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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 57005

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Schools

1,270

Students

5-star school

Top rankedRobert Bennis Elementary - 0524^th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools

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Summary:

The 57005 zip code area is home to two high-performing elementary schools, Brandon Elementary - 03 and Robert Bennis Elementary - 05, both of which are ranked among the top 10% of elementary schools in South Dakota. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade and are part of the Brandon Valley School District 49-2.

Both Brandon Elementary - 03 and Robert Bennis Elementary - 05 have earned 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger, with Brandon Elementary - 03 ranking 10th and Robert Bennis Elementary - 05 ranking 14th out of over 200 South Dakota elementary schools. These standout schools consistently outperform the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels, with particularly strong 4th grade test scores at Brandon Elementary - 03 and high 3rd grade test scores at Robert Bennis Elementary - 05.

While the schools serve student populations with different socioeconomic backgrounds, as evidenced by the free/reduced lunch rates, they both appear to be allocating their resources effectively to achieve high levels of academic performance. The student-teacher ratios are 14.7 at Brandon Elementary - 03 and 16.7 at Robert Bennis Elementary - 05, and the per-student spending is $10,057 and $9,903, respectively. These metrics suggest that the schools in the 57005 zip code area are providing a quality education to their students and are well-positioned to continue their strong performance in the future.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (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 (2025)	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brandon Elementary - 03	Public	PK, KG-4	501 Holly Blvd	Brandon	57005	Minnehaha County	Brandon Valley School District 49-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 582-6315	728	48	15.1	29.8%	565 (77.6%)	41 (5.6%)	52 (7.1%)	6 (0.8%)	10 (1.4%)	4 (0.5%)	50 (6.9%)	78.8	35^th of 300 public elementary schools	88.3%		87.7	10^th of 201 public elementary schools	95.0%	25	58.2	75.4	66.5	63.4	77.8	70.4	$10,254	$487	$9,766
Robert Bennis Elementary - 05	Public	K-4	2001 S Sioux Blvd	Brandon	57005	Minnehaha County	Brandon Valley School District 49-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 582-8010	542	32	16.7	10.1%	470 (86.7%)	7 (1.3%)	17 (3.1%)	6 (1.1%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.7%)	81.5	24^th of 300 public elementary schools	92.0%		82	22^nd of 201 public elementary schools	89.1%	2	73.8	66.4	70.3	71.3	68.2	69.8	$10,253	$509	$9,744

Cities Near Zip Code 57005

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brandon	0.49 mi	5	10^th
Sioux Falls	3.63 mi	67	96^th
Garretson	9.59 mi	3	131^st
Renner	9.84 mi	1	148^th
Harrisburg	12.23 mi	4	85^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Dakota Department of Education.

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