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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 57105

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At a glance

Schools

2,276

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedChallenge Center - 511^st of 203 South Dakota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Bridges At Horace Mann - 52 up 77 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Laura Wilder Elementary - 31 14.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

ZIP code 57105 has six elementary schools, all in Sioux Falls School District 49-5; most serve pre-K or kindergarten through grade 5, while Challenge Center serves grades 2–5. The schools’ 2025–26 results vary widely: reported all-grades ELA ranges from 35% to 99%, math from 9% to 95%, and fifth-grade science from 8% to 94%. The six-school averages are above state results in math and science, and the reported-school average is above the state in ELA, but excluding Challenge Center puts the other schools’ averages below the state in all three subjects. The most important takeaway is that the area’s above-state averages are driven by one standout school, not shared across the group.

Challenge Center is the clear leader, with 99% ELA, 95% math, and 94% fifth-grade science—49, 51, and 53 percentage points above state results, respectively. Sonia Sotomayor Elementary is the strongest larger school: it scored 65% in ELA and 72% in math, 15 and 28 points above the state. SchoolDigger ranked Challenge Center #1 of 203 schools and Sonia #16, giving both five stars. At the other end, Bridges at Horace Mann scored 9% in math and 8% in fifth-grade science, 35 and 33 points below the state; its ELA result is state-suppressed and unknown. SchoolDigger ranked Bridges #198 of 203 with zero stars.

Recent average trends are mixed: among schools with comparable results, ELA was essentially flat from 2024–25 to 2025–26 (56% in both years), math fell from 50% to 48%, and fifth-grade science rose from 45% to 47%. Robert Frost Elementary is a notable exception to its all-grades profile: although its ELA was 3 points below the state, its fifth-grade ELA, math, and science were 16, 10, and 20 points above. In 2024–25, free/reduced lunch eligible shares ranged from 14% at Sonia to 67% at Laura Wilder Elementary among the schools with that measure; these figures describe different school contexts, not the cause of results. Enrollment and student–teacher ratios also vary, without a consistent match to scores.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 5th 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 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Laura Wilder Elementary - 31	Public	K-5	2300 S Lyndale Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-4570	447	30	14.8	66.7%	226 (50.6%)	60 (13.4%)	65 (14.5%)	4 (0.9%)	40 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.6%)	29.7	159^th of 203 public elementary schools	21.7%		36.3	211^th of 300 public elementary schools	29.7%	52	46.8	21.7	41.0	35.9	57.0	24.1	29.5	37.2	36.1	94.9%	0%	$10,790	$621	$10,170
Robert Frost Elementary - 18	Public	PK, KG-5	3101 S 4th Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-6170	447	26	16.8	42.1%	317 (70.9%)	37 (8.3%)	33 (7.4%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.1%)	46.6	124^th of 203 public elementary schools	38.9%		57.4	139^th of 300 public elementary schools	53.7%	15	29.0	45.2	67.3	45.7	43.5	39.7	52.7	44.7	61.8	93%	0%	$11,331	$597	$10,735
Challenge Center - 51	Public	2-5	3101 S 4th Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-6170	165	11	14.8	15.8%	136 (82.4%)	8 (4.8%)	9 (5.5%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.5%)	99.3	1^st of 203 public elementary schools	99.5%		97.8	2^nd of 300 public elementary schools	99.3%	1	100.0	100.0	96.3	98.7	97.5	96.4	92.6	95.3	94.4			$6,651	$560	$6,091
Bridges At Horace Mann - 52	Public	K-5	1401 E 26th St	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-6190	55	16	3.4	—	22 (40.0%)	12 (21.8%)	5 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (23.6%)	3.4	198^th of 203 public elementary schools	2.5%		11	275^th of 300 public elementary schools	8.3%	77	9.1				9.1		16.7	8.8	8.3	80%	0%	$18,290	$708	$17,582
Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65	Public	PK, KG-5	1510 S Lake Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-4655	690	38	18.1	14.1%	514 (74.5%)	7 (1.0%)	121 (17.5%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.8%)	81.9	16^th of 203 public elementary schools	92.1%		83.9	12^th of 300 public elementary schools	96.0%	4	55.9	68.0	70.1	64.6	70.6	75.0	70.1	71.9	54.6	89%	4.6%	$11,008	$567	$10,441
Susan B. Anthony Elementary - 66	Public	K-5	2000 S Dakota Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-4560	472	31	15.0	61.4%	232 (49.2%)	89 (18.9%)	46 (9.7%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (11.9%)	20.6	175^th of 203 public elementary schools	13.8%		36.2	212^th of 300 public elementary schools	29.3%	37	30.3	40.3	35.6	35.4	32.9	42.9	24.1	32.9	25.3	94.2%	1.4%	$11,068	$651	$10,418

Cities Near Zip Code 57105

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sioux Falls	0.39 mi	67	96^th
Harrisburg	5.6 mi	4	85^th
Tea	7.31 mi	5	19^th
Brandon	7.7 mi	5	10^th
Renner	8.72 mi	1	148^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.