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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 57783

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Top rankedCreekside Elementary - 07101^st of 300 South Dakota elementary schools

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Summary:

The 57783 zip code area is home to three elementary schools that are part of the Spearfish School District 40-2, which is ranked 75 out of 147 school districts in South Dakota and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The schools serve different grade levels, with Creekside Elementary - 07 covering grades 3-5, West Elementary - 03 covering grades 1-2, and Mountain View Elementary - 08 serving only kindergarten.

Among the three schools, Creekside Elementary - 07 stands out as the highest-performing, with consistently strong test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics across multiple grade levels, as well as a significantly higher 5th-grade science proficiency rate compared to the state average. In contrast, detailed test score data is not available for the other two schools, West Elementary - 03 and Mountain View Elementary - 08.

The schools exhibit variations in enrollment, student-teacher ratios, and per-student spending, with Creekside Elementary - 07 having the highest enrollment and West Elementary - 03 having the lowest student-teacher ratio and the highest per-student spending. However, all three schools share a common concern of a high chronic absenteeism rate, which is an area the Spearfish School District 40-2 may need to address.

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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 (2025)	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 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
West Elementary - 03	Public	1-2	920 W King St	Spearfish	57783	Lawrence County	Spearfish School District 40-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 717-1205	322	31	10.5	17.1%	283 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)								(n/a)										$11,874	$1,519	$10,355
Creekside Elementary - 07	Public	3-5	2325 N Ave	Spearfish	57783	Lawrence County	Spearfish School District 40-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 717-1210	553	36	15.4	23.0%	478 (86.4%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.3%)	5 (0.9%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.5%)	66.2	101^st of 300 public elementary schools	66.3%		62.9	68^th of 201 public elementary schools	66.2%	33	50.8	57.1	64.4	57.2	53.4	56.5	46.0	52.0	50.6	$9,983	$727	$9,256
Mountain View Elementary - 08	Public	K	400 E Hudson	Spearfish	57783	Lawrence County	Spearfish School District 40-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 717-1209	168	14	11.7	20.8%	133 (79.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.9%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.3%)								(n/a)										$11,926	$949	$10,978

Cities Near Zip Code 57783

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Spearfish	0.26 mi	9	91^st
Deadwood	10.62 mi	1	123^rd
Belle Fourche	10.64 mi	4	107^th
Lead	11.13 mi	2	119^th
Whitewood	11.66 mi	1	3^rd

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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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