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Douglas High School - 03

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Douglas High School - 03 ranks 88 th of 130 South Dakota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

88^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 130 South Dakota High Schools

Better than 32% of South Dakota high schools

Summary

Douglas High School - 03 is a 739-student school serving grades 9–12 in Box Elder, SD, in the Douglas School District 51-1. Its 11th-grade ACT results for 2025–2026 were mixed: ELA was slightly above the state, while math and science were below. The clearest concern is math on the all-grades Smarter Balanced assessment: 28% met proficiency in 2024–2025, compared with 43% statewide, a 16-point gap.

Within the nearby high-school group, Douglas ranked second of four in each ACT subject, even though its state comparisons were less favorable in math and science: ELA was 49% versus 48% statewide, math 30% versus 34%, and science 36% versus 45%. Its ACT figures exactly matched the district’s. On Smarter Balanced, Douglas ranked second of four in ELA and third in math and science. Graduation is another mixed result: the 2025–2026 rate was 84%, below the state’s 88% but equal to the district’s; it was higher than at New Underwood High School - 01 and Central High School - 41, but lower than at Stevens High School - 42.

Across the three reported Smarter Balanced years, proficiency fell in all subjects; math dropped from 40% to 28%, while its gap behind the state widened from 2 points to 16. ELA and science rose in the latest year after earlier declines. SchoolDigger placed Douglas at the 32nd percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026; its percentile has fluctuated, from 79 in 2018–2019 to 27 in 2023–2024. Some SchoolDigger group rankings were much higher than the overall result: Low Socio Economic Status Students ranked at the 88th percentile in 2025–2026, and Hispanic Students at the 75th, indicating stronger measured standing for those groups. As context, Douglas’s student-teacher ratio was 17.1:1, and 31% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025.

739

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,206

Per pupil spending ?

30.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

420 Patriot Dr
Box Elder, SD 57719

(605) 923-0030

District: Douglas School District 51-1

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.9%

Hispanic:

10.7%

Two or more races:

10.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg39%

South Dakota avg42%

88^th of 130

South Dakota public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From top 49% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

102^nd of 126Douglas School District 51-1 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	35.8	88 of 130	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.9	109 of 166	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	103 of 141	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	63.2	48 of 138	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	70 of 134	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.6	37 of 140	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	28 of 135	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	51.0	82 of 138	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.0	73 of 137	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.7	69 of 141	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.5	71 of 133	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.0	95 of 144	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.9	77 of 143	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.1	74 of 141	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.8	100 of 150	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.4	99 of 144	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.8	75 of 135	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.7	92 of 141	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	22.0	121 of 136	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	44.9	90 of 137	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	52.2	70 of 132	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	38.4	95 of 133	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	25 of 39	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	27 of 45	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	72 of 96	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.7	116 of 164	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	71 of 93	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	64.6	32 of 95	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.1	58 of 84	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.7	30 of 89	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	26 of 83	68.7%	★★★★☆
2018	38.5	59 of 82	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	13 of 23	43.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	70.7	4 of 16	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	50.7	31 of 81	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.2	3 of 17	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	90.4	2 of 11	81.8%	★★★★★
2019	64.8	2 of 8	75.0%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	4 of 21	81.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	86.4	5 of 40	87.5%	★★★★☆
2025	37.6	101 of 154	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	29 of 48	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	83.2	5 of 46	89.1%	★★★★★
2022	80.2	8 of 25	68.0%	★★★★☆
2021	53.9	16 of 37	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.3	11 of 44	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	63.0	16 of 53	69.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	53 of 95	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.0	91 of 162	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	68 of 107	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.8	45 of 96	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	42 of 87	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.4	24 of 89	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	12 of 88	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	35 of 90	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	14 of 19	26.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.2	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆
2023	52.8	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2022	52.4	2 of 5	60.0%	★★★★☆
2021	63.9	2 of 5	60.0%	★★★★☆
2019	62.7	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2018	31.4	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	51.5	6 of 12	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.5	60 of 89	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	81.2	2 of 14	85.7%	★★★★★
2023	61.8	5 of 11	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.6	7 of 9	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	84.2	2 of 7	71.4%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	20 of 83	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	70.3	4 of 17	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	63.3	7 of 19	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	3 of 9	66.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	83 of 140	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.4	10 of 10	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	92.2	1 of 8	87.5%	★★★★★
2018	51.6	7 of 17	58.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	90 of 121	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.5	114 of 158	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	107 of 125	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.0	66 of 121	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.8	66 of 123	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.7	32 of 129	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	30 of 123	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	58.2	51 of 123	58.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)88th percentile+55 vs school

Homeless (2025)81st percentile+47 vs school

Native American (2025)76th percentile+42 vs school

Hispanic (2026)75th percentile+43 vs school

Pacific Islander (2025)67th percentile+32 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)50th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2026)44th percentile+12 vs school

Foster Care (2025)43rd percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)36th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)26th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)26th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)25th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts49%~ state avg

Science36%-9 vs state

Mathematics30%-4 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
Douglas High School - 03	Public	9-12	420 Patriot Dr	Box Elder	57719	Pennington County	Douglas School District 51-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 923-0030	739	43	17.1	30.7%	509 (68.9%)	11 (1.5%)	79 (10.7%)	3 (0.4%)	54 (7.3%)	5 (0.7%)	78 (10.6%)	35.8	88^th of 130 public high schools	32.3%		40.9	109^th of 166 public high schools	34.3%	21	49.4	30.4	36.1	$11,206	$761	$10,445
Central High School - 41	Public	9-12	433 Mt Rushmore Rd	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-4023	1,998	118	16.9	44.8%	962 (48.1%)	32 (1.6%)	239 (12.0%)	26 (1.3%)	466 (23.3%)	2 (0.1%)	271 (13.6%)	20.2	114^th of 130 public high schools	12.3%		26.5	139^th of 166 public high schools	16.3%	25	39.8	21.0	35.7	$11,459	$911	$10,548
Lincoln Building - 44	Public	12	851 West St	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-1813	23	1	23.0	60.9%	13 (56.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (21.7%)								(n/a)
New Underwood High School - 01	Public	9-12	300 E Ash St	New Underwood	57761	Pennington County	New Underwood School District 51-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 754-6485	92	6	14.4	22.8%	77 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (13.0%)	17.3	117^th of 130 public high schools	10.0%		44.5	102^nd of 166 public high schools	38.6%	15	42.3	23.1	19.2	$12,538	$254	$12,284
Stevens High School - 42	Public	9-12	4215 Raider Rd	Rapid City	57702	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 394-4051	1,771	91	19.4	12.0%	1,385 (78.2%)	13 (0.7%)	134 (7.6%)	22 (1.2%)	76 (4.3%)	2 (0.1%)	139 (7.8%)	77	20^th of 130 public high schools	84.6%		70.9	39^th of 166 public high schools	76.5%	19	67.4	40.1	55.9	$10,965	$669	$10,297

Frequently Asked Questions about Douglas High School - 03

Is Douglas High School - 03 a good school?

Douglas High School - 03 ranks 88^th of 130 South Dakota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Douglas High School - 03?

Students at Douglas High School - 03 are 69% White, 11% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 7% American Indian, 1% African American.

What schools feed into Douglas High School - 03?

Douglas High School - 03 is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Vandenberg Elementary - 02
Middle : Douglas Middle School - 01

What district is Douglas High School - 03 in?

Douglas School District 51-1

How many students attend Douglas High School - 03?

In the 2024-25 school year, 739 students attended Douglas High School - 03.

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