Best Public Schools in Zip Code 57543

Summary:

The Kadoka Area School District 35-2 in zip code 57543 operates three high-performing schools: Kadoka Area High School - 01, Kadoka Middle School - 03, and Kadoka Elementary - 02. These schools have consistently ranked among the top in South Dakota, with Kadoka Area High School - 01 and Kadoka Middle School - 03 earning 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger.

Kadoka Area High School - 01 stands out as a top performer, with 89.47% of 11th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 57.89% proficient or better in Mathematics. The school also boasts a high 4-year graduation rate of 86.4% and a low dropout rate of 2.6%. Kadoka Middle School - 03 has also been a top performer, with 69.57% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 65.22% proficient or better in Mathematics across all grades.

Overall, the schools in the Kadoka Area School District 35-2 generally outperform the state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics. The district's investment in its schools, as evidenced by the low student-teacher ratios and high spending per student, appears to be contributing to the strong academic outcomes, even with relatively high rates of free and reduced lunch recipients.

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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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kadoka Area High School - 01	Public	9-12	800 Bayberry St	Kadoka	57543	Jackson County	Kadoka Area School District 35-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 837-2172	71	9	7.5	33.8%	45 (63.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (31.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.6%)	90.3	8^th of 166 public high schools	95.2%		89.7	8^th of 141 public high schools	94.3%								89.5								57.9				68.4	$21,032	$6,455	$14,577
Kadoka Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Bayberry St	Kadoka	57543	Jackson County	Kadoka Area School District 35-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 837-2173	118	12	9.4	51.7%	66 (55.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (42.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	70.2	85^th of 300 public elementary schools	71.7%		77.2	34^th of 201 public elementary schools	83.1%	51	35.7	63.2	81.8					59.1	50.0	52.6	72.7					56.8	81.8			$19,677	$6,400	$13,277
Kadoka Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	800 Bayberry St	Kadoka	57543	Jackson County	Kadoka Area School District 35-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 837-2174	51	3	18.2	49.0%	29 (56.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (41.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81.5	16^th of 246 public middle schools	93.5%		94.1	2^nd of 147 public middle schools	98.6%	14				52.9	93.3	64.3		69.6				52.9	66.7	78.6		65.2		64.3		$15,926	$6,576	$9,350

Cities Near Zip Code 57543

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kadoka	1.21 mi	3	14^th
Philip	17.12 mi	3	67^th
Wanblee	20.19 mi	1
Long Valley	22.08 mi	1	105^th
Midland	23.12 mi	1	7^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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