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Lemmon High School - 01

Public Grades 9-12
14th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 130 South Dakota High Schools
Better than 89% of South Dakota high schools
Summary

Lemmon High School - 01 serves 97 students in grades 9–12 in Lemmon, a rural area with no other schools within 20 miles. Its latest SchoolDigger standing is 14th of 130 statewide, at the 89th percentile with four stars. The most important finding is that the school’s 2025–2026 grade-11 results were above South Dakota’s in all three tested subjects.

There are no nearby-school records to compare, so families cannot tell from these figures how Lemmon fares against neighboring schools. In the latest results, Lemmon matched the Lemmon School District 52-4 in every subject: English Language Arts was 67% for the school and district versus 48% statewide, an 18-point advantage; math was 53% versus 34%, a 19-point advantage; and science was 53% versus 45%, an 8-point advantage. Math had the largest lead over the state, while science had the smallest, though it was still above the state.

Earlier Smarter Balanced results improved from 2022–2023 to 2024–2025: English Language Arts rose from 59% to 75%, math from 23% to 35%, and science from 36% to 40%. By 2024–2025, English Language Arts was 11 points above the state, while math was 1 point below and science 9 points below. SchoolDigger’s overall percentile then climbed from 54 in 2024–2025 to 89 in 2025–2026, but it had ranged as low as 23 in 2022–2023, so the latest high standing follows a fluctuating record. The latest student-teacher ratio was 10.9 in 2024–2025, when 33% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s 2024–2025 subgroup ranking was notably lower for Low Socio Economic Status Students, at the 17th percentile compared with 54th overall, indicating a weaker result for that group in its measure. The Male Students ranking rose sharply, from the 50th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 89th in 2025–2026.

97
Students ?
10.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,226
Per pupil spending ?
33.0%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 314 8th St W
       Lemmon, SD  57638

(605) 374-3762

District: Lemmon School District 52-4


Feeder schools for Lemmon High School - 01:

Elementary:    Lemmon Elementary - 02
Middle:    Lemmon Junior High - 06
Racial breakdown:

White:
90.7%
Two or more races:
5.2%
Hispanic:
3.1%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the South Dakota average (58% vs 42% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 11% of South Dakota high schools
✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the South Dakota average (88%)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school58%
District avg58%
South Dakota avg42%
14th of 130
South Dakota public high schools ?
Top 11%▲ up 42 pts since 2016
From bottom 47% (2016) to top 11% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of South Dakota High Schools →
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SchoolDigger rating ?
37th of 126Lemmon School District 52-4 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202683.614 of 13089.2%★★★★☆
202558.277 of 16653.6%★★★☆☆
202460.654 of 14161.7%★★★☆☆
202326.9106 of 13823.2%★☆☆☆☆
202239.293 of 13430.6%★★☆☆☆
202170.128 of 14080.0%★★★★☆
201932.197 of 13528.1%★☆☆☆☆
201863.856 of 13859.4%★★★☆☆
201772.031 of 13777.4%★★★★☆
201652.575 of 14146.8%★★☆☆☆
201579.026 of 13380.5%★★★★☆
201377.626 of 14481.9%★★★★☆
201258.669 of 14351.7%★★★☆☆
201175.929 of 14179.4%★★★★☆
201064.058 of 15061.3%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202669.423 of 9676.0%★★★★☆
202561.664 of 16461.0%★★★☆☆
202328.675 of 9521.1%★☆☆☆☆
201929.263 of 8324.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202525.5128 of 15416.9%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202684.710 of 9589.5%★★★★★
202549.181 of 16250.0%★★★☆☆
202470.529 of 10772.9%★★★★☆
202190.64 of 8995.5%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202530.683 of 14040.7%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202680.015 of 12187.6%★★★★☆
202550.986 of 15845.6%★★☆☆☆
202456.259 of 12552.8%★★★☆☆
202330.394 of 12122.3%★☆☆☆☆
202229.797 of 12321.1%★☆☆☆☆
202179.616 of 12987.6%★★★★☆
201927.098 of 12320.3%★☆☆☆☆
201853.262 of 12349.6%★★★☆☆
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)
Male (2026)89th percentile~ school
White (2026)88th percentile~ school
Female (2026)76th percentile-13 vs school
Special Education (2025)41st percentile-13 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile-37 vs school
By subject vs South Dakota (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts67%+18 vs state
Mathematics53%+19 vs state
Science53%+8 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Lemmon High School - 01

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

Elementary : Lemmon Elementary - 02
Middle : Lemmon Junior High - 06

Students at Lemmon High School - 01 are 91% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

Lemmon High School - 01 ranks 14th of 130 South Dakota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 97 students attended Lemmon High School - 01.

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2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewNov 6, 2026
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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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