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Washington High School - 01

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Washington High School - 01 ranks 75 th of 166 South Dakota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

75^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 South Dakota High Schools

Better than 55% of South Dakota high schools

Summary

Washington High School - 01 is a public high school located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,859 students. The school is part of the Sioux Falls School District 49-5, which is ranked 90 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington High School - 01 has had a fluctuating statewide ranking over the past several years, ranging from 44th to 97th out of South Dakota high schools, and its SchoolDigger rating has also varied between 2 and 3 stars out of 5, indicating average to above-average performance compared to other schools in the state. The school has shown strong performance for some student subgroups, such as male students, African American students, and English Language Learners, ranking in the top quartile or top half of South Dakota high schools. However, the school has struggled with lower rankings for other subgroups, such as Native American students and military-connected students. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 84% to 88.6% over the past few years, which is generally on par with or slightly below the Sioux Falls School District and state averages.

Within the Sioux Falls School District, Washington High School - 01 performs similarly to Lincoln High School - 02 in terms of academic proficiency and graduation rates, but lags behind in overall statewide ranking. Compared to the higher-performing Brandon Valley High School - 01 in the neighboring Brandon Valley School District 49-2, Washington High School - 01 shows significantly lower academic proficiency and statewide ranking. The school's relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch suggests that it serves a population with greater socioeconomic challenges, which may impact academic achievement and other outcomes.

1,819

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,328

Per pupil spending ?

53.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

501 N Sycamore Ave
Sioux Falls, SD 57110

(605) 367-7970

District: Sioux Falls School District 49-5

Feeder schools for Washington High School - 01:

Elementary:	Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20
	Cleveland Elementary - 14
	Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54
	Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10
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	Rosa Parks Elementary - 15
Middle:	Ben Reifel Middle School - 68
	Whittier Middle School - 08

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.8%

African American:

20.6%

Hispanic:

16.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the South Dakota median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Sioux Falls School District 49-5's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg46%

South Dakota avg47%

75^th of 166

South Dakota public high schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4High Schools in the Sioux Falls School District 49-5

90^th of 147Sioux Falls School District 49-5 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	58.4	75 of 166	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	44 of 141	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.9	90 of 138	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.1	67 of 134	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.9	97 of 140	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.6	47 of 135	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	48 of 138	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.3	76 of 137	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	60.9	52 of 141	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.9	73 of 133	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.9	97 of 144	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.3	91 of 143	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	76.0	28 of 141	80.1%	★★★★☆
2010	74.6	30 of 150	80.0%	★★★★☆
2009	80.6	20 of 144	86.1%	★★★★☆
2008	79.0	23 of 135	83.0%	★★★★☆
2007	80.0	20 of 141	85.8%	★★★★☆
2006	61.3	57 of 136	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.9	65 of 137	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	45.2	81 of 132	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2003	33.7	107 of 133	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	17 of 39	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	3 of 5	40.0%	★★★★☆
2023	40.7	3 of 5	40.0%	★★★★☆
2022	46.3	3 of 4	25.0%	★★★★☆
2021	11.6	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2019	58.6	2 of 4	50.0%	★★★★☆
2018	65.5	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	18 of 31	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	84.1	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★
2023	19.7	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	16.5	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	14.7	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.1	2 of 4	50.0%	★★★★☆
2018	28.7	3 of 4	25.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	12 of 45	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	43.2	4 of 6	33.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	11.8	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2018	97.1	1 of 5	80.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	68 of 164	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	42 of 93	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.0	68 of 95	28.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	55 of 84	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	63 of 89	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.8	25 of 83	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	54.9	39 of 82	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	7 of 23	69.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	28 of 81	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.3	2 of 17	88.2%	★★★★★
2023	25.7	12 of 15	20.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	73.2	3 of 11	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	58.2	3 of 9	66.7%	★★★★☆
2019	58.8	4 of 8	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	4 of 9	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	8 of 21	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	64 of 154	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	18 of 48	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	22 of 46	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	14 of 25	44.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.0	25 of 37	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.2	16 of 44	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	20 of 53	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	77 of 162	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.0	27 of 107	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	36.6	66 of 96	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.1	40 of 87	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.5	57 of 89	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.2	32 of 88	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.8	12 of 90	86.7%	★★★★☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	4 of 11	63.6%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	11 of 19	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	11.3	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	44 of 89	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.9	4 of 14	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	34.8	8 of 11	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	6 of 9	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.9	6 of 11	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	89.6	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	45 of 83	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.3	11 of 11	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	79.1	2 of 18	88.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	45 of 140	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.2	4 of 19	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	95.0	1 of 17	94.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	39 of 158	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	88.7	8 of 125	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	61.3	45 of 121	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.8	23 of 123	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	63.0	44 of 129	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.5	19 of 123	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	8 of 123	93.5%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)75th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)73rd percentile+19 vs school

