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Dell Rapids High School - 01

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Dell Rapids High School - 01 ranks 99 th of 166 South Dakota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

99^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 South Dakota High Schools

Better than 40% of South Dakota high schools

Summary

Dell Rapids High School - 01 is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Dell Rapids, South Dakota, with a total enrollment of 314 students. The school is part of the Dell Rapids School District 49-3, which is ranked 24 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dell Rapids High School - 01 has experienced fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from a high of 15th out of 134 South Dakota high schools in 2021-2022 (rated 4 stars) to a low of 101st out of 141 high schools in 2023-2024 (rated 1 star). The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Asian students and English Language Learners performing relatively well, while Hispanic students and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds have struggled. The school maintains a high graduation rate, ranging from 84% to 95.7% in recent years, and a low dropout rate between 0.6% and 2.8%.

Compared to nearby schools, Brandon Valley High School - 01 and Baltic High School - 01 generally outperform Dell Rapids High School - 01, particularly in Mathematics and Science proficiency. However, Dell Rapids High School - 01 has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.5 to 15.3, which suggests it may have more favorable conditions for personalized instruction and support. The school's spending per student, ranging from $9,810 to $10,298, is generally in line with or slightly higher than the nearby schools.

315

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,841

Per pupil spending ?

16.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1216 N Garfield Ave
Dell Rapids, SD 57022

(605) 428-5473

District: Dell Rapids School District 49-3

Feeder schools for Dell Rapids High School - 01:

Elementary:	Dell Rapids Elementary - 02
Middle:	Dell Rapids Middle School - 03

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.5%

Hispanic:

6.3%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the South Dakota average (86%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (42% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2015

!Science scores 24 pts below the South Dakota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg42%

South Dakota avg50%

99^th of 166

South Dakota public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 30 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 147Dell Rapids School District 49-3 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	45.2	99 of 166	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	101 of 141	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.0	74 of 138	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	85.1	15 of 134	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	61.1	53 of 140	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.5	93 of 135	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.3	78 of 138	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	66.5	46 of 137	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.7	53 of 141	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.0	40 of 133	69.9%	★★★★☆
2013	41.4	100 of 144	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	74.0	37 of 143	74.1%	★★★★☆
2011	75.5	30 of 141	78.7%	★★★★☆
2010	68.9	47 of 150	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.8	36 of 144	75.0%	★★★★☆
2008	69.3	42 of 135	68.9%	★★★★☆
2007	62.6	57 of 141	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	47.1	80 of 136	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.6	78 of 137	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	52.2	71 of 132	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	54.7	69 of 133	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	8 of 31	74.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	10 of 45	77.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	113 of 164	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	68 of 93	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.8	61 of 95	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	77.5	16 of 84	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	51.2	47 of 89	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	66 of 83	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.8	47 of 82	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	60 of 81	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	107 of 154	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.4	17 of 48	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.6	38 of 44	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	78 of 162	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.6	69 of 107	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.5	46 of 96	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.3	12 of 87	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	66.4	25 of 89	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	43.8	55 of 88	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.9	47 of 90	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	3 of 11	72.7%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	9 of 19	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	49 of 89	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	82 of 140	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	106 of 158	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	96 of 125	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.9	76 of 121	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	83.5	16 of 123	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	50.7	67 of 129	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	96 of 123	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.3	75 of 123	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)78th percentile+37 vs school

Asian (2025)74th percentile+34 vs school

Migrant (2025)73rd percentile+32 vs school

Military Connected (2025)53rd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile+11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)45th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile~ school

White (2025)33rd percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts64%~ state avg

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Science25%-24 vs state

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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
Dell Rapids High School - 01	Public	9-12	1216 N Garfield Ave	Dell Rapids	57022	Minnehaha County	Dell Rapids School District 49-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 428-5473	315	19	16.3	16.5%	285 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	45.2	99^th of 166 public high schools	40.4%		32.9	101^st of 141 public high schools	28.4%	2	64.4			37.0			24.7		$10,841	$401	$10,440
Baltic High School - 01	Public	9-12	1 Bulldog Ave	Baltic	57003	Minnehaha County	Baltic School District 49-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 529-5461	151	11	14.1	11.9%	132 (87.4%)	2 (1.3%)	7 (4.6%)	2 (1.3%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	96.3	3^rd of 166 public high schools	98.2%		89.1	10^th of 141 public high schools	92.9%	7	96.7			66.7			83.3		$17,138	$1,798	$15,340
Colman-Egan High School - 01	Public	9-12	200 S Loban Ave	Colman	57017	Moody County	Colman-Egan School District 50-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 534-3534	100	7	14.5	18.0%	85 (85.0%)	3 (3.0%)	7 (7.0%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	59.9	73^rd of 166 public high schools	56.0%		34.6	96^th of 141 public high schools	31.9%	23	76.5			17.7			58.8		$12,142	$355	$11,788
Chester Area Cyber School - 92	Public, Virtual	9-12	500 5th St	Chester	57016	Lake County	Chester Area School District 39-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(605) 489-2411	106	4	25.1		106 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.9	122^nd of 166 public high schools	26.5%		32.5	102^nd of 141 public high schools	27.7%	20	62.5	50.0	60.0	6.3	25.0	10.0	31.3	35.0	$10,891	$417	$10,474
High Plains - 06	Public, Virtual	9-12	500 5th St	Chester	57016	Lake County	Chester Area School District 39-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(605) 489-2411	84	0	700.0	11.9%	79 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.6%)	13.8	153^rd of 166 public high schools	7.8%		6.8	130^th of 141 public high schools	7.8%	23	20.0	42.9	27.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.7	9.1	$6,423	$417	$6,006
Chester High School - 01	Public	9-12	102 2nd Ave	Chester	57016	Lake County	Chester Area School District 39-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 489-2411	107	10	10.6	14.0%	102 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.7%)	82.3	18^th of 166 public high schools	89.2%		86.6	12^th of 141 public high schools	91.5%	6	70.3			62.2			64.9		$13,027	$417	$12,610
Tri-Valley High School - 01	Public	9-12	46474 252nd St	Colton	57018	Minnehaha County	Tri-Valley School District 49-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 446-3538	297	20	15.2	14.5%	263 (88.6%)	13 (4.4%)	15 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	52.4	88^th of 166 public high schools	47.0%		62.6	47^th of 141 public high schools	66.7%	41	60.8			33.8			44.6		$12,269	$232	$12,037
Garretson High School - 01	Public	9-12	505 2nd St	Garretson	57030	Minnehaha County	Garretson School District 49-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 594-3452	142	12	11.8	14.8%	130 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	34.4	126^th of 166 public high schools	24.1%		25.5	113^th of 141 public high schools	19.9%	13	41.7			20.8			45.8		$10,318	$263	$10,055
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
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)

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What district is Dell Rapids High School - 01 in?

Dell Rapids School District 49-3

Is Dell Rapids High School - 01 a good school?

Dell Rapids High School - 01 ranks 99^th of 166 South Dakota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Dell Rapids High School - 01?

In the 2024-25 school year, 315 students attended Dell Rapids High School - 01.

What is the racial makeup of Dell Rapids High School - 01?

Students at Dell Rapids High School - 01 are 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Dell Rapids High School - 01?

Dell Rapids High School - 01 is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dell Rapids Elementary - 02
Middle : Dell Rapids Middle School - 03

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