Best Elementary Schools in South Dakota for African American 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, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish South Dakota test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (African American vs All Students - 2025)	ID
1	Estelline Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	404 6th St N	Estelline	57234	Hamlin County	Estelline School District 28-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 873-2201	149	11	14.1	34.9%	112 (75.2%)	1 (0.7%)	31 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	$13,692	$1,363	$12,330	98.8%	78.3%	20.43%	462241000191
1	Faith Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-6	206 W 5th St	Faith	57626	Meade County	Faith School District 46-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 967-2152	69	7	9.5	27.5%	57 (82.6%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.9%)	1 (1.4%)	6 (8.7%)	$17,094	$3,161	$13,933	98.8%	70.3%	28.43%	462294000805
3	Robert Bennis Elementary - 05	Public	K-4	2001 S Sioux Blvd	Brandon	57005	Minnehaha County	Brandon Valley School District 49-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 582-8010	542	32	16.7	10.1%	470 (86.7%)	7 (1.3%)	17 (3.1%)	6 (1.1%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.7%)	$10,253	$509	$9,744	96.3%	92.0%	4.30%	460795001237
4	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	165	11	14.8	15.8%	136 (82.4%)	8 (4.8%)	9 (5.5%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.5%)	$6,651	$560	$6,091	95.1%	99.3%	4.27%	466627001129
5	Hanson Elementary - 06	Public	PK, KG-5	230 6th St	Alexandria	57311	Hanson County	Hanson School District 30-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 239-4387	151	11	14.2	25.2%	137 (90.7%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$11,417	$528	$10,888	93.8%	89.3%	4.49%	460264000876
6	Hot Springs Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	240 N 19th St	Hot Springs	57747	Fall River County	Hot Springs School District 23-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 745-4149	306	25	12.4	35.6%	215 (70.3%)	2 (0.7%)	24 (7.8%)	5 (1.6%)	30 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.8%)	$11,124	$1,229	$9,894	92.6%	30.7%	61.93%	463448000287
6	Mount Vernon Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N Main	Mount Vernon	57363	Davison County	Mount Vernon School District 17-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 236-5237	110	10	11.3	34.5%	100 (90.9%)	5 (4.5%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,720	$1,042	$13,678	92.6%	76.0%	16.59%	464965000454
8	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	90.1%	49.7%	40.46%	462485000213
9	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	88.9%	66.0%	22.89%	465982000549
10	Gettysburg Elementary - 02	Public	K-5	100 E King Ave	Gettysburg	57442	Potter County	Gettysburg School District 53-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 765-2438	88	9	9.3	30.7%	67 (76.1%)	2 (2.3%)	8 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	3 (3.4%)	5 (5.7%)	$13,367	$894	$12,473	87.7%	82.7%	4.99%	462697000231
11	All City Elementary - 50	Public	K-5	2511 W Brookings St	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-6120	149	9	17.4	22.8%	123 (82.6%)	13 (8.7%)	4 (2.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.4%)	$11,236	$590	$10,646	86.4%	96.7%	10.25%	466627001128
12	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	85.2%	62.0%	23.19%	464839000441
13	Inspiration Elementary - 08	Public	K-4	3401 S Sparta Ave	Sioux Falls	57110	Minnehaha County	Brandon Valley School District 49-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 582-5890	345	23	14.8	25.2%	237 (68.7%)	38 (11.0%)	30 (8.7%)	19 (5.5%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	$10,409	$242	$10,167	84.0%	97.3%	13.38%	460795001416
14	Big Stone City Elementary - 01	Public	PK, KG-5	655 Walnut St	Big Stone City	57216	Grant County	Big Stone City School District 25-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 862-8108	60	6	9.6	60.0%	48 (80.0%)	1 (1.7%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	$36,074	$2,921	$33,153	82.7%	86.3%	3.62%	460696000053
15	John Harris Elementary - 23	Public	PK, KG-5	3501 E 49th St	Sioux Falls	57103	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 371-4111	666	38	17.7	21.0%	528 (79.3%)	35 (5.3%)	31 (4.7%)	8 (1.2%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.1%)	$11,015	$580	$10,436	81.5%	85.0%	3.52%	466627001064
16	John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57	Public	K-5	4501 S Holbrook Ave	Sioux Falls	57106	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 362-2784	661	43	15.4	37.5%	481 (72.8%)	45 (6.8%)	48 (7.3%)	10 (1.5%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.1%)	$10,658	$608	$10,049	80.2%	79.3%	0.91%	466627000976
