK, KG-6	405 N Humphrey Dr	Doland	57436	Spink County	Doland School District 56-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 635-6241	63	7	8.4	42.9%	59 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,873	$1,232	$15,641	54			(n/a)	461917000170
151	Stanley County Elementary - 08	Public	K-5	17 E 2nd Ave	Fort Pierre	57532	Stanley County	Stanley County School District 57-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 223-7745	178	18	9.8	32.6%	136 (76.4%)	4 (2.2%)	7 (3.9%)	2 (1.1%)	16 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.3%)	$15,856	$885	$14,972	53.7	57.7	87	64	462485000213
152	Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05	Public	K-5	2700 S Lancaster Dr	Sioux Falls	57106	Minnehaha County	Tea Area School District 41-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 498-2700	292	21	13.9	40.1%	158 (54.1%)	39 (13.4%)	57 (19.5%)	12 (4.1%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.2%)	$10,586	$412	$10,174	53.6	49.2	113	39	460005201358
153	Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02	Public	K-5	759 5th St	Britton	57430	Marshall County	Britton-Hecla School District 45-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 443-2234	166	16	10.6	22.9%	147 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.8%)	$11,126	$808	$10,318	53.6	40.1	128	25	460004101140
154	Vandenberg Elementary - 02	Public	4-5	561 Briggs St	Box Elder	57719	Pennington County	Douglas School District 51-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 923-0060	454	30	15.3	40.5%	294 (64.8%)	8 (1.8%)	45 (9.9%)	5 (1.1%)	45 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (12.6%)	$11,299	$875	$10,424	53.3	54.1	98	56	461941000436
155	Edmunds Central Elementary - 05	Public	PK, KG-5	105 1st Ave	Roscoe	57471	Edmunds County	Edmunds Central School District 22-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 287-4251	61	9	6.8	34.4%	47 (77.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,855	$2,814	$19,040	53.3	3.1	198	43	463444001066
156	Elk Point-Jefferson Elementary - 02	Public	K-5	500 S Franklin St	Elk Point	57025	Union County	Elk Point-Jefferson School District 61-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 356-5801	334	26	12.8	17.1%	302 (90.4%)	5 (1.5%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$7,538	$44	$7,495	53.2	37.8	136	20	462134000185
157	Lincoln Elementary - 05	Public	1-4	1100 13th St NE	Watertown	57201	Codington County	Watertown School District 14-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 882-6340	361	24	14.8	37.1%	272 (75.3%)	1 (0.3%)	50 (13.9%)	5 (1.4%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.5%)	$11,908	$962	$10,946	53	84.2	19	138	467662000944
158	Parker Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-6	335 W 1st St	Parker	57053	Turner County	Parker School District 60-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 297-3237	238	19	12.2	19.7%	218 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$10,566	$392	$10,174	52.6	49.6	109	49	465427000487
159	Chamberlain Elementary - 03	Public	K-5	1000 Sorensen Dr	Chamberlain	57325	Brule County	Chamberlain School District 07-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 234-4460	407	40	10.1	59.5%	182 (44.7%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	162 (39.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.1%)	$14,062	$2,490	$11,571	52.5	40.9	126	33	461200000118
160	Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	42906 Colony Rd	Olivet	57052	Hutchinson County	Freeman School District 33-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 925-4216	34	3	12.5		34 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,871	$1,928	$10,944	52.1			(n/a)	462550000222
161	Oscar Howe Elementary - 58	Public	K-5	2801 Valley View Rd	Sioux Falls	57106	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 362-2752	608	35	17.1	52.0%	366 (60.2%)	64 (10.5%)	100 (16.4%)	7 (1.2%)	34 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.1%)	$11,050	$600	$10,450	51.5	35.4	142	19	466627000813
162	Cedar Grove Colony Elementary - 14	Public	K-8	36926 266th St	Platte	57369	Brule County	Platte - Geddes School District 11-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 337-2468	44	3	13.3		44 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,820	$1,966	$9,853	51			(n/a)	468043801252
163	Willow Lake Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Garfield Ave	Willow Lake	57278	Clark County	Willow Lake School District 12-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 625-5945	153	11	14.2	48.4%	148 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,886	$946	$10,940	50.9	29.6	152	11	467935000755
164	Hermosa Elementary - 04	Public	PK, KG-6	11 4th St	Hermosa	57744	Custer County	Custer School District 16-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 255-4345	181	16	11.6	30.9%	164 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	$17,179	$1,221	$15,958	50.6	24.3	164		461695000159
165	Simmons Elementary - 10	Public	K-5	1500 S 3rd St	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7600	386	30	12.6	48.2%	261 (67.6%)	8 (2.1%)	69 (17.9%)	8 (2.1%)	12 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	25 (6.5%)	$11,490	$966	$10,524	50.2	25	163	2	460207000010
166	Woonsocket Elementary - 03	Public	PK, KG-8	101 N 2nd Ave	Woonsocket	57385	Sanborn County	Woonsocket School District 55-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 796-4431	181	13	13.9	40.3%	159 (87.8%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$11,048	$1,174	$9,874	50	32.1	149	17	468019000789
