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Highmore Elementary - 02

Public Grades PK, KG-6
188th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools
Better than 37% of South Dakota elementary schools
Summary

Highmore Elementary - 02 is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Highmore, South Dakota, with 138 students enrolled. The school is part of the Highmore-Harrold 34-2 school district, which is ranked 30 out of 147 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Highmore Elementary - 02 has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past 10 years, ranging from a high of 31 out of 206 schools in 2018-2019 to a low of 188 out of 300 schools in 2024-2025. The school's rating has also varied, with 4 stars out of 5 in 2021-2022 and 2 stars out of 5 in most other years. While the school performs better for Native American students and special education students, its proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are generally lower than the district and state averages. Highmore Elementary - 02 also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.2% to 20.8% over the past few years.

Compared to nearby schools, Crow Creek Sioux Tribal Elementary School has a much higher free and reduced lunch rate of 97.89% and a higher student-teacher ratio of 21.8, while Millerdale Colony Elementary - 11 has significantly lower test scores across all grades and subjects compared to Highmore Elementary - 02 and the state averages. However, Highmore Elementary - 02's spending per student, ranging from $13,391 to $14,166 over the past few years, is higher than the state average, and its student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.2 to 12.6, is lower than the nearby schools.

133
Students ?
11.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,618
Per pupil spending ?
36.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 415 Iowa Ave S
       Highmore, SD  57345

(605) 852-2276

District: Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2


Students who attend Highmore Elementary - 02 usually attend:

Middle:    Highmore Junior High - 03
High:    Highmore High School - 01
Racial breakdown:

White:
78.9%
American Indian:
17.3%
Hispanic:
3.8%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the South Dakota average (39% vs 47% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015
!English Language Arts scores 11 pts below the South Dakota average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school39%
District avg50%
South Dakota avg47%
188th of 300
South Dakota public elementary schools ?
Bottom 37%▼ down 8 pts since 2015
From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
30th of 147Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202543.9188 of 30037.3%★★☆☆☆
202451.2105 of 20147.8%★★☆☆☆
202337.7134 of 20434.3%★★☆☆☆
202265.660 of 20270.3%★★★★☆
202163.975 of 20262.9%★★★☆☆
201977.131 of 20685.0%★★★★☆
201858.885 of 20458.3%★★★☆☆
201748.8119 of 20742.5%★★☆☆☆
201654.5106 of 20648.5%★★☆☆☆
201550.8115 of 20945.0%★★☆☆☆
201361.984 of 20158.2%★★★☆☆
201261.490 of 21457.9%★★★☆☆
201131.7173 of 20515.6%★☆☆☆☆
201033.4167 of 20618.9%★☆☆☆☆
200959.887 of 19655.6%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202550.0153 of 29147.4%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202541.4153 of 23735.4%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202539.6192 of 29234.2%★★☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202552.754 of 15264.5%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202549.9103 of 24858.5%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Dakota percentileRating
202540.6201 of 28730.0%★★☆☆☆
202451.496 of 18447.8%★★☆☆☆
202326.8148 of 18520.0%★☆☆☆☆
202256.772 of 18460.9%★★★☆☆
202163.361 of 18567.0%★★★☆☆
201976.928 of 19185.3%★★★★☆
201855.285 of 18654.3%★★★☆☆
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)
Native American (2025)64th percentile+27 vs school
Special Education (2025)58th percentile+21 vs school
Female (2025)47th percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile~ school
Male (2025)34th percentile-3 vs school
White (2025)30th percentile-7 vs school
By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts40%-11 vs state
Mathematics39%-5 vs state
Science33%-7 vs state

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Students at Highmore Elementary - 02 are 79% White, 17% American Indian, 4% Hispanic.

In the 2024-25 school year, 133 students attended Highmore Elementary - 02.

Highmore Elementary - 02 ranks 188th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Highmore Elementary - 02 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Highmore Junior High - 03
High : Highmore High School - 01


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