Best Public Schools in Zip Code 57765

Summary:

The 57765 zip code in South Dakota has only one school, Opal Elementary - 15, a public elementary school serving grades K-8 with a total of 14 students. The school is part of the Meade School District 46-1, which is ranked 65 out of 147 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Opal Elementary - 15 has significantly lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics compared to the Meade School District 46-1 and the state of South Dakota. The school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades is 22.22%, compared to 52.14% for the district and 50.93% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in 3rd and 5th grade ELA and Mathematics, with 0% proficiency in several subjects. However, the school outperforms the district and state in 7th grade ELA, with a 50% proficiency rate.

Despite the low test scores, Opal Elementary - 15 has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 20.2%, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school also spends $14,904 per student, which is higher than the national average, and has a low student-teacher ratio of 9.5, significantly lower than the national average. These factors suggest that resources are being allocated to support the students, but the academic outcomes do not reflect the investment.

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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 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Total
Opal Elementary - 15	Public	K-8	18010 Opal Rd	Opal	57765	Meade County	Meade School District 46-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 269-2264	13	1	9.2	23.1%	13 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.8	242^nd of 300 public elementary schools	19.3%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	33.3	50.0	22.2	50.0	0.0	33.3	50.0	33.3	0.0

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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