Summary:
The 57754 zip code is home to a single high school, Lead-Deadwood High School - 01, which serves grades 9-12 and is part of the Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1. While the school has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, indicating a relatively affluent student population, its academic performance has been declining in recent years.
Lead-Deadwood High School - 01 has a statewide ranking that has fluctuated between 86th and 108th out of South Dakota high schools over the past few years, with a current 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's 4-year graduation rate for the 2024-2025 school year is 86.4%, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate for the same year is 2.6%, slightly higher than the state average. Proficiency rates on the Smarter Balanced Assessments are also generally lower than the district and state averages, with 61.54% in English Language Arts, 32.69% in Mathematics, and 48.08% in Science.
Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $16,376 and a low student-teacher ratio of 11.2, the school's academic performance continues to lag behind the state averages. This suggests that factors beyond just funding and resources may be contributing to the school's challenges, and there may be opportunities for the school to implement targeted interventions and strategies to improve student outcomes.
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