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Brookings High School - 01

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Brookings High School - 01 ranks 54 th of 166 South Dakota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

54^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 South Dakota High Schools

Better than 67% of South Dakota high schools

Summary

Brookings High School - 01 is a public high school located in Brookings, South Dakota, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,028 students. It is part of the Brookings School District 05-1, which is ranked 64 out of 147 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brookings High School - 01 consistently performs above the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for 11th-grade students in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In the 2024-2025 school year, 71.38% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 63.84%. The school also maintains a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 84.0% to 91.5% over the past few years, and a low dropout rate, ranging from 1.3% to 2.8%. Compared to nearby schools, such as Sioux Valley High School - 01, Brookings High School - 01 generally outperforms in academic performance, graduation rates, and student-teacher ratios.

While Brookings High School - 01 has shown strong performance among certain student subgroups, such as Asian and Native American students, the school's performance for Hispanic students has been relatively lower, ranking 52nd out of 81 South Dakota high schools for this subgroup in the 2024-2025 school year. The school has also demonstrated a strong commitment to supporting students with special needs, ranking 21st out of 140 South Dakota high schools for this subgroup in the 2024-2025 school year.

979

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,045

Per pupil spending ?

17.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

530 Elm Ave
Brookings, SD 57006

(605) 696-4100

District: Brookings School District 05-1

Feeder schools for Brookings High School - 01:

Elementary:	Camelot Intermediate - 06
	Hillcrest Elementary - 04
	Medary Elementary - 05
Middle:	George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.3%

Hispanic:

7.6%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 37th percentile in 2022 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the South Dakota average (86%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 67th (2025) from a 37th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the South Dakota median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg49%

South Dakota avg50%

54^th of 166

South Dakota public high schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

64^th of 147Brookings School District 05-1 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
2025	65.6	54 of 166	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	66 of 141	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	43 of 138	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	84 of 134	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.1	66 of 140	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	54 of 135	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.1	25 of 138	81.9%	★★★★☆
2017	71.5	33 of 137	75.9%	★★★★☆
2016	58.3	58 of 141	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	79.2	25 of 133	81.2%	★★★★☆
2013	71.3	41 of 144	71.5%	★★★★☆
2012	73.8	38 of 143	73.4%	★★★★☆
2011	88.2	8 of 141	94.3%	★★★★★
2010	78.7	16 of 150	89.3%	★★★★☆
2009	81.4	18 of 144	87.5%	★★★★☆
2008	79.7	21 of 135	84.4%	★★★★☆
2007	74.7	33 of 141	76.6%	★★★★☆
2006	80.9	20 of 136	85.3%	★★★★☆
2005	76.2	24 of 137	82.5%	★★★★☆
2004	70.6	35 of 132	73.5%	★★★★☆
2003	71.4	37 of 133	72.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	13 of 39	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	14 of 31	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	95.5	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★
2021	71.1	2 of 5	60.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	18 of 45	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.7	5 of 6	16.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	75 of 164	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	54 of 93	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.1	41 of 95	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.4	64 of 84	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	64.3	35 of 89	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	37 of 83	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.2	15 of 82	81.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	52 of 81	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	9.8	16 of 17	5.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	11 of 15	26.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.6	10 of 11	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.0	6 of 9	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	67 of 154	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	24 of 48	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	14 of 46	69.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	9 of 25	64.0%	★★★★☆
2021	44.7	19 of 37	48.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.4	34 of 44	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	73.7	12 of 53	77.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	48 of 162	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	56.6	46 of 107	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.6	25 of 96	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	43.6	55 of 87	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.1	52 of 89	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.1	26 of 88	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	26 of 90	71.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	39 of 89	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.1	9 of 14	35.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.7	5 of 9	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.6	7 of 11	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	13 of 83	84.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	21 of 140	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	2 of 19	89.5%	★★★★★
2022	60.7	4 of 8	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	22.8	14 of 17	17.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	56 of 158	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	64 of 125	48.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	54 of 121	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.5	83 of 123	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.1	74 of 129	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.5	52 of 123	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.1	24 of 123	80.5%	★★★★☆

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)85th percentile+18 vs school

Native American (2025)84th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)67th percentile~ school

White (2025)65th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)56th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)55th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts71%+8 vs state

