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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 57793

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Schools

160

Students

Top rankedWhitewood Elementary - 0444^th of 203 South Dakota elementary schools

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Summary:

ZIP code 57793 has three elementary schools: Whitewood Elementary - 04 serves pre-K–5, while Atall Elementary - 17 and Elm Springs Elementary - 13 serve K–8. The clearest current standout is Whitewood’s math: in 2025–2026, 76% of students were proficient, compared with 44% statewide, a 32-point advantage.

Whitewood also led the reported 2024–2025 schoolwide results, with 72% proficient in ELA and 78% in math; Atall had 50% and 63%, and Elm Springs had 57% in both subjects. Against state results, Whitewood was ahead by 21 points in ELA and 35 in math, while Elm Springs was ahead by 6 and 14 points. Atall was 1 point below the state in ELA but 19 points above it in math. SchoolDigger’s 2024–2025 rankings also placed Whitewood 9th of 300 schools, Elm Springs 23rd, and Atall 140th.

Whitewood’s ELA result fell from 72% to 56% between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, a 16-point drop, while its math result dipped from 78% to 76%, a 2-point drop; both remained above state results. Grade-level results vary: fifth-grade math reached 100%, but fourth-grade ELA was 38%, 10 points below the state. Whitewood also had a higher student–teacher ratio (13.5) and a higher share of students free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025 (47%) than Atall (8.6; 25%) or Elm Springs (7.1; 30%), though these figures do not explain test results. Atall’s and Elm Springs’ 2025–2026 schoolwide results are suppressed, so current results cannot be compared across all three schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2026)			Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Whitewood Elementary - 04	Public	PK, KG-5	603 Garfield St	Whitewood	57793	Lawrence County	Meade School District 46-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 269-2264	138	10	13.5	47.1%	125 (90.6%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	71.5	44^th of 203 public elementary schools	78.3%		85.6	9^th of 300 public elementary schools	97.0%	35	53.3	38.5	76.9				56.1	60.0	69.2	100.0				75.6	53.9			58.3%	37.5%	$13,288	$1,441	$11,847
Elm Springs Elementary - 13	Public	K-8	21309 Elm Springs Rd	Wasta	57793	Meade County	Meade School District 46-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 269-2264	10	1	7.1	30.0%	10 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Atall Elementary - 17	Public	K-8	16375 Atall Rd	Union Center	57793	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%)								(n/a)																		0%	100%

Cities Near Zip Code 57793

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Whitewood	0.11 mi	1	3^rd
Sturgis	7.13 mi	4	77^th
Deadwood	7.71 mi	1	123^rd
Spearfish	9.02 mi	9	91^st
Lead	10.53 mi	2	119^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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