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Roosevelt High School - 03

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Roosevelt High School - 03 ranks 70 th of 166 South Dakota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

70^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 166 South Dakota High Schools

Better than 58% of South Dakota high schools

Summary

Roosevelt High School - 03 is a public high school located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,776 students. It 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.

Roosevelt High School - 03 consistently performs above the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 62.89% in ELA, 32.72% in Math, and 54.09% in Science, compared to the state averages of 50.93%, 43.49%, and 43.63%, respectively. The school's performance is also higher than the Sioux Falls School District 49-5 averages in these subject areas. Additionally, Roosevelt High School - 03 has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 84.0% to 88.6% in recent years, which is comparable to the district and state averages.

While the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with some groups, such as White and Special Education students, performing better than the state averages, others, such as Asian, African American, and Native American students, have more mixed results. The school's ranking for the Native American student subgroup has fluctuated, ranging from 2nd out of 17 schools in 2020-2021 to 15th out of 16 schools in 2023-2024. When compared to other high schools in the Sioux Falls School District, such as Jefferson High School - 67, Roosevelt High School - 03 performs similarly or slightly lower in academic proficiency rates, graduation rates, and other key metrics.

1,785

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,809

Per pupil spending ?

40%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6600 W 41st St
Sioux Falls, SD 57106

(605) 362-2860

District: Sioux Falls School District 49-5

Feeder schools for Roosevelt High School - 03:

Elementary:	John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57
	Laura Wilder Elementary - 31
	Oscar Howe Elementary - 58
	RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17
Middle:	Edison Middle School - 06
	Memorial Middle School - 04

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.5%

Hispanic:

13.2%

African American:

11.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the South Dakota median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the South Dakota average

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg46%

South Dakota avg47%

70^th of 166

South Dakota public high schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	60.5	70 of 166	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	61 of 141	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	69 of 138	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	72 of 134	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.2	79 of 140	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	69 of 135	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.3	49 of 138	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.2	71 of 137	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.6	70 of 141	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	37.2	90 of 133	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.9	73 of 144	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.3	85 of 143	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	71.1	42 of 141	70.2%	★★★★☆
2010	72.9	39 of 150	74.0%	★★★★☆
2009	59.2	63 of 144	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.8	39 of 135	71.1%	★★★★☆
2007	70.1	41 of 141	70.9%	★★★★☆
2006	73.6	33 of 136	75.7%	★★★★☆
2005	68.0	43 of 137	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	69.8	37 of 132	72.0%	★★★★☆
2003	57.4	63 of 133	52.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	23 of 39	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	4 of 5	20.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.4	4 of 5	20.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	10.0	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★
2019	13.4	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	21 of 31	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.7	3 of 5	40.0%	★★★★☆
2019	33.6	3 of 4	25.0%	★★★★☆
2018	84.6	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	22 of 45	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.0	4 of 5	20.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	73 of 164	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.4	64 of 93	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	51 of 95	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.7	48 of 84	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.1	48 of 89	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	41 of 83	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	34 of 82	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	13 of 23	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	50 of 81	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.2	6 of 17	64.7%	★★★★☆
2023	31.8	8 of 15	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.5	6 of 11	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	14.1	9 of 9	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	8 of 8	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	7 of 9	22.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	10 of 21	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	82 of 154	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	26 of 48	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	20 of 46	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.6	15 of 25	40.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.6	23 of 37	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.3	37 of 44	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	59.1	19 of 53	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	68 of 162	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.1	26 of 107	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	54.5	47 of 96	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.4	51 of 87	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.3	54 of 89	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.7	43 of 88	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.9	33 of 90	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	1 of 11	90.9%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	15 of 19	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.8	4 of 5	20.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.6	4 of 5	20.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	59 of 89	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	79.4	3 of 14	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	24.3	10 of 11	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.4	4 of 9	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.1	8 of 11	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.8	6 of 7	14.3%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	28 of 83	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	15.3	15 of 16	6.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	85.2	2 of 17	88.2%	★★★★★
2019	76.9	3 of 18	83.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	30 of 140	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	24.2	16 of 19	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	80.0	2 of 17	88.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	27 of 158	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	43 of 125	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	41 of 121	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	55 of 123	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.7	46 of 129	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.2	42 of 123	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.6	34 of 123	72.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Migrant (2025)91st percentile+33 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile+21 vs school

Native American (2025)66th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

Female (2025)55th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)52nd percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)51st percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile-11 vs school

Foster Care (2025)43rd percentile-14 vs school

African American (2025)41st percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)34th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)32nd percentile-26 vs school

Military Connected (2025)21st percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts63%+12 vs state

Science54%+10 vs state

Mathematics33%-11 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
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
Avera Adolescent Addiction Care Program - 81	Public	6-12	4400 W 69th St	Sioux Falls	57108	Lincoln County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(605) 367-7647	2	2	1.0		2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
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)
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)
Jefferson High School - 67	Public	9-12	1600 N Marion Rd	Sioux Falls	57101	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-6184	1,888	117	16.1	48.5%	1,038 (55.0%)	205 (10.9%)	425 (22.5%)	25 (1.3%)	55 (2.9%)	5 (0.3%)	135 (7.2%)	68.7	45^th of 166 public high schools	72.9%		61.4	52^nd of 141 public high schools	63.1%	7				69.1	34.8	67.3				43.4	8.7	41.6		54.7	53.5	$11,645	$596	$11,050
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
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)
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
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)
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)

Frequently Asked Questions about Roosevelt High School - 03

How many students attend Roosevelt High School - 03?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,785 students attended Roosevelt High School - 03.

What district is Roosevelt High School - 03 in?

Sioux Falls School District 49-5

Is Roosevelt High School - 03 a good school?

Roosevelt High School - 03 ranks 70^th of 166 South Dakota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Roosevelt High School - 03?

Students at Roosevelt High School - 03 are 62% White, 13% Hispanic, 11% African American, 8% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into Roosevelt High School - 03?

Roosevelt High School - 03 is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57
Elementary : Laura Wilder Elementary - 31
Elementary : Oscar Howe Elementary - 58
Elementary : RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17
Middle : Edison Middle School - 06
Middle : Memorial Middle School - 04

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