Best Public Schools in Zip Code 57572

Summary:

The 57572 zip code area is home to two schools: St. Francis Indian School, an alternative school serving grades K-12, and Spring Creek Elementary - 07, a public elementary school serving grades K-8. Both schools face significant challenges, with high rates of poverty among their student populations and low academic performance.

St. Francis Indian School has 594 students, with a 99.49% free/reduced lunch rate and a student-teacher ratio of 8.6. Spring Creek Elementary - 07 has just 60 students, with a 100% free/reduced lunch rate and a student-teacher ratio of 12. The academic performance at Spring Creek Elementary - 07 is particularly concerning, with 0% proficiency rates across all subject areas and grade levels, significantly below the state and district averages. The Todd County School District, which Spring Creek Elementary - 07 is a part of, ranks 142 out of 147 districts in South Dakota and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Despite the high per-student spending at Spring Creek Elementary - 07 ($20,378), the schools in this area face significant challenges in providing quality education to their students. Addressing the root causes of these issues, such as access to resources, teacher support, and community engagement, will be crucial in improving the educational outcomes for these schools.

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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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
St. Francis Indian School	Public, Alternative	K-12	502 E Warrior Drive	Saint Francis	57572	Todd County	St. Francis Indian School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(605) 747-2299	630	61	10.4	99.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	630 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Spring Creek Elementary - 07	Public	K-8	233 Yellow Cloud Dr	Saint Francis	57572	Todd County	Todd County School District 66-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 747-2541	57	5	11.4	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.2	297^th of 300 public elementary schools	1.0%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$27,401	$4,224	$23,177

Cities Near Zip Code 57572

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Saint Francis	3.38 mi	2	201^st
Rosebud	8.39 mi	1	192^nd
Parmelee	11.77 mi	1	196^th
Crookston	11.93 mi	1	182^nd
Mission	18.92 mi	6	197^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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