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Tri-Valley High School - 01

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Tri-Valley High School - 01 ranks 88 th of 166 South Dakota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

88^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 South Dakota High Schools

Better than 47% of South Dakota high schools

Summary

Tri-Valley High School - 01 is a public high school located in Colton, South Dakota, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 275 students. The school is part of the Tri-Valley School District 49-6, which is ranked 68 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tri-Valley High School - 01 has seen fluctuating performance over the years, with its ranking ranging from 19th to 88th out of South Dakota high schools and its rating varying between 2-star and 4-star. Compared to nearby schools like Montrose High School - 01 and Baltic High School - 01, which are highly ranked and consistently perform better, Tri-Valley High School - 01 generally ranks lower. The school's performance across different student subgroups is also uneven, with female and white students generally performing better than other groups.

While Tri-Valley High School - 01 has shown strengths in certain areas, such as maintaining a relatively high graduation rate and low dropout rate, its overall academic performance has been mixed. The school's ELA proficiency rates have been consistently higher than the state average, but its Mathematics and Science proficiency rates have been more variable and sometimes lower. By identifying and addressing the specific challenges the school faces, Tri-Valley High School - 01 can work towards achieving more consistent and stronger academic outcomes for all its students.

297

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,269

Per pupil spending ?

14.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

46474 252nd St
Colton, SD 57018

(605) 446-3538

District: Tri-Valley School District 49-6

Feeder schools for Tri-Valley High School - 01:

Elementary:	Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02
Middle:	Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.6%

Hispanic:

5.1%

African American:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 86th percentile in 2022 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the South Dakota average (86%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 86th-percentile peak (2022) to 47th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

South Dakota avg50%

88^th of 166

South Dakota public high schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

68^th of 147Tri-Valley School District 49-6 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	52.4	88 of 166	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.6	47 of 141	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.5	24 of 138	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	19 of 134	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	68.7	35 of 140	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	47.2	75 of 135	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	90 of 138	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.6	103 of 137	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	66.9	43 of 141	69.5%	★★★★☆
2015	32.8	98 of 133	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	51.1	86 of 144	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	71.7	41 of 143	71.3%	★★★★☆
2011	52.6	76 of 141	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.5	103 of 150	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.3	59 of 144	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	15.6	123 of 135	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	70.8	38 of 141	73.0%	★★★★☆
2006	48.6	76 of 136	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.3	97 of 137	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.4	97 of 132	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	39.0	93 of 133	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	26 of 39	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

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	56.8	78 of 164	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.4	38 of 93	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.7	6 of 95	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	79.8	14 of 84	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	61.8	38 of 89	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.2	64 of 83	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.6	49 of 82	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	2 of 23	91.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	62 of 81	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	48 of 154	68.8%	★★★★☆
2019	54.4	18 of 44	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	21 of 53	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	88 of 162	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.9	38 of 107	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.2	21 of 96	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	19 of 87	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.8	15 of 89	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	64.7	24 of 88	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	39.1	60 of 90	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	5 of 11	54.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	17 of 19	10.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	67 of 89	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	76 of 140	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	82 of 158	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.7	46 of 125	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.2	27 of 121	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	17 of 123	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	57.2	53 of 129	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.7	71 of 123	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	90 of 123	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Foster Care (2025)91st percentile+44 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+22 vs school

Migrant (2025)55th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile~ school

Male (2025)46th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)33rd percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)25th percentile-22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile-24 vs school

Military Connected (2025)11th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts61%-3 vs state

Science45%-4 vs state

Mathematics34%~ state avg

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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
Tri-Valley High School - 01	Public	9-12	46474 252nd St	Colton	57018	Minnehaha County	Tri-Valley School District 49-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 446-3538	297	20	15.2	14.5%	263 (88.6%)	13 (4.4%)	15 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	52.4	88^th of 166 public high schools	47.0%		62.6	47^th of 141 public high schools	66.7%	41	60.8			33.8			44.6		$12,269	$232	$12,037
West Central High School - 01	Public	9-12	705 E 2nd St	Hartford	57033	Minnehaha County	West Central School District 49-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 528-6236	408	24	16.9	12.3%	372 (91.2%)	8 (2.0%)	12 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	74.4	32^nd of 166 public high schools	80.7%		50.5	73^rd of 141 public high schools	48.2%	41	72.2			40.2			65.0		$12,211	$496	$11,714
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
Chester Area Cyber School - 92	Public, Virtual	9-12	500 5th St	Chester	57016	Lake County	Chester Area School District 39-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(605) 489-2411	106	4	25.1		106 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34.9	122^nd of 166 public high schools	26.5%		32.5	102^nd of 141 public high schools	27.7%	20	62.5	50.0	60.0	6.3	25.0	10.0	31.3	35.0	$10,891	$417	$10,474
High Plains - 06	Public, Virtual	9-12	500 5th St	Chester	57016	Lake County	Chester Area School District 39-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(605) 489-2411	84	0	700.0	11.9%	79 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.6%)	13.8	153^rd of 166 public high schools	7.8%		6.8	130^th of 141 public high schools	7.8%	23	20.0	42.9	27.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.7	9.1	$6,423	$417	$6,006
Chester High School - 01	Public	9-12	102 2nd Ave	Chester	57016	Lake County	Chester Area School District 39-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 489-2411	107	10	10.6	14.0%	102 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.7%)	82.3	18^th of 166 public high schools	89.2%		86.6	12^th of 141 public high schools	91.5%	6	70.3			62.2			64.9		$13,027	$417	$12,610
Brighten Transition Youth Treatment Center - 07	Public, Virtual	8-12	46560 264th St	Sioux Falls	57107	Minnehaha County	West Central School District 49-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(605) 528-3799	6	3	2.3		2 (33.3%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Falls Academy - 08	Public, Virtual	5-12	46560 264th St	Sioux Falls	57107	Minnehaha County	West Central School District 49-7	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(605) 528-3799	29	0	60.4	10.3%	6 (20.7%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (69.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.9%)								(n/a)
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
Teachwell Strive -05	Public	10-12	2320 N Career Ave	Sioux Falls	57107	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)

Frequently Asked Questions about Tri-Valley High School - 01

What is the racial makeup of Tri-Valley High School - 01?

Students at Tri-Valley High School - 01 are 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% African American, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Tri-Valley High School - 01?

In the 2024-25 school year, 297 students attended Tri-Valley High School - 01.

What district is Tri-Valley High School - 01 in?

Tri-Valley School District 49-6

What schools feed into Tri-Valley High School - 01?

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

Elementary : Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02
Middle : Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03

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Tri-Valley High School - 01 ranks 88^th of 166 South Dakota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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