Science55%+6 vs state

Mathematics34%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2025)		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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 12th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 12th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brookings High School - 01	Public	9-12	530 Elm Ave	Brookings	57006	Brookings County	Brookings School District 05-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 696-4100	979	59	16.6	17.6%	786 (80.3%)	25 (2.6%)	74 (7.6%)	31 (3.2%)	14 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.0%)	65.6	54^th of 166 public high schools	67.5%		54.9	66^th of 141 public high schools	53.2%	12	71.4			34.2			55.4		$11,045	$418	$10,628
Bobcat Plains Academy High School - 92	Public, Virtual	9-12	1910 12th St S	Brookings	57006	Brookings County	Brookings School District 05-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(605) 696-4714	77	1	96.2	36.4%	47 (61.0%)	6 (7.8%)	14 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)	1 (1.3%)	6 (7.8%)								(n/a)	10.3	50.0	12.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.5	3.2	$6,713	$310	$6,402
Sioux Valley High School - 01	Public	9-12	200 Hansina Ave	Volga	57071	Brookings County	Sioux Valley School District 05-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 627-5657	214	13	16.4	11.7%	192 (89.7%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	86.1	12^th of 166 public high schools	92.8%		72.2	33^rd of 141 public high schools	76.6%	21	78.7			65.6			62.3		$11,132	$65	$11,067
Deubrook High School - 01	Public	9-12	100 School Ave	White	57276	Brookings County	Deubrook Area School District 05-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 629-1114	105	9	11.3	11.4%	98 (93.3%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	46.2	96^th of 166 public high schools	42.2%		47.4	78^th of 141 public high schools	44.7%	18	51.6			32.3			45.2		$13,290	$02	$13,288
Elkton High School - 01	Public	9-12	508 Buffalo St	Elkton	57026	Brookings County	Elkton School District 05-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 542-2541	140	10	13.8	32.1%	106 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	25.2	143^rd of 166 public high schools	13.9%		26.5	111^th of 141 public high schools	21.3%	32	47.1			20.6			26.5		$31,155	$220	$30,935
Oldham-Ramona-Rutland High School	Public	9-12	102 School St	Rutland	57054	Lake County	Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(605) 586-4352	77	7	11.1	32.5%	72 (93.5%)	2 (2.6%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.3	112^th of 166 public high schools	32.5%					(n/a)	52.9			17.7			47.1		$16,752	$1,098	$15,654
Arlington High School - 01	Public	9-12	306 S Main St	Arlington	57212	Kingsbury County	Arlington School District 38-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 983-5598	76	10	7.6	18.4%	64 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)	73.3	34^th of 166 public high schools	79.5%		66.9	42^nd of 141 public high schools	70.2%	8	70.6			64.7			47.1		$17,543	$49	$17,494
Flandreau Indian Boarding School	Public	9-12	1132 N Crescent Street	Flandreau	57028	Moody County	Flandreau Indian Boarding School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(605) 997-3773	149	10	14.9	98.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	149 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Flandreau High School - 01	Public	9-12	600 W Community Dr	Flandreau	57028	Moody County	Flandreau School District 50-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 997-2455	201	16	12.5	46.8%	84 (41.8%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (22.9%)	5 (2.5%)	54 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.0%)	25.3	142^nd of 166 public high schools	14.5%		29.6	110^th of 141 public high schools	22.0%	32	40.9			15.9			36.4		$14,262	$598	$13,664
Spring Lake Colony High School	Public	9-12	21727 452nd Ave	Arlington	57212	Kingsbury County	Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(605) 482-8244	12	2	8.0		12 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2.5	166^th of 166 public high schools	0.0%					(n/a)	0.0			0.0			0.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Brookings High School - 01

How many students attend Brookings High School - 01?

In the 2024-25 school year, 979 students attended Brookings High School - 01.

What schools feed into Brookings High School - 01?

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

Elementary : Camelot Intermediate - 06
Elementary : Hillcrest Elementary - 04
Elementary : Medary Elementary - 05
Middle : George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02

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

Students at Brookings High School - 01 are 80% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% African American, 1% American Indian.

Is Brookings High School - 01 a good school?

Brookings High School - 01 ranks 54^th of 166 South Dakota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Brookings High School - 01 in?

Brookings School District 05-1

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