Foster Care (2025)70th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)68th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile+11 vs school

Migrant (2025)64th percentile+9 vs school

Homeless (2025)62nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)56th percentile~ school

Male (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)51st percentile-4 vs school

Native American (2025)46th percentile-9 vs school

Military Connected (2025)42nd percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)42nd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts65%+14 vs state

Science47%+3 vs state

Mathematics35%-8 vs state

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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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 12th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	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
Washington High School - 01	Public	9-12	501 N Sycamore Ave	Sioux Falls	57110	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7970	1,819	120	15.1	53.4%	852 (46.8%)	374 (20.6%)	298 (16.4%)	91 (5.0%)	60 (3.3%)	3 (0.2%)	141 (7.8%)	58.4	75^th of 166 public high schools	54.8%		66.4	44^th of 141 public high schools	68.8%	31				65.7	12.5	64.7				35.8	0.0	35.0		47.8	47.1	$12,328	$617	$11,711
Teachwell Academy High School - 01	Public	9-12	824 E 14th St	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	East Dakota Educational Cooperative	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7680	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Teachwell Thrive - 03	Public	12	715 E 14th St	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	East Dakota Educational Cooperative	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7680	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Teachwell Connect - 92	Public	9-12	715 E 14th St	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	East Dakota Educational Cooperative	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7680	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Project Search - Avera McKennan 07	Public	12	1325 S Cliff Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	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)
Lincoln High School - 02	Public	9-12	2900 S Cliff Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7990	1,954	118	16.4	34.7%	1,285 (65.8%)	158 (8.1%)	262 (13.4%)	36 (1.8%)	69 (3.5%)	4 (0.2%)	140 (7.2%)	82.8	16^th of 166 public high schools	90.4%		87.3	11^th of 141 public high schools	92.2%	5				73.7	10.5	71.0				56.2	5.3	54.1		70.4	67.8	$11,747	$649	$11,098
Structured Teaching - 12	Public	6-12	201 N West Ave	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7647	16	4	3.6	75.0%	13 (81.3%)	2 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)								(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0		0.0	$5,693	$559	$5,134
Community Campus - 41	Public	12	2101 W 41st St Ste 47	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-4359	77	10	7.6	29.9%	41 (53.2%)	8 (10.4%)	12 (15.6%)	4 (5.2%)	7 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.5%)								(n/a)
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)
Cte - 37	Public	9-12	4700 W Career Cir	Sioux Falls	57107	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-5504	1	6	.1		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington High School - 01

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

Students at Washington High School - 01 are 47% White, 21% African American, 16% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% American Indian.

What district is Washington High School - 01 in?

Sioux Falls School District 49-5

How many students attend Washington High School - 01?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,819 students attended Washington High School - 01.

What schools feed into Washington High School - 01?

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

Elementary : Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20
Elementary : Cleveland Elementary - 14
Elementary : Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54
Elementary : Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10
Elementary : Rosa Parks Elementary - 15
Middle : Ben Reifel Middle School - 68
Middle : Whittier Middle School - 08

Is Washington High School - 01 a good school?

Washington High School - 01 ranks 75^th of 166 South Dakota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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