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Parker High School - 01

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Parker High School - 01 ranks 94 th of 166 South Dakota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

94^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 South Dakota High Schools

Better than 43% of South Dakota high schools

Summary

Parker High School - 01 is a public high school serving 147 students in grades 9-12 in Parker, South Dakota. The school is part of the Parker School District 60-4, which is ranked 101 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Parker High School - 01 has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from a high of 16th out of 140 schools in 2020-2021 (4-star rating) to a low of 109th out of 134 schools in 2021-2022 (1-star rating). Its current ranking for 2024-2025 is 94th out of 166 schools, with a 2-star rating. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with female students generally performing better than male students. Compared to nearby high schools like West Central High School - 01 and Lennox High School - 01, Parker High School - 01 generally performs below the average.

The school's academic performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments, is mixed. In 2024-2025, 55.81% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, 39.53% in Mathematics, and 37.21% in Science, which are generally lower than the state averages. The school's four-year graduation rate of 86.4% and dropout rate of 2.6% for the 2024-2025 school year are in line with the state averages. To improve the school's overall performance, targeted interventions and support may be needed to address the challenges and ensure equitable outcomes for all students.

141

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,088

Per pupil spending ?

15.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

335 W 1st St
Parker, SD 57053

(605) 297-3456

District: Parker School District 60-4

Feeder schools for Parker High School - 01:

Elementary:	Parker Elementary - 02
Middle:	Parker Junior High - 03

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.2%

Two or more races:

4.3%

Hispanic:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 19th percentile in 2022 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 43rd (2025) from a 19th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (44% vs 50% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 12 pts below the South Dakota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg44%

South Dakota avg50%

94^th of 166

South Dakota public high schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 30 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of South Dakota High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

101^st of 147Parker School District 60-4 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	48.1	94 of 166	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	93 of 141	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.6	62 of 138	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.4	109 of 134	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	79.4	16 of 140	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	66.7	38 of 135	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	26 of 138	81.2%	★★★★☆
2017	29.4	107 of 137	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	68.1	41 of 141	70.9%	★★★★☆
2015	70.2	35 of 133	73.7%	★★★★☆
2013	77.9	25 of 144	82.6%	★★★★☆
2012	69.5	48 of 143	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.8	43 of 141	69.5%	★★★★☆
2010	83.3	9 of 150	94.0%	★★★★★
2009	63.3	51 of 144	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.6	71 of 135	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.0	65 of 141	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	83.4	11 of 136	91.9%	★★★★★
2005	60.3	55 of 137	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	76.3	23 of 132	82.6%	★★★★☆
2003	51.7	75 of 133	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

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	51.8	90 of 164	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	60 of 93	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.8	34 of 95	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	36 of 84	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	84.6	7 of 89	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	3 of 83	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	76.6	13 of 82	84.1%	★★★★☆

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	13.5	146 of 154	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	75.3	6 of 44	86.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	97 of 162	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	78 of 107	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.9	57 of 96	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	3.6	86 of 87	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	70.4	20 of 89	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	15.8	77 of 88	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	69.2	28 of 90	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	74 of 89	16.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	83 of 140	40.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	97 of 158	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	86 of 125	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.9	58 of 121	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.3	103 of 123	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	75.7	21 of 129	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	63.4	41 of 123	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	33 of 123	73.2%	★★★★☆

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)45th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)17th percentile-27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts56%-8 vs state

Mathematics40%+3 vs state

Science37%-12 vs state

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Schools Near Parker High School - 01

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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
Parker High School - 01	Public	9-12	335 W 1st St	Parker	57053	Turner County	Parker School District 60-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 297-3456	141	10	13.7	15.6%	130 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	48.1	94^th of 166 public high schools	43.4%		36.3	93^rd of 141 public high schools	34.0%	1	55.8			39.5			37.2		$10,088	$00	$10,088
Marion High School - 01	Public	9-12	100 S Cedar St	Marion	57043	Turner County	Marion School District 60-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 648-3615	62	7	8.9	48.4%	51 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.7%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.5%)	28.9	135^th of 166 public high schools	18.7%		57.8	62^nd of 141 public high schools	56.0%	73	41.7			25.0			33.3		$16,522	$92	$16,430
Lennox High School - 01	Public	9-12	1201 S Main St	Lennox	57039	Lincoln County	Lennox School District 41-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 647-2203	357	21	17.2	14.8%	329 (92.2%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	85.8	13^th of 166 public high schools	92.2%		86.1	13^th of 141 public high schools	90.8%		76.8			52.4			75.6		$11,065	$263	$10,802
Freeman High School - 01	Public	9-12	1001 S Wipf St	Freeman	57029	Hutchinson County	Freeman School District 33-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 925-4214	110	12	9.3	30.9%	88 (80.0%)	2 (1.8%)	17 (15.5%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	39.4	111^th of 166 public high schools	33.1%		65	45^th of 141 public high schools	68.1%	66	61.9			23.8			33.3		$13,839	$00	$13,839
Tea Area High School - 03	Public	9-12	500 W Brian St	Tea	57064	Lincoln County	Tea Area School District 41-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 498-2700	717	37	19.5	16.3%	613 (85.5%)	25 (3.5%)	36 (5.0%)	8 (1.1%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (3.9%)	75.9	28^th of 166 public high schools	83.1%		54.1	68^th of 141 public high schools	51.8%	40	74.8	0.0	74.3	43.5	0.0	43.2	61.2	60.8	$9,714	$311	$9,403
Canistota High School - 01	Public	9-12	431 4th Ave	Canistota	57012	McCook County	Canistota School District 43-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 296-3458	99	8	12.1	17.2%	90 (90.9%)	2 (2.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	63.6	61^st of 166 public high schools	63.3%		81.5	21^st of 141 public high schools	85.1%	40	54.2			41.7			62.5		$13,981	$101	$13,880
Viborg-Hurley High School - 01	Public	9-12	203 W Park Ave	Viborg	57070	Turner County	Viborg-Hurley School District 60-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 766-5418	124	10	12.9	31.5%	105 (84.7%)	3 (2.4%)	8 (6.5%)	2 (1.6%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	42.7	106^th of 166 public high schools	36.1%		16.9	119^th of 141 public high schools	15.6%	13	68.6	100.0	69.5	20.0	100.0	22.2	34.3	36.1	$13,048	$407	$12,641
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)
Roosevelt High School - 03	Public	9-12	6600 W 41st St	Sioux Falls	57106	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 362-2860	1,785	106	16.8	40.0%	1,115 (62.5%)	198 (11.1%)	236 (13.2%)	23 (1.3%)	73 (4.1%)	5 (0.3%)	135 (7.6%)	60.5	70^th of 166 public high schools	57.8%		57.9	61^st of 141 public high schools	56.7%	9	64.0	30.8	62.9	33.8	0.0	32.7	55.3	54.1	$11,809	$622	$11,187

Frequently Asked Questions about Parker High School - 01

Is Parker High School - 01 a good school?

Parker High School - 01 ranks 94^th of 166 South Dakota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

Students at Parker High School - 01 are 92% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

How many students attend Parker High School - 01?

In the 2024-25 school year, 141 students attended Parker High School - 01.

What district is Parker High School - 01 in?

Parker School District 60-4

What schools feed into Parker High School - 01?

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

Elementary : Parker Elementary - 02
Middle : Parker Junior High - 03

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