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Dakota Valley High School - 01

Public Grades 9-12
36th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 130 South Dakota High Schools
Better than 72% of South Dakota high schools
Summary

Dakota Valley High School - 01 serves 431 students in grades 9–12 in North Sioux City, South Dakota; the data include one nearby high-school peer, Elk Point-Jefferson High School - 01, 12.4 miles away. Dakota Valley’s latest results show a strong graduation rate and above-state performance in two tested subjects, but its clearest academic weakness is math compared with its nearby peer.

On 2025–2026 11th-grade ACT results, Dakota Valley was essentially level with the state in math: 34% proficient, compared with 34% statewide, but 13 points below Elk Point-Jefferson’s 47%. In English language arts, Dakota Valley’s 60% was 12 points above the state and 8 points above its peer; in science, its 55% was 10 points above the state and 5 points above the peer. The reported school and Dakota Valley School District 61-8 scores match in all three subjects. Graduation is another strength: Dakota Valley’s 96% rate in 2025–2026 was above the state’s 88% and equal to its district’s, although it was below Elk Point-Jefferson’s 100%.

SchoolDigger gives Dakota Valley four stars and ranks it 36th of 130 schools, at the 72nd percentile for 2025–2026; Elk Point-Jefferson is close behind at 37th, also at the 72nd percentile with four stars. Dakota Valley’s overall percentile was higher in 2024–2025, at 82. SchoolDigger’s 2024–2025 effectiveness percentile was 46 for Hispanic students, 36 points below the school’s overall percentile, and 53 for students with low socioeconomic status, 29 points below overall—indicating weaker relative standing for these groups on that measure. In 2024–2025, Dakota Valley’s student-teacher ratio was 16.4, compared with 13.6 at its peer. Its free/reduced lunch eligible rate that year was 13%, versus 15% at the nearby school; these are contextual differences, not explanations for test results.

431
Students ?
16.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,756
Per pupil spending ?
13.2%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 1150 Northshore Dr
       North Sioux City, SD  57049

(605) 422-3820

District: Dakota Valley School District 61-8


Feeder schools for Dakota Valley High School - 01:

Elementary:    Dakota Valley Elementary - 02
    Dakota Valley Upper Elementary - 04
Middle:    Dakota Valley Middle School - 03
Racial breakdown:

White:
79.8%
Hispanic:
8.4%
Two or more races:
4.9%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (50% vs 42% meeting standards)
✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the South Dakota average (88%)
✓Above the South Dakota median (72nd percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school50%
District avg50%
South Dakota avg42%
36th of 130
South Dakota public high schools ?
Top 28%▼ down 15 pts since 2016
From top 13% (2016) to top 28% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
23rd of 126Dakota Valley School District 61-8 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202666.736 of 13072.3%★★★★☆
202575.530 of 16681.9%★★★★☆
202471.534 of 14175.9%★★★★☆
202368.836 of 13873.9%★★★★☆
202275.832 of 13476.1%★★★★☆
202170.727 of 14080.7%★★★★☆
201978.822 of 13583.7%★★★★☆
201876.020 of 13885.5%★★★★☆
201783.513 of 13790.5%★★★★★
201678.918 of 14187.2%★★★★☆
201581.621 of 13384.2%★★★★☆
201354.279 of 14445.1%★★☆☆☆
201264.559 of 14358.7%★★★☆☆
201174.434 of 14175.9%★★★★☆
201061.964 of 15057.3%★★★☆☆
200924.7123 of 14414.6%★☆☆☆☆
200856.762 of 13554.1%★★★☆☆
200760.464 of 14154.6%★★★☆☆
200678.424 of 13682.4%★★★★☆
200533.7104 of 13724.1%★☆☆☆☆
200430.4108 of 13218.2%★☆☆☆☆
200355.767 of 13349.6%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202562.514 of 3964.1%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202561.88 of 3174.2%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202571.94 of 4591.1%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202661.336 of 9662.5%★★★☆☆
202564.058 of 16464.6%★★★☆☆
202457.141 of 9355.9%★★★☆☆
202371.418 of 9581.1%★★★★☆
202259.235 of 8458.3%★★★☆☆
202157.443 of 8951.7%★★★☆☆
201978.311 of 8386.7%★★★★☆
201874.017 of 8279.3%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202649.58 of 1650.0%★★★☆☆
202541.344 of 8145.7%★★☆☆☆
202383.62 of 1586.7%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202550.273 of 15452.6%★★★☆☆
201957.215 of 4465.9%★★★★☆
201829.039 of 5326.4%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202669.924 of 9574.7%★★★★☆
202578.825 of 16284.6%★★★★☆
202480.614 of 10786.9%★★★★☆
202359.739 of 9659.4%★★★☆☆
202281.116 of 8781.6%★★★★☆
202179.313 of 8985.4%★★★★☆
201977.118 of 8879.5%★★★★☆
201875.013 of 9085.6%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202580.312 of 8986.5%★★★★☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202584.57 of 8391.6%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202541.570 of 14050.0%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202672.429 of 12176.0%★★★★☆
202575.225 of 15884.2%★★★★☆
202466.540 of 12568.0%★★★☆☆
202368.928 of 12176.9%★★★★☆
202270.738 of 12369.1%★★★★☆
202171.425 of 12980.6%★★★★☆
201978.420 of 12383.7%★★★★☆
201864.639 of 12368.3%★★★★☆
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)
Native American (2025)92nd percentile+10 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)91st percentile+9 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)87th percentile+5 vs school
White (2026)76th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2026)75th percentile~ school
Asian (2025)74th percentile-8 vs school
African American (2025)64th percentile-18 vs school
Female (2026)62nd percentile-10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile-29 vs school
Special Education (2025)50th percentile-32 vs school
Hispanic (2026)50th percentile-22 vs school
By subject vs South Dakota (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts60%+12 vs state
Science55%+10 vs state
Mathematics34%~ state avg

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Dakota Valley High School - 01 is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dakota Valley Elementary - 02
Elementary : Dakota Valley Upper Elementary - 04
Middle : Dakota Valley Middle School - 03

Students at Dakota Valley High School - 01 are 80% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Dakota Valley High School - 01 ranks 36th of 130 South Dakota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended Dakota Valley High School - 01.

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Latest South Dakota data All new data »
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewNov 6, 2026
2025–26 SD ACT & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewNov 6, 2026
2024–25 attendance data & graduation rates (updated)NewNov 1, 2026
2025–26 immunization ratesOct 24, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Dakota Department of Education.

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