Best Public Schools in Zip Code 57560

Summary:

The 57560 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Norris Elementary - 08, which serves grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 46 students. The school is part of the White River School District 47-1, which is ranked 143 out of 147 districts in South Dakota and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Norris Elementary - 08 has a statewide ranking of 280 out of 300 South Dakota elementary schools, also with a 0-star rating. The school faces significant challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 20.2% and very low academic performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics well below the district and state averages across all grade levels. Despite higher-than-average spending per student and a low student-teacher ratio, the school is struggling to provide a quality education to its students.

The data suggests that socioeconomic factors may be playing a significant role in student outcomes, as the school has a high percentage of students (100%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population. The lack of educational options in the 57560 zip code, coupled with the school's poor performance, highlights the importance of closely monitoring the needs of small, rural schools and ensuring they have the necessary resources and support to succeed.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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
Norris Elementary - 08	Public	K-5	331 School Loop	Norris	57560	Mellette County	White River School District 47-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 462-6455	43	5	8.6	93.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (95.3%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10.1	280^th of 300 public elementary schools	6.7%					(n/a)	11.1	14.3	0.0	9.5	11.1	0.0	0.0	4.8	20.0	$19,333	$2,035	$17,298

Cities Near Zip Code 57560

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Norris	6.18 mi	1	194^th
Parmelee	12.1 mi	1	196^th
White River	18.04 mi	3	187^th
Rosebud	20.04 mi	1	192^nd
Long Valley	21.31 mi	1	105^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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