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T F Riggs High School - 01

Public Grades 9-12
49th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 130 South Dakota High Schools
Better than 62% of South Dakota high schools
Summary

T F Riggs High School - 01 is a public high school in Pierre serving grades 9–12, with 855 students, and is part of Pierre School District 32-2. The supplied comparison includes just one nearby school, Stanley County High School - 01, so it offers a useful local reference but not a broad neighborhood average. The clearest takeaway is that Riggs outperforms this nearby school on all three 11th-grade ACT subjects and has a higher graduation rate, while its all-grades math results are a notable weakness against the state and district.

On the 2025–26 11th-grade SD ACT, Riggs scored above the state in ELA (50% versus 48%), math (40% versus 34%), and science (49% versus 45%); its advantages over Stanley County were larger at 22, 15, and 21 percentage points, respectively. The 2024–25 all-grades Smarter Balanced results tell a more mixed story: Riggs’ ELA result of 65% was 14 points above the state and 7 above the district, but math at 40% was 3 points below the state and 10 below the district. Compared with Stanley County on that test, Riggs was nearly even in ELA (65% versus 66%), ahead in math (40% versus 21%), and behind in science (52% versus 62%). Riggs’ 2025–26 graduation rate was 93%, compared with 88% statewide and 84% at Stanley County.

SchoolDigger ranks Riggs 49th of 130 statewide, at the 62nd percentile with 3 stars; Stanley County is 120th, at the 8th percentile with 0 stars. Riggs’ overall percentile has fallen 15 points since 2023–24, from 77 to 62. A more pronounced concern appears in SchoolDigger’s ranking for Low Socio Economic Status Students: Riggs is at the 10th percentile, 52 points below its overall standing, down from the 48th percentile in 2023–24. Context measures show a 17.7 student-teacher ratio at Riggs versus 13.7 at Stanley County, and 23% of Riggs students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25, compared with 26% at Stanley County.

855
Students ?
17.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,847
Per pupil spending ?
22.8%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 1010 E Broadway Ave
       Pierre, SD  57501

(605) 773-7350

District: Pierre School District 32-2


Feeder schools for T F Riggs High School - 01:

Elementary:    Buchanan Elementary - 03
    Jefferson Elementary - 06
    Kennedy Elementary - 08
Middle:    Georgia Morse Middle School - 02
Racial breakdown:

White:
69.4%
American Indian:
11.7%
Two or more races:
11.5%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2016 → 62nd in 2026
Strengths
✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the South Dakota average (88%)
✓Above the South Dakota median (62nd percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school46%
District avg46%
South Dakota avg42%
49th of 130
South Dakota public high schools ?
Top 38%▼ down 27 pts since 2016
From top 11% (2016) to top 38% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
30th of 126Pierre School District 32-2 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
202658.749 of 13062.3%★★★☆☆
202564.657 of 16665.7%★★★☆☆
202472.932 of 14177.3%★★★★☆
202364.444 of 13868.1%★★★☆☆
202280.421 of 13484.3%★★★★☆
202163.946 of 14067.1%★★★☆☆
201973.329 of 13578.5%★★★★☆
201870.336 of 13873.9%★★★★☆
201770.735 of 13774.5%★★★★☆
201680.015 of 14189.4%★★★★★
201584.215 of 13388.7%★★★★☆
201370.444 of 14469.4%★★★★☆
201277.922 of 14384.6%★★★★☆
201184.016 of 14188.7%★★★★☆
201070.844 of 15070.7%★★★★☆
200978.825 of 14482.6%★★★★☆
200872.936 of 13573.3%★★★★☆
200771.436 of 14174.5%★★★★☆
200670.439 of 13671.3%★★★★☆
200579.513 of 13790.5%★★★★★
200480.616 of 13287.9%★★★★☆
200373.733 of 13375.2%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202517.238 of 392.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202548.517 of 3145.2%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202533.626 of 4542.2%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202652.245 of 9653.1%★★★☆☆
202568.746 of 16472.0%★★★★☆
202468.526 of 9372.0%★★★★☆
202371.019 of 9580.0%★★★★☆
202273.221 of 8475.0%★★★★☆
202167.326 of 8970.8%★★★★☆
201968.022 of 8373.5%★★★★☆
201868.224 of 8270.7%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202537.747 of 8142.0%★★☆☆☆
202499.41 of 1794.1%★★★★★
202373.76 of 1560.0%★★★★☆
202212.311 of 110.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202616.236 of 4010.0%★☆☆☆☆
202533.6115 of 15425.3%★☆☆☆☆
202445.325 of 4847.9%★★★☆☆
202338.629 of 4637.0%★★☆☆☆
202227.820 of 2520.0%★☆☆☆☆
202144.020 of 3745.9%★★★☆☆
201936.529 of 4434.1%★★☆☆☆
201871.713 of 5375.5%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202663.029 of 9569.5%★★★★☆
202553.976 of 16253.1%★★★☆☆
202473.421 of 10780.4%★★★★☆
202353.251 of 9646.9%★★☆☆☆
202280.017 of 8780.5%★★★★☆
202157.638 of 8957.3%★★★☆☆
201973.519 of 8878.4%★★★★☆
201872.121 of 9076.7%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202660.44 of 1266.7%★★★★☆
202559.330 of 8966.3%★★★☆☆
202465.95 of 1464.3%★★★★☆
202341.87 of 1136.4%★★☆☆☆
202295.21 of 988.9%★★★★★
202168.84 of 1163.6%★★★★☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202554.827 of 8367.5%★★★★☆
202459.35 of 1668.8%★★★★☆
202326.613 of 1618.8%★★☆☆☆
202259.44 of 1163.6%★★★★☆
202139.310 of 1741.2%★★★☆☆
201953.46 of 1866.7%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202541.571 of 14049.3%★★☆☆☆
202417.119 of 190.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201877.83 of 1782.4%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202666.239 of 12167.8%★★★☆☆
202569.938 of 15875.9%★★★★☆
202473.527 of 12578.4%★★★★☆
202368.230 of 12175.2%★★★★☆
202283.815 of 12387.8%★★★★☆
202167.233 of 12974.4%★★★★☆
201977.623 of 12381.3%★★★★☆
201869.928 of 12377.2%★★★★☆
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)
Male (2026)69th percentile+7 vs school
White (2026)68th percentile+5 vs school
Native American (2025)67th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2026)67th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2026)53rd percentile-9 vs school
Special Education (2025)49th percentile-16 vs school
Asian (2025)45th percentile-21 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile-23 vs school
Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile-24 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile-52 vs school
African American (2025)3rd percentile-63 vs school
By subject vs South Dakota (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts50%~ state avg
Science49%+4 vs state
Mathematics40%+6 vs state

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Students at T F Riggs High School - 01 are 69% White, 12% American Indian, 11% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 855 students attended T F Riggs High School - 01.

T F Riggs High School - 01 ranks 49th of 130 South Dakota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

T F Riggs High School - 01 is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Buchanan Elementary - 03
Elementary : Jefferson Elementary - 06
Elementary : Kennedy Elementary - 08
Middle : Georgia Morse Middle School - 02

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