Best Public Schools in Zip Code 57787

Summary:

The 57787 zip code area is home to two elementary schools, Central Meade County School - 09 and Atall Elementary - 17, both part of the Meade School District 46-1. While the schools share the same district, they exhibit stark contrasts in their student populations, staffing, and spending.

Atall Elementary - 17 stands out with its exceptionally small student body of just 7 students, compared to 48 students at Central Meade County School - 09. This allows Atall Elementary - 17 to maintain an impressively low student-teacher ratio of 4.8, nearly half that of Central Meade County School - 09 at 10.2. However, this smaller scale comes at a higher cost, as Atall Elementary - 17 spends significantly more per student ($20,264) than Central Meade County School - 09 ($15,087).

Both schools face challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates of 20.2% for the 2024-2025 school year. Central Meade County School - 09 also struggles with lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science compared to the district and state averages, while Atall Elementary - 17 exhibits more variable test score performance, with some grades excelling and others performing poorly. The data does not provide insight into the factors contributing to these differences, but the contrasting school characteristics suggest that a deeper analysis would be necessary to fully understand the strengths and weaknesses of each institution.

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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
Central Meade County School - 09	Public	K-8	19625 Ball Field Road	Union Center	57787	Meade County	Meade School District 46-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 269-2264	49	5	9.1	6.1%	44 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (10.2%)	63.5	115^th of 300 public elementary schools	61.7%					(n/a)	100.0	33.3	50.0	60.0	50.0	25.0	46.7	100.0	33.3	50.0	40.0	33.3	25.0	40.0	50.0	37.5	42.9	$17,168	$214	$16,955
Atall Elementary - 17	Public	K-8	16375 Atall Rd	Union Center	57787	Meade County	Meade School District 46-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 269-2264	12	1	8.6	25.0%	12 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57	140^th of 300 public elementary schools	53.3%					(n/a)	100.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	33.3	100.0	50.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	100.0	33.3	100.0	62.5	0.0	0.0	0.0

Cities Near Zip Code 57787

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Union Center	9.24 mi	2	97^th
Opal	14.88 mi	1	153^rd
Faith	20.19 mi	4	89^th
Hereford	25.18 mi	1	135^th
Wasta	29.82 mi	1	40^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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