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Best Elementary Schools in South Dakota for Homeless 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, Homeless students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.
Year after year, SchoolDigger is
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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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African American
Hispanic
Native American
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White
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Other
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School
Students/Teachers
Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Ranking (Homeless vs All Students -
2025
)
ID
Rank
(of
61
)
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 (Homeless)
Statewide
Rank Percentile (All Students)
Rank Percentile Difference from All Students
SchoolDigger Rating (Homeless)
SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
ID
1
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
98.4%
36.0%
62.36%
467560000698
2
Endeavor Elementary - 07
Public
PK, KG-5
2401 W 95th St
Sioux Falls
57108
Lincoln County
Harrisburg School District 41-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 743-2567
358
27
13.3
12.6%
280 (78.2%)
18 (5.0%)
17 (4.7%)
16 (4.5%)
3 (0.8%)
1 (0.3%)
23 (6.4%)
$11,403
$455
$10,948
96.7%
76.3%
20.39%
463135001335
3
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
95.1%
48.0%
47.08%
462134000185
4
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
93.4%
42.3%
51.11%
465982000823
5
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
91.8%
50.7%
41.14%
463135000263
6
Buchanan Elementary - 03
Public
K-5
100 N Buchanan Ave
Pierre
57501
Hughes County
Pierre School District 32-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 773-7310
432
26
16.6
36.6%
270 (62.5%)
4 (0.9%)
23 (5.3%)
11 (2.5%)
60 (13.9%)
0 (0.0%)
64 (14.8%)
$11,597
$863
$10,734
90.2%
83.3%
6.83%
465526000494
7
Black Hawk Elementary - 03
Public
K-5
7108 Seeaire St
Black Hawk
57718
Meade County
Rapid City Area School District 51-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 787-6701
305
20
15
34.1%
228 (74.8%)
2 (0.7%)
33 (10.8%)
1 (0.3%)
15 (4.9%)
0 (0.0%)
26 (8.5%)
$11,703
$726
$10,976
88.5%
31.7%
56.86%
465982000538
8
Iroquois Elementary - 04
Public
PK, KG-5
111 E Washita St
Iroquois
57353
Kingsbury County
Iroquois School District 02-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 546-2210
114
10
11.8
50.0%
94 (82.5%)
4 (3.5%)
15 (13.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.9%)
$13,626
$591
$13,034
86.9%
22.0%
64.89%
463615001144
9
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
85.2%
48.7%
36.58%
461941000436
10
Kennedy Elementary - 08
Public
K-5
2306 Brookstone Loop
Pierre
57501
Hughes County
Pierre School District 32-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 773-7370
413
26
15.8
41.4%
254 (61.5%)
1 (0.2%)
20 (4.8%)
2 (0.5%)
83 (20.1%)
0 (0.0%)
53 (12.8%)
$11,670
$916
$10,754
83.6%
70.0%
13.61%
465526001353
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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
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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