17	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	79.0%	48.0%	31.01%	462134000185
18	Madison Elementary - 07	Public	K-5	700 NW 9th St	Madison	57042	Lake County	Madison Central School District 39-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 256-7721	515	33	15.6	28.5%	412 (80.0%)	3 (0.6%)	58 (11.3%)	5 (1.0%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	$10,752	$967	$9,785	77.8%	66.7%	11.11%	463960001189
19	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	76.5%	64.7%	11.88%	466627001300
20	Summit Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-8	400 W Sherman Ave	Summit	57266	Roberts County	Summit School District 54-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 398-6211	132	13	10.1	51.5%	74 (56.1%)	4 (3.0%)	13 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.6%)	$15,464	$1,325	$14,139	75.3%	18.0%	57.31%	467014000662
21	Brandon Elementary - 03	Public	PK, KG-4	501 Holly Blvd	Brandon	57005	Minnehaha County	Brandon Valley School District 49-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 582-6315	728	48	15.1	29.8%	565 (77.6%)	41 (5.6%)	52 (7.1%)	6 (0.8%)	10 (1.4%)	4 (0.5%)	50 (6.9%)	$10,254	$487	$9,766	74.1%	88.3%	14.26%	460795000414
22	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	72.8%	40.3%	32.51%	465982000548
23	Valley View Elementary - 13	Public	K-5	4840 Homestead St	Rapid City	57703	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 393-2812	605	34	17.7	41.2%	388 (64.1%)	5 (0.8%)	51 (8.4%)	7 (1.2%)	65 (10.7%)	1 (0.2%)	88 (14.5%)	$10,910	$1,246	$9,664	71.6%	23.0%	48.60%	465982000969
24	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	70.4%	50.3%	20.04%	460852001298
25	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	69.1%	53.7%	15.47%	466627000607
26	Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06	Public	K-5	101 E 7th St	Tea	57064	Lincoln County	Tea Area School District 41-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 498-2700	379	25	15	20.6%	310 (81.8%)	5 (1.3%)	22 (5.8%)	6 (1.6%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.7%)	$9,998	$292	$9,706	67.9%	81.3%	13.43%	460005201400
27	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	66.7%	76.3%	9.67%	463135001335
28	Beadle Elementary - 03	Public	K-5	1214 Mulberry St	Yankton	57078	Yankton County	Yankton School District 63-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 665-2282	412	26	15.5	33.0%	327 (79.4%)	8 (1.9%)	33 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.1%)	$11,746	$933	$10,813	65.4%	79.7%	14.23%	468043000791
29	Discovery Elementary - 26	Public	PK, KG-5	1506 S Discovery Ave	Sioux Falls	57106	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 362-3530	873	50	17.3	21.9%	699 (80.1%)	51 (5.8%)	51 (5.8%)	6 (0.7%)	25 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.7%)	$10,792	$577	$10,214	64.2%	79.0%	14.80%	466627001238
30	Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 N Wayland Ave	Sioux Falls	57103	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-6130	291	26	11.3	85.2%	95 (32.6%)	31 (10.7%)	105 (36.1%)	9 (3.1%)	26 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.6%)	$13,906	$2,305	$11,601	63.0%	19.0%	43.96%	466627000597
31	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	61.7%	45.0%	16.73%	460207000010
32	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	60.5%	22.0%	38.49%	463615001144
33	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	59.3%	48.7%	10.59%	461941000436
34	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	58.0%	34.7%	23.36%	466627000606
35	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	56.8%	46.3%	10.46%	466627000813
36	Rosa Parks Elementary - 15	Public	K-5	5701 E Red Oak Dr	Sioux Falls	57710	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 371-4170	618	39	15.7	59.4%	259 (41.9%)	74 (12.0%)	184 (29.8%)	28 (4.5%)	22 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.3%)	$11,225	$598	$10,626	55.6%	28.7%	26.89%	466627001275
37	Montrose Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	309 S Church Ave	Montrose	57048	McCook County	Montrose School District 43-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 363-5025	108	10	10.9	13.9%	100 (92.6%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	$13,873	$594	$13,279	54.3%	84.0%	29.68%	464878000451
37	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	54.3%	55.7%	1.35%	465175000820
39	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	51.9%	53.0%	1.15%	464494010811
40	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	50.6%	83.3%	32.72%	465526000494
