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Challenge Center - 51
Public
2-5
3101 S 4th Ave
Sioux Falls
57105
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls School District 49-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 367-6170
185
10
18.2
11.9%
157 (84.9%)
3 (1.6%)
7 (3.8%)
7 (3.8%)
2 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (4.9%)
$5,454
$842
$4,613
99.5
99.3
1
460795001302
2
Fred Assam Elementary - 06
Public
K-4
7700 E Willowwood St
Sioux Falls
57110
Minnehaha County
Brandon Valley School District 49-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 582-1500
486
27
17.8
6.4%
419 (86.2%)
10 (2.1%)
19 (3.9%)
6 (1.2%)
3 (0.6%)
1 (0.2%)
28 (5.8%)
$8,158
$350
$7,808
97
93.9
4
2
463135001411
3
Adventure Elementary - 10
Public
K-5
27220 472nd Ave
Sioux Falls
57108
Lincoln County
Harrisburg School District 41-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 432-2567
414
24
17.1
5.1%
372 (89.9%)
7 (1.7%)
6 (1.4%)
14 (3.4%)
4 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (2.7%)
96.5
(n/a)
467602000708
4
Warner Elementary - 02
Public
K-5
110 1st Ave SW
Warner
57479
Brown County
Warner School District 06-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 225-6194
155
11
14.3
7.1%
143 (92.3%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (3.9%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (3.2%)
$8,724
$400
$8,324
95.9
97.6
3
1
466993000652
5
Whitewood Elementary - 04
Public
PK, KG-5
603 Garfield St
Whitewood
57793
Lawrence County
Meade School District 46-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 269-2264
109
9
11.7
33.9%
96 (88.1%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (4.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (6.4%)
$12,919
$2,168
$10,751
94.2
85.3
18
13
464155000386
6
Lennox Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-4
305 W 5th Ave
Lennox
57039
Lincoln County
Lennox School District 41-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 647-2203
369
22
16.4
16.3%
328 (88.9%)
1 (0.3%)
12 (3.3%)
1 (0.3%)
9 (2.4%)
1 (0.3%)
17 (4.6%)
$9,386
$1,101
$8,285
92.6
92.8
5
1
462250000193
7
Ethan Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-6
320 S 2nd St
Ethan
57334
Davison County
Ethan School District 17-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 227-4211
152
11
14.4
27.0%
140 (92.1%)
1 (0.7%)
4 (2.6%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.3%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (3.3%)
$7,534
$626
$6,908
91.1
86.6
16
9
462403000202
8
Faulkton Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-5
1114 Court St
Faulkton
57438
Faulk County
Faulkton Area Schools 24-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 598-6266
162
15
10.6
27.2%
158 (97.5%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.9%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$12,160
$545
$11,615
88.3
82.6
25
17
467662000944
9
Lincoln Elementary - 05
Public
PK, KG-4
1100 13th St NE
Watertown
57201
Codington County
Watertown School District 14-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 882-6340
338
22
15.5
18.9%
277 (82.0%)
0 (0.0%)
36 (10.7%)
7 (2.1%)
2 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
16 (4.7%)
$9,003
$499
$8,504
88.2
92.3
6
3
460207000002
10
C C Lee Elementary - 05
Public
K-5
1900 N State St
Aberdeen
57401
Brown County
Aberdeen School District 06-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 725-7500
371
24
15.4
15.6%
304 (81.9%)
7 (1.9%)
9 (2.4%)
10 (2.7%)
14 (3.8%)
2 (0.5%)
25 (6.7%)
$9,430
$711
$8,718
87.9
87.9
10
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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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State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America
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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