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Hitchcock-Tulare High School - 01

Public Grades 9-12
70th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 130 South Dakota High Schools
Better than 46% of South Dakota high schools
Summary

Hitchcock-Tulare High School - 01 in Tulare, SD, serves 58 students in grades 9–12 in a small-school setting; the supplied test results cover 11th grade. The school’s test results are mixed, but its graduation record is a standout: its graduation rate was above the state’s in every year reported. In 2025–2026, 94% of students graduated, compared with 88% statewide, and the dropout rate was 0%, versus 2% statewide.

On the 2025–2026 ACT, the school matched the Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6 in every subject. Math was its clearest strength against the state: 47% were proficient, 13 percentage points above the state’s 34%; English language arts was 7 points below the state, and science was 4 points below. Compared with nearby Redfield High School - 01, however, Hitchcock-Tulare was lower in all three ACT subjects, by 7 points in English language arts, 8 in math, and 7 in science. Its 2024–2025 Smarter Balanced results were below the state in every subject and farther behind Redfield, including a 37-point math gap.

Smarter Balanced results from 2022–2023 to 2024–2025 show English language arts proficiency rising 5 points, while math was nearly flat and science fell 5 points; English language arts’ gap to the state narrowed by 6 points, but remained 20 points. SchoolDigger ranked Hitchcock-Tulare at the 46th percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026, up 28 percentile points from the prior year; Redfield ranked at the 71st percentile with 4 stars. In 2024–2025, the student-teacher ratio was 8.1, compared with 10.7 at Redfield and 8.8 at Turtle Creek High School - 04; 19% of Hitchcock-Tulare students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s 2024–2025 subgroup rankings were notably higher for Special Education Students (84th percentile) and Low Socio Economic Status Students (77th) than the school’s overall 18th percentile. All supplied test results are for 11th grade, and the latest ACT results should not be read as a trend from prior Smarter Balanced scores.

58
Students ?
8.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,548
Per pupil spending ?
19.0%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 401 4th Ave
       Tulare, SD  57476

(605) 596-4171

District: Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6


Feeder schools for Hitchcock-Tulare High School - 01:

Elementary:    Glendale Colony Elementary - 04
    Hitchcock-Tulare Elementary - 05
    Spink Colony Elementary - 03
Middle:    Hitchcock-Tulare Junior High School - 02
Racial breakdown:

White:
94.8%
Hispanic:
3.4%
American Indian:
1.7%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2026
Strengths
✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the South Dakota average (88%)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 41 percentile points since 2015
✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school43%
District avg43%
South Dakota avg42%
70th of 130
South Dakota public high schools ?
Bottom 46%▲ up 11 pts since 2016
From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of South Dakota High Schools →
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202648.370 of 13046.2%★★☆☆☆
202528.7136 of 16618.1%★☆☆☆☆
202431.3104 of 14126.2%★☆☆☆☆
202321.0114 of 13817.4%★☆☆☆☆
202219.9115 of 13414.2%★☆☆☆☆
202172.224 of 14082.9%★★★★☆
201836.799 of 13828.3%★☆☆☆☆
201748.375 of 13745.3%★★☆☆☆
201645.691 of 14135.5%★★☆☆☆
20157.1127 of 1334.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201383.414 of 14490.3%★★★★☆
201277.824 of 14383.2%★★★★☆
201171.740 of 14171.6%★★★★☆
201078.417 of 15088.7%★★★★☆
200961.456 of 14461.1%★★★☆☆
200868.146 of 13565.9%★★★☆☆
200776.629 of 14179.4%★★★★☆
200681.217 of 13687.5%★★★★☆
200576.720 of 13785.4%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202523.3138 of 16415.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202567.936 of 15476.6%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202540.7100 of 16238.3%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202562.223 of 14083.6%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202623.899 of 12118.2%★☆☆☆☆
202521.9142 of 15810.1%★☆☆☆☆
202429.994 of 12524.8%★☆☆☆☆
202316.1111 of 1218.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.8114 of 1237.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202171.326 of 12979.8%★★★★☆
201826.3101 of 12317.9%★☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Special Education (2025)84th percentile+65 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+59 vs school
Male (2025)38th percentile+20 vs school
White (2026)18th percentile-28 vs school
Female (2025)16th percentile~ school
By subject vs South Dakota (2025-2026) ?
Mathematics47%+13 vs state
English Language Arts41%-7 vs state
Science41%-4 vs state

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Hitchcock-Tulare High School - 01 is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Glendale Colony Elementary - 04
Elementary : Hitchcock-Tulare Elementary - 05
Elementary : Spink Colony Elementary - 03
Middle : Hitchcock-Tulare Junior High School - 02

Students at Hitchcock-Tulare High School - 01 are 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% American Indian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 58 students attended Hitchcock-Tulare High School - 01.

Hitchcock-Tulare High School - 01 ranks 70th of 130 South Dakota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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Latest South Dakota data All new data »
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewNov 6, 2026
2025–26 SD ACT & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewNov 6, 2026
2024–25 attendance data & graduation rates (updated)NewNov 1, 2026
2025–26 immunization ratesNewOct 24, 2026


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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