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Central High School - 01

Q: Is Central High School - 01 a good school?

Central High School - 01 ranks in the bottom 23.8% of South Dakota high schools.

Q: How many students attend Central High School - 01?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,384 students attended Central High School - 01.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Central High School - 01?

Students at Central High School - 01 are 74% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% American Indian, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

Q: What schools feed into Central High School - 01?

Central High School - 01 is fed by the following schools: Elementary : C C Lee Elementary - 05 Elementary : Lincoln Elementary - 08 Elementary : May Overby Elementary - 09 Elementary : O M Tiffany Elementary - 11 Elementary : Simmons Elementary - 10 Middle : Holgate Middle School - 02 Middle : Simmons Middle School - 03

Public Grades 9-12

99^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 130 South Dakota High Schools

Better than 24% of South Dakota high schools

Summary

Central High School - 01 is a public high school in Aberdeen, South Dakota, serving grades 9–12 with 1,384 students. On the 2025–2026 11th-grade ACT, 27% of students were proficient in math, compared with 34% statewide; ELA proficiency was 41% versus 48% statewide, and science was 40% versus 45%. The clearest concern is math, where Central was 7 percentage points below the state.

Central’s strengths depend on the assessment: its 2024–2025 all-grades Smarter Balanced results were above the state in ELA and science, but 17 points below in math. The 11th-grade ACT results matched those reported for the Aberdeen School District 06-1, but trailed the state in all three subjects. Against nearby schools that reported ACT results—Northwestern High School - 01, Groton Area High School - 01 and Warner High School - 01—Central was 20 points below their average in ELA, 21 below in math and 19 below in science. It ranked last of the four in ELA and third in math and science.

Smarter Balanced scores in all three subjects remained below their 2022–2023 levels in 2024–2025: ELA was down 10 points, math 12 and science 12. SchoolDigger ranked Central at the 24th percentile with 1 star in 2025–2026; its percentile has shifted from 62 to 23, then 42 and 24 over four years. Central’s 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 17.2, compared with a nearby traditional high-school average of 11.7. In that same year, 34% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, versus a nearby-school average of 12%. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for Special Education Students was notably higher than the school’s overall ranking: the group was at the 88th percentile in 2024–2025, compared with 42nd overall. For Multi-racial Students, the ranking fell from the 53rd percentile in 2024–2025 to the 0th percentile in 2025–2026, while the overall school ranking moved from the 42nd to the 24th percentile.

1,384

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,660

Per pupil spending ?

33.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2200 S Roosevelt St
Aberdeen, SD 57401

(605) 725-8100

District: Aberdeen School District 06-1

Feeder schools for Central High School - 01:

Elementary:	C C Lee Elementary - 05
	Lincoln Elementary - 08
	May Overby Elementary - 09
	O M Tiffany Elementary - 11
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	Simmons Elementary - 10
Middle:	Holgate Middle School - 02
	Simmons Middle School - 03

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.8%

Hispanic:

8.7%

American Indian:

6.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (36% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

South Dakota avg42%

99^th of 130

South Dakota public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 28 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

