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Lemmon High School - 01

Public Grades 9-12
77th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 166 South Dakota High Schools
Better than 54% of South Dakota high schools
Summary

Lemmon High School - 01 is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Lemmon, South Dakota, with a total enrollment of 96 students. The school is part of the Lemmon School District 52-4, which is ranked 52 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lemmon High School - 01 has shown strong academic performance in recent years, with 11th-grade proficiency rates exceeding the state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) at 75% compared to the state average of 63.84%. However, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate of 35% was slightly below the state average of 36.27%, and its Science proficiency rate of 40% was lower than the state average of 48.95%. The school has maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 84% to 95.2% in recent years, which are generally higher than the state average, and its dropout rates have been low, ranging from 0% to 2.8%.

The school has a diverse student population, and its rankings for different subgroups have varied over the years. In 2024-2025, the school ranked 128 out of 154 South Dakota high schools for low socioeconomic status students, indicating a higher proportion of students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The school's per-student spending has decreased from $17,239 in 2020-2021 to $14,139 in 2023-2024, and the student-teacher ratio has increased from 8.6 in 2021-2022 to 10.3 in 2023-2024, which could impact the school's ability to provide personalized attention and support to its students.

97
Students ?
10.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,226
Per pupil spending ?
33%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 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: Rebounding — 23rd percentile in 2023 → 54th in 2025
Strengths
✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the South Dakota average (86%)
✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 54th (2025) from a 23rd-percentile low (2023)
✓Above the South Dakota median (54th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school50%
District avg50%
South Dakota avg50%
77th of 166
South Dakota public high schools ?
Top 46%▼ down 27 pts since 2015
From top 20% (2015) to top 46% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
52nd of 147Lemmon 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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
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
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
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
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)
Female (2025)61st percentile+7 vs school
Male (2025)50th percentile-4 vs school
White (2025)46th percentile-8 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 (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts75%+11 vs state
Science40%-9 vs state
Mathematics35%~ state avg

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

Lemmon High School - 01 ranks 77th of 166 South Dakota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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

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

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


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