167	Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03	Public	K-5	716 Main St	Deadwood	57732	Lawrence County	Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 717-3884	243	27	9	21.4%	221 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.2%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$19,853	$2,133	$17,719	49.5	36.1	139	28	464130000372
168	Lyman Elementary - 04	Public	PK, KG-5	411 E 2nd St	Kennebec	57544	Lyman County	Lyman School District 42-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 869-2213	171	19	9	55.0%	88 (51.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	$21,642	$5,460	$16,182	49	39.4	132	36	464477000728
169	Milesville Elementary - 08	Public	K-8	22053 Harding Grove Rd	Milesville	57553	Haakon County	Haakon School District 27-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 859-2001	15	1	15		13 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (13.3%)				48.6			(n/a)	463049000647
170	South Park Elementary - 03	Public	1-4	1816 Valley Dr	Belle Fourche	57717	Butte County	Belle Fourche School District 09-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 723-3382	347	30	11.5	53.9%	288 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.5%)	$11,949	$1,727	$10,222	48.5	29.9	151	19	460561000269
171	Newdale Colony Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	21336 484th Ave	Elkton	57026	Brookings County	Elkton School District 05-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 542-2541	29	1	29		29 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,286	$04	$9,282	48.1			(n/a)	462139001078
172	Garretson Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	505 2nd St	Garretson	57030	Minnehaha County	Garretson School District 49-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 594-3453	246	17	14.4	24.8%	221 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	$11,734	$857	$10,877	48	26.9	159	13	462637000223
173	Rapid Valley Elementary - 12	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 Covington St	Rapid City	57703	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 393-2221	486	31	15.5	42.2%	315 (64.8%)	2 (0.4%)	55 (11.3%)	4 (0.8%)	49 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (12.6%)	$11,932	$1,555	$10,377	47.7	33.3	147	26	465982000823
174	Grassland Colony Elementary - 06	Public	K-8	11865 370th Ave	Westport	57481	McPherson County	Leola School District 44-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 439-3477	12	2	6.3		12 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				47.6			(n/a)	464164001069
175	McCook Central Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	200 E Essex	Salem	57058	McCook County	McCook Central School District 43-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 425-2264	225	18	12.5	25.3%	207 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	$14,387	$1,047	$13,340	47.5	45.4	119	56	460102600404
176	Edgemont Elementary - 03	Public	PK, KG-8	715 Mogul Way	Edgemont	57735	Fall River County	Edgemont School District 23-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 662-7254	93	11	8.5	51.6%	78 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)	$19,065	$1,983	$17,083	47.4	49.2	114	62	462085000181
177	Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	102 School St	Rutland	57054	Lake County	Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(605) 586-4352	116	14	8	21.6%	103 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	$18,035	$1,300	$16,735	47.2			(n/a)	468044710804
178	Clear Lake Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	410 5th St W	Clear Lake	57226	Deuel County	Deuel School District 19-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 874-2162	270	22	12.2	21.9%	257 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,233	$423	$11,810	46.8	41.8	124	54	460003601011
179	Grandview Elementary - 06	Public	K-5	3301 Grandview Dr	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-1829	431	26	16.3	39.2%	252 (58.5%)	7 (1.6%)	52 (12.1%)	6 (1.4%)	69 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.4%)	$10,978	$832	$10,146	46.1	47.8	118	61	465982000548
180	Elkton Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-6	508 Buffalo St	Elkton	57026	Brookings County	Elkton School District 05-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 542-2541	186	18	10	43.0%	145 (78.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	$8,119	$330	$7,788	46	35.3	143	37	462139000187
181	Spring Valley Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	23064 365th Ave	Wessington Springs	57382	Jerauld County	Wessington Springs School District 36-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 539-9311	16	1	16		16 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,068	$381	$14,687	45.7			(n/a)	467746000731
182	Wilmot Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Ordway St	Wilmot	57279	Roberts County	Wilmot School District 54-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 938-4647	112	11	10.3	48.2%	89 (79.5%)	1 (0.9%)	5 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	$15,089	$2,342	$12,747	45.6	20	171	11	460000300757
183	Mellette Elementary - 07	Public	1-4	619 2nd St NW	Watertown	57201	Codington County	Watertown School District 14-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 882-6385	267	20	13.6	47.6%	192 (71.9%)	3 (1.1%)	20 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (13.1%)	$11,594	$1,010	$10,584	45.1	39.4	131	52	467662000714
