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Garretson High School - 01

Public Grades 9-12

126^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 South Dakota High Schools

Better than 24% of South Dakota high schools

Summary

Garretson High School - 01 is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Garretson, South Dakota, with a total enrollment of 136 students. The school is part of the Garretson School District 49-4, which is ranked 100 out of 147 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Garretson High School - 01 has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Dakota high schools, ranging from 74th to 128th out of 133-141 schools over the past 10 years. Its academic performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments, is generally below the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. However, the school's special education and low socioeconomic status students perform relatively well, ranking 28th out of 140 schools and 60th out of 154 schools, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 84% and 97.5%, and its dropout rate has ranged from 1% to 2.8%.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Structured Teaching - 12, Washington High School - 01, Dell Rapids High School - 01, Baltic High School - 01, and Brandon Valley High School - 01, Garretson High School - 01 generally underperforms in terms of statewide ranking and academic performance. This may be due to the school's relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, suggesting its student population comes from relatively higher-income families compared to some of the nearby schools.

142

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,318

Per pupil spending ?

14.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

505 2nd St
Garretson, SD 57030

(605) 594-3452

District: Garretson School District 49-4

Feeder schools for Garretson High School - 01:

Elementary:	Garretson Elementary - 02
Middle:	Garretson Middle School - 03

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.5%

Two or more races:

5.6%

Hispanic:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 7th percentile in 2018 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the South Dakota average (86%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 24th (2025) from a 7th-percentile low (2018)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (36% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 22 pts below the South Dakota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

South Dakota avg50%

126^th of 166

South Dakota public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 53 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

100^th of 147Garretson School District 49-4 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	34.4	126 of 166	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	113 of 141	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	112 of 138	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	118 of 134	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	119 of 140	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	122 of 135	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	128 of 138	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	43.3	89 of 137	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.6	74 of 141	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	72.2	31 of 133	76.7%	★★★★☆
2013	77.6	27 of 144	81.3%	★★★★☆
2012	63.8	60 of 143	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.0	64 of 141	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.5	40 of 150	73.3%	★★★★☆
2009	57.2	69 of 144	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	89.5	6 of 135	95.6%	★★★★★
2007	85.2	11 of 141	92.2%	★★★★★
2006	82.7	14 of 136	89.7%	★★★★★
2005	66.8	46 of 137	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	94.1	2 of 132	98.5%	★★★★★
2003	80.3	22 of 133	83.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	140 of 164	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	70 of 93	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	81 of 95	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	83 of 84	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	69 of 89	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	62 of 83	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	64 of 81	21.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	60 of 154	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	80 of 162	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	20.1	89 of 107	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	73 of 96	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	69 of 87	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	81 of 89	9.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	88 of 88	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	88 of 90	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	28 of 140	80.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	129 of 158	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	113 of 125	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	99 of 121	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	113 of 123	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	117 of 129	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	118 of 123	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.0	120 of 123	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)80th percentile+56 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+37 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Science46%-3 vs state

English Language Arts42%-22 vs state

Mathematics21%-15 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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 12th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	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
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
Brandon Valley High School - 01	Public	9-12	301 S Splitrock Blvd	Brandon	57005	Minnehaha County	Brandon Valley School District 49-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 582-3211	1,381	67	20.4	14.3%	1,178 (85.3%)	55 (4.0%)	58 (4.2%)	28 (2.0%)	15 (1.1%)	3 (0.2%)	44 (3.2%)	83.6	15^th of 166 public high schools	91.0%		91	6^th of 141 public high schools	95.7%	9				80.0	11.1	78.1				63.5	11.1	62.0		58.7	57.4	$9,784	$278	$9,506
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
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
Washington High School - 01	Public	9-12	501 N Sycamore Ave	Sioux Falls	57110	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7970	1,819	120	15.1	53.4%	852 (46.8%)	374 (20.6%)	298 (16.4%)	91 (5.0%)	60 (3.3%)	3 (0.2%)	141 (7.8%)	58.4	75^th of 166 public high schools	54.8%		66.4	44^th of 141 public high schools	68.8%	31				65.7	12.5	64.7				35.8	0.0	35.0		47.8	47.1	$12,328	$617	$11,711
Teachwell Academy High School - 01	Public	9-12	824 E 14th St	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	East Dakota Educational Cooperative	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7680	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Teachwell Thrive - 03	Public	12	715 E 14th St	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	East Dakota Educational Cooperative	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7680	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Teachwell Connect - 92	Public	9-12	715 E 14th St	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	East Dakota Educational Cooperative	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7680	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Project Search - Avera McKennan 07	Public	12	1325 S Cliff Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	East Dakota Educational Cooperative	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7680	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Structured Teaching - 12	Public	6-12	201 N West Ave	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7647	16	4	3.6	75.0%	13 (81.3%)	2 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)								(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0		0.0	$5,693	$559	$5,134

Frequently Asked Questions about Garretson High School - 01

What district is Garretson High School - 01 in?

Garretson School District 49-4

What schools feed into Garretson High School - 01?

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

Elementary : Garretson Elementary - 02
Middle : Garretson Middle School - 03

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

Students at Garretson High School - 01 are 92% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

How many students attend Garretson High School - 01?

In the 2024-25 school year, 142 students attended Garretson High School - 01.

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Garretson High School - 01 ranks in the bottom 24.1% of South Dakota high schools.

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