83^rd of 126Aberdeen School District 06-1 among South Dakota districts

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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	29.0	99 of 130	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.1	97 of 166	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	108 of 141	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	62.1	52 of 138	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	68 of 134	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.9	103 of 140	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.7	67 of 135	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.5	93 of 138	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	65.0	49 of 137	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.2	68 of 141	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.0	63 of 133	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.3	65 of 144	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	77.9	22 of 143	84.6%	★★★★☆
2011	63.6	55 of 141	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.1	37 of 150	75.3%	★★★★☆
2009	64.1	48 of 144	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.9	53 of 135	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.7	45 of 141	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.5	38 of 136	72.1%	★★★★☆
2005	53.2	69 of 137	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	43.3	84 of 132	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	52.4	72 of 133	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	27 of 39	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	85.0	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	27 of 31	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	3 of 4	25.0%	★★★★☆
2022	53.3	2 of 4	50.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	24 of 45	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	15.3	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	2 of 5	60.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	75 of 96	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.3	106 of 164	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	74 of 93	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	59.0	39 of 95	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	42 of 84	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.4	64 of 89	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	45 of 83	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	60 of 82	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	53 of 81	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	11 of 17	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	76.3	4 of 15	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	26.6	8 of 9	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	5 of 8	37.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	18.5	8 of 9	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	25 of 40	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.5	113 of 154	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	31 of 48	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	25 of 46	45.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.3	21 of 25	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	32 of 37	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.4	8 of 44	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	42.4	35 of 53	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	74 of 95	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.3	85 of 162	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	72 of 107	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.4	35 of 96	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	49 of 87	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	63 of 89	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.7	34 of 88	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	56 of 90	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	15.5	12 of 12	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	51.2	42 of 89	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	14.9	13 of 14	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	84.6	2 of 11	81.8%	★★★★★
2021	15.9	11 of 11	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	8 of 10	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	47.2	40 of 83	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	9 of 16	43.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	7 of 16	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.3	11 of 17	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	10 of 18	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.2	12 of 19	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	5 of 9	44.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	17 of 140	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	30.6	14 of 19	26.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	6 of 10	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	11 of 17	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	37.2	83 of 121	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.1	91 of 158	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	98 of 125	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.5	49 of 121	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	62 of 123	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.4	96 of 129	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.9	57 of 123	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.0	87 of 123	29.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)88th percentile+46 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)47th percentile+5 vs school

Pacific Islander (2025)44th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)31st percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile-11 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Native American (2026)20th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)13th percentile-29 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)<1st percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts41%-7 vs state

Science40%-5 vs state

Mathematics27%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SD ACT English Language Arts (2026)	SD ACT Mathematics (2026)	SD ACT Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SD ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SD ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	SD ACT Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central High School - 01	Public	9-12	2200 S Roosevelt St	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 725-8100	1,384	80	17.2	33.8%	1,022 (73.8%)	31 (2.2%)	121 (8.7%)	38 (2.7%)	93 (6.7%)	9 (0.7%)	70 (5.1%)	29	99^th of 130 public high schools	23.8%		46.1	97^th of 166 public high schools	41.6%	2	41.1	26.8	40.1	$10,660	$445	$10,215
SDSBVI High School - 02	Public	9-12	605 14th Ave SE	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	School District School For The Blind & Visually Impaired	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 626-2580	9	4	2.0	—	5 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (33.3%)								(n/a)
Warner High School - 01	Public	9-12	110 1st Ave SW	Warner	57479	Brown County	Warner School District 06-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 225-6194	85	8	10.9	9.4%	79 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	98	1^st of 130 public high schools	99.2%		97.5	1^st of 166 public high schools	99.4%		73.9	69.6	73.9	$11,260	$65	$11,195
Groton Area High School - 01	Public	9-12	502 N 2nd St	Groton	57445	Brown County	Groton Area School District 06-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 397-8381	168	13	12.5	11.9%	162 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	92.4	5^th of 130 public high schools	96.2%		79.4	22^nd of 166 public high schools	86.7%	17	66.7	53.3	70.0	$14,482	$00	$14,482
Northwestern High School - 01	Public	9-12	221 3rd St	Mellette	57461	Spink County	Northwestern Area School District 56-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 887-3467	91	8	11.8	14.3%	87 (95.6%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	19.6	115^th of 130 public high schools	11.5%		80.9	20^th of 166 public high schools	88.0%	95	41.7	20.0	33.3	$14,315	$71	$14,244

Frequently Asked Questions about Central High School - 01

What is the racial makeup of Central High School - 01?

Students at Central High School - 01 are 74% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% American Indian, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Central High School - 01?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,384 students attended Central High School - 01.

What schools feed into Central High School - 01?

Central High School - 01 is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : C C Lee Elementary - 05
Elementary : Lincoln Elementary - 08
Elementary : May Overby Elementary - 09
Elementary : O M Tiffany Elementary - 11
Elementary : Simmons Elementary - 10
Middle : Holgate Middle School - 02
Middle : Simmons Middle School - 03

What district is Central High School - 01 in?

Aberdeen School District 06-1

Is Central High School - 01 a good school?

Central High School - 01 ranks in the bottom 23.8% of South Dakota high schools.

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