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Douglas High School - 03

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Douglas High School - 03 ranks 109 th of 166 South Dakota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

109^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 South Dakota High Schools

Better than 34% of South Dakota high schools

Summary

Douglas High School - 03 is a public high school located in Box Elder, South Dakota, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 752 students. The school is part of the Douglas School District 51-1, which is ranked 104 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Douglas High School - 03 has seen fluctuations in its academic performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 28th to 109th out of South Dakota high schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments was mixed, with 50% proficiency in English Language Arts and 27.86% proficiency in Mathematics, both below the state averages. However, the school performed better in Science, with 40.72% proficiency, closer to the state average of 43.63%. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 77.3% to 86.4% in recent years, which is generally on par with or slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate has fluctuated between 2.6% and 5.0%, which is higher than the state's average.

Compared to nearby schools, such as New Underwood High School - 01, Stevens High School - 42, and Central High School - 41, Douglas High School - 03 generally performs worse on academic measures, with lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. However, the school has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to some of the nearby schools, which may indicate a different socioeconomic profile. Additionally, Douglas High School - 03 has shown relatively strong performance for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and Native American students, compared to their peers statewide.

739

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,206

Per pupil spending ?

30.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

420 Patriot Dr
Box Elder, SD 57719

(605) 923-0030

District: Douglas School District 51-1

Feeder schools for Douglas High School - 03:

Elementary:	Patriot Elementary -06
	Vandenberg Elementary - 02
Middle:	Douglas Middle School - 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.9%

Hispanic:

10.7%

Two or more races:

10.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (40% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the South Dakota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg41%

South Dakota avg47%

109^th of 166

South Dakota public high schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

104^th of 147Douglas 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Homeless (2025)81st percentile+47 vs school

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

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

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile+27 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile+9 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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-6 vs school

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

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts50%~ state avg

Science41%-3 vs state

Mathematics28%-16 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
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%)	40.9	109^th of 166 public high schools	34.3%		32.1	103^rd of 141 public high schools	27.0%	6	49.6	57.2	50.0	27.8	28.6	27.9	42.1	40.7	$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%)	26.5	139^th of 166 public high schools	16.3%		16.6	120^th of 141 public high schools	14.9%	19	44.8	34.2	43.8	23.6	5.3	21.8	25.7	24.5	$11,459	$911	$10,548
Rapid City Online High School - 92	Public, Virtual	9-12	625 9th St Ste 208	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(605) 394-4048	73	1	101.3	26.0%	42 (57.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (15.1%)	11.7	154^th of 166 public high schools	7.2%		6.9	128^th of 141 public high schools	9.2%	26	28.6	0.0	18.8	4.8	0.0	3.1	14.3	9.4	$6,917	$598	$6,319
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%)	44.5	102^nd of 166 public high schools	38.6%		42.3	85^th of 141 public high schools	39.7%	17	38.9	100.0	42.1	38.9	0.0	36.8	44.5	42.1	$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%)	70.9	39^th of 166 public high schools	76.5%		54.1	67^th of 141 public high schools	52.5%	28	76.1	73.3	76.0	44.4	33.3	44.0	49.7	48.9	$10,965	$669	$10,297

Frequently Asked Questions about Douglas High School - 03

What schools feed into Douglas High School - 03?

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

Elementary : Patriot Elementary -06
Elementary : Vandenberg Elementary - 02
Middle : Douglas Middle School - 01

What district is Douglas High School - 03 in?

Douglas School District 51-1

Is Douglas High School - 03 a good school?

Douglas High School - 03 ranks 109^th of 166 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.

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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