184	Woodrow Wilson Elementary - 17	Public	K-5	827 Franklin St	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 394-1837	328	21	15.8	41.8%	172 (52.4%)	12 (3.7%)	43 (13.1%)	6 (1.8%)	62 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.1%)	$11,683	$1,137	$10,546	44.6	35.9	140	44	465982000530
185	May Overby Elementary - 09	Public	K-5	612 14th Ave SE	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7300	327	29	11.4	53.5%	197 (60.2%)	14 (4.3%)	43 (13.1%)	19 (5.8%)	22 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.5%)	$13,095	$1,647	$11,448	44	39.2	133	52	460207000008
186	Clark Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	41181 179th St	Raymond	57258	Spink County	Doland School District 56-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 635-6302	24	2	11.5		23 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				44			(n/a)	461917001101
187	Deerfield Colony Elementary - 05	Public	PK, KG-8	12434 364th Ave	Leola	57456	Edmunds County	Ipswich Public School District 22-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 426-6832	26	2	11.7		26 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,597	$263	$13,334	43.9			(n/a)	463606001085
188	Highmore Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-6	415 Iowa Ave S	Highmore	57345	Hyde County	Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 852-2276	133	12	11.4	36.8%	105 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,618	$1,696	$13,922	43.9	51.2	105	83	468044000323
189	Washington 4-5 Center - 20	Public	4-5	1451 McClellan Dr	Huron	57350	Beadle County	Huron School District 02-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 353-7895	453	28	16.1	71.7%	157 (34.7%)	4 (0.9%)	159 (35.1%)	106 (23.4%)	8 (1.8%)	4 (0.9%)	15 (3.3%)	$11,740	$989	$10,751	43.4	18.9	173	16	463548001373
190	Silver Lake Colony - 07	Public	K-8	17354 430th Ave	Clark	57225	Clark County	Clark School District 12-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 532-3606	16	2	8	81.3%	16 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,690	$34	$16,656	43.1			(n/a)	461294001319
191	South Canyon Elementary - 15	Public	K-5	218 Nordbye Ln	Rapid City	57702	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-1801	274	19	14.4	30.7%	181 (66.1%)	1 (0.4%)	36 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.2%)	$11,724	$656	$11,067	42.6	49.1	115	76	465982000527
192	Wakpala Elementary - 02	Public	K-5	12250 SD Hwy 1806	Wakpala	57658	Corson County	Smee School District 15-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 845-3040	95	10	9.7	100.0%	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$25,371	$4,912	$20,459	42.2	22.6	166	26	467560000698
193	Flandreau Elementary - 04	Public	K-4	500 W Community Dr	Flandreau	57028	Moody County	Flandreau School District 50-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 997-2780	287	23	12.4	51.2%	117 (40.8%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (20.9%)	2 (0.7%)	76 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.1%)	$13,466	$992	$12,473	41.1	21.8	168	25	462439000207
194	Mike Miller Elementary - 07	Public	K-5	3010 Milwaukee Ave NE	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7800	282	21	13.6	40.8%	192 (68.1%)	4 (1.4%)	38 (13.5%)	11 (3.9%)	12 (4.3%)	2 (0.7%)	23 (8.2%)	$11,172	$739	$10,434	41.1	57.5	88	106	460207001367
195	O M Tiffany Elementary - 11	Public	K-5	819 8th Ave NE	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7400	304	24	12.9	55.3%	192 (63.2%)	8 (2.6%)	51 (16.8%)	7 (2.3%)	18 (5.9%)	5 (1.6%)	23 (7.6%)	$11,808	$1,055	$10,753	40.7	21.1	169	26	460207000009
196	Renberg Elementary - 42	Public	K-5	47260 258th St	Renner	57055	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 543-5273	155	10	15.3	56.1%	93 (60.0%)	23 (14.8%)	17 (11.0%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.4%)	$11,972	$794	$11,178	40.7	29.5	153	43	466627000606
197	Horizon Elementary - 09	Public	PK, KG-5	5800 S Bahnson Ave	Sioux Falls	57108	Lincoln County	Harrisburg School District 41-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 743-2567	458	36	12.8	28.2%	319 (69.7%)	44 (9.6%)	34 (7.4%)	8 (1.7%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.7%)	$11,187	$249	$10,938	40.5	32.9	148	49	463135001375
198	Winner Elementary - 04	Public	PK, KG-5	825 W 3rd St	Winner	57580	Tripp County	Winner School District 59-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 842-8170	465	29	16	42.6%	281 (60.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	167 (35.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$11,089	$1,898	$9,191	40.3	16.7	179	19	467971000479
199	Bison Elementary - 02	Public	K-6	200 E Carr St	Bison	57620	Perkins County	Bison School District 52-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 244-5271	65	9	7.2	27.7%	58 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,480	$1,357	$16,122	40.2	26.6	160	39	460705000054
200	Long Lake Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	36848 123rd St	Wetonka	57481	McPherson County	Leola School District 44-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 439-3477	30	2	13	90.0%	30 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,113	$1,000	$17,113	39.7			(n/a)	464164000393

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