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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 57368

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132

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Top rankedPlankinton Elementary - 02109^th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools

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Summary:

The zip code 57368 is home to a single elementary school, Plankinton Elementary - 02, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. This school, part of the Plankinton School District 01-1, has demonstrated strong academic performance, particularly in math and English language arts, and has seen its statewide ranking improve in recent years.

Plankinton Elementary - 02 stands out for its relatively high proficiency rates on the Smarter Balanced Assessments, with 77.78% of 3rd graders proficient in math compared to the 51.08% state average, and 52.63% of 5th graders proficient in English language arts compared to the 49.72% state average. The school's statewide ranking has also improved, going from 55th out of 204 schools in 2022-2023 to 80th out of 201 schools in 2023-2024, placing it in the top third of South Dakota elementary schools.

However, the school faces some challenges, including a chronic absenteeism rate of 20.2% and a relatively high free/reduced lunch rate of 46.71%, indicating that a significant portion of the student population faces economic hardships. Despite these challenges, Plankinton Elementary - 02 appears to be a strong-performing school, with a high level of per-student spending that may contribute to its academic success.

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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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Plankinton Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	404 E Davenport St	Plankinton	57368	Aurora County	Plankinton School District 01-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 942-7743	132	13	10.3	42.4%	84 (63.6%)	2 (1.5%)	39 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	64.2	109^th of 300 public elementary schools	63.7%		58.9	80^th of 201 public elementary schools	60.2%	29	72.2	35.3	52.6	53.7	77.8	52.9	42.1	57.4	42.1	$20,034	$1,190	$18,844

Cities Near Zip Code 57368

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Plankinton	0.22 mi	7	104^th
Stickney	8.89 mi	5	5^th
Mount Vernon	11.01 mi	3	17^th
White Lake	11.36 mi	3	141^st
Corsica	20.49 mi	5	55^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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