41	Journey Elementary - 05	Public	K-5	6801 S Grange Ave	Sioux Falls	57108	Lincoln County	Harrisburg School District 41-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 743-2567	340	26	13.1	16.5%	270 (79.4%)	19 (5.6%)	17 (5.0%)	11 (3.2%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.1%)	$11,449	$438	$11,011	49.4%	89.0%	39.62%	463135001288
42	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	48.1%	56.0%	7.85%	466627000585
43	Freedom Elementary - 06	Public	K-5	1101 Tom Sawyer Trl	Harrisburg	57032	Lincoln County	Harrisburg School District 41-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 743-2567	442	32	13.6	23.3%	357 (80.8%)	15 (3.4%)	36 (8.1%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.8%)	$11,088	$786	$10,302	46.9%	33.0%	13.91%	463135001318
44	Explorer Elementary - 04	Public	K-5	4010 W 82nd St	Sioux Falls	57108	Lincoln County	Harrisburg School District 41-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 743-2567	338	25	13.2	27.8%	223 (66.0%)	33 (9.8%)	28 (8.3%)	11 (3.3%)	14 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.6%)	$10,968	$251	$10,716	45.7%	69.7%	23.99%	463135001169
45	Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65	Public	PK, KG-5	1510 S Lake Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-4655	690	38	18.1	14.1%	514 (74.5%)	7 (1.0%)	121 (17.5%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.8%)	$11,008	$567	$10,441	44.4%	96.0%	51.56%	466627001344
46	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	440	27	16.4	9.8%	387 (88.0%)	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.6%)	12 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.1%)	$13,184	$238	$12,946	43.2%	97.7%	54.46%	463135001411
47	Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20	Public	PK, KG-5	3701 E 3rd St	Sioux Falls	57103	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-6084	632	45	13.9	83.4%	91 (14.4%)	287 (45.4%)	85 (13.4%)	116 (18.4%)	25 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.1%)	$12,735	$1,470	$11,265	42.0%	20.7%	21.31%	466627000770
48	Baltic Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Bulldog Ave	Baltic	57003	Minnehaha County	Baltic School District 49-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 529-5464	307	18	16.9	16.0%	277 (90.2%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	$11,079	$680	$10,399	40.7%	87.7%	46.93%	460468000035
49	Lowell Elementary - 28	Public	PK, KG-5	710 W 18th St	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-8378	426	30	14.2	87.3%	114 (26.8%)	55 (12.9%)	143 (33.6%)	11 (2.6%)	57 (13.4%)	3 (0.7%)	43 (10.1%)	$12,342	$1,779	$10,563	39.5%	22.3%	17.17%	466627000602
50	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	38.3%	62.3%	24.06%	463699001075
51	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	37.0%	34.3%	2.70%	463135001375
52	Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 S Bahnson Ave	Sioux Falls	57103	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 371-4120	681	38	17.9	46.5%	431 (63.3%)	94 (13.8%)	47 (6.9%)	7 (1.0%)	29 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (10.7%)	$10,876	$643	$10,233	35.8%	76.7%	40.86%	466627000588
53	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	34.6%	54.0%	19.43%	468043000793
54	Susan B. Anthony Elementary - 66	Public	K-5	2000 S Dakota Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-4560	472	31	15	61.4%	232 (49.2%)	89 (18.9%)	46 (9.7%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (11.9%)	$11,068	$651	$10,418	33.3%	29.3%	4.00%	466627001351
55	Hayward Elementary - 38	Public	PK, KG-5	400 N Valley View Rd	Sioux Falls	57107	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-4590	728	51	14.1	83.5%	202 (27.7%)	73 (10.0%)	342 (47.0%)	4 (0.5%)	44 (6.0%)	2 (0.3%)	61 (8.4%)	$11,446	$1,508	$9,938	32.1%	11.7%	20.43%	466627000590
56	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	30.9%	66.3%	35.47%	466693000401
57	Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	506 Main St	Stickney	57375	Aurora County	Corsica-Stickney 21-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 732-4221	150	11	13.9	20.7%	146 (97.3%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,561	$1,018	$13,543	29.6%	95.0%	65.37%	468044501354
58	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	356	24	14.8	17.7%	289 (81.2%)	6 (1.7%)	9 (2.5%)	6 (1.7%)	21 (5.9%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (6.5%)	$11,724	$325	$11,399	28.4%	93.7%	65.27%	460207000002
59	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	27.2%	49.3%	22.17%	460005201358
60	Hawthorne Elementary - 56	Public	PK, KG-5	601 N Spring Ave	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-4580	443	34	12.9	100.0%	136 (30.7%)	90 (20.3%)	97 (21.9%)	15 (3.4%)	58 (13.1%)	6 (1.4%)	41 (9.3%)	$12,992	$2,182	$10,810	25.9%	13.0%	12.93%	466627000936
61	Terry Redlin Elementary - 11	Public	K-5	1721 E Austin St	Sioux Falls	57103	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-6140	412	38	10.8	85.2%	107 (26.0%)	89 (21.6%)	85 (20.6%)	16 (3.9%)	65 (15.8%)	7 (1.7%)	43 (10.4%)	$13,235	$1,920	$11,315	24.7%	15.7%	9.02%	466627000579
62	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	23.5%	37.0%	13.54%	463548001373
63	Cleveland Elementary - 14	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 S Edward Dr	Sioux Falls	57103	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-6150	465	35	13.4	82.6%	111 (23.9%)	167 (35.9%)	99 (21.3%)	12 (2.6%)	22 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (11.4%)	$12,612	$1,749	$10,863	22.2%	17.7%	4.56%	466627000581
64	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	21.0%	38.3%	17.35%	460207000008
65	Garfield Elementary - 19	Public	PK, KG-5	705 S Roberts Dr	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-6180	574	41	14.1	88.3%	183 (31.9%)	100 (17.4%)	141 (24.6%)	14 (2.4%)	59 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (13.4%)	$12,120	$1,798	$10,323	19.8%	13.3%	6.42%	466627000587
66	Laura Wilder Elementary - 31	Public	K-5	2300 S Lyndale Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-4570	447	30	14.8	66.7%	226 (50.6%)	60 (13.4%)	65 (14.5%)	4 (0.9%)	40 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.6%)	$10,790	$621	$10,170	18.5%	29.7%	11.15%	466627000598
67	Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03	Public	3-6	24 W Prairie Rd	Eagle Butte	57625	Ziebach County	Eagle Butte School District 20-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 964-4911	281	20	14	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	271 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$28,973	$5,278	$23,695	17.3%	4.0%	13.28%	462010000605
67	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	155	11	14	26.5%	140 (90.3%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	$9,734	$833	$8,901	17.3%	91.0%	73.72%	462250000193
67	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	17.3%	70.0%	52.72%	465526001353
67	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	17.3%	36.3%	19.05%	465982000527
67	South Park Elementary - 16	Public	K-5	207 Flormann St	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 394-1833	313	23	13.8	100.0%	118 (37.7%)	4 (1.3%)	33 (10.5%)	2 (0.6%)	109 (34.8%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (15.0%)	$12,731	$1,994	$10,737	17.3%	21.0%	3.72%	465982000824
67	Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	319 Mary Pl	Waverly	57201	Codington County	Waverly School District 14-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 886-9174	128	11	11.4	50.8%	105 (82.0%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	$15,192	$484	$14,708	17.3%	27.7%	10.38%	467674000721
73	General Beadle Elementary - 01	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Van Buren St	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 394-1841	483	26	18.4	100.0%	93 (19.3%)	8 (1.7%)	71 (14.7%)	6 (1.2%)	256 (53.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.1%)	$10,845	$1,378	$9,467	9.9%	8.0%	1.88%	465982000536
73	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	9.9%	35.3%	25.46%	460207001367
73	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	9.9%	35.0%	25.12%	460207000009
76	Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08	Public	K-5	1701 Downing St	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 394-1851	368	28	13	100.0%	78 (21.2%)	4 (1.1%)	43 (11.7%)	1 (0.3%)	181 (49.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (16.6%)	$12,239	$1,513	$10,726	6.2%	12.7%	6.49%	465982000539
77	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	4.9%	38.7%	33.73%	465982000530
78	Elementary Immersion Center - 43	Public	K-5	2511 W Brookings St	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-6120	106	8	13.3	100.0%	6 (5.7%)	37 (34.9%)	55 (51.9%)	7 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,099	$1,661	$10,437	3.7%	2.3%	1.37%	466627001175
79	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	2.5%	60.3%	57.86%	465526000495
79	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	2.5%	50.7%	48.20%	463135000263
81	Bridges At Horace Mann - 52	Public	K-5	1401 E 26th St	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-6190	55	16	3.4	100.0%	22 (40.0%)	12 (21.8%)	5 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (23.6%)	$18,290	$708	$17,582	0.0%	8.3%	8.33%	466627001139

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