Best Public Schools in Aberdeen, SD

Summary:

The city of Aberdeen, South Dakota is home to 12 schools, including 7 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 3 high schools. The schools in this area show a wide range of performance, with some standout institutions and others struggling to meet academic standards.

Among the top-performing schools in Aberdeen is C C Lee Elementary - 05, which consistently ranks among the best in the state with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. This school boasts high proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, outperforming both the district and state averages. Another high-performing school is Holgate Middle School - 02, which ranks in the top 32 middle schools in South Dakota and has strong test scores across all grades.

On the other hand, Simmons Elementary - 10 and O M Tiffany Elementary - 11 stand out as lower-performing schools, with 1-star ratings and proficiency rates well below the district and state averages. The data suggests a correlation between socioeconomic factors, as measured by free/reduced lunch rates, and academic performance, with the higher-performing schools tending to have lower percentages of students receiving free/reduced lunch.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2024)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
SDSBVI Elementary - 01	Public	PK, KG-8	605 14th Ave SE	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	School District School For The Blind & Visually Impaired	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 626-2580	7	9	.8		4 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)								(n/a)
SDSBVI High School - 02	Public	9-12	605 14th Ave SE	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	School District School For The Blind & Visually Impaired	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 626-2580	11	5	2.2		6 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (36.4%)								(n/a)
C C Lee Elementary - 05	Public	K-5	1900 N State St	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 725-7500	373	24	15.6	16.4%	299 (80.2%)	5 (1.3%)	11 (2.9%)	7 (1.9%)	20 (5.4%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (7.8%)	85.4	16^th of 201 public elementary schools	92.0%		87.9	10^th of 204 public elementary schools	95.1%	6	66.2	60.6	72.4					66.1	78.5	65.2	77.6					73.6	60.4				$10,063	$364	$9,698
Central High School - 01	Public	9-12	2200 S Roosevelt St	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 725-8100	1,374	80	17.1	25.8%	1,039 (75.6%)	25 (1.8%)	110 (8.0%)	41 (3.0%)	91 (6.6%)	5 (0.4%)	63 (4.6%)	30.6	108^th of 141 public high schools	23.4%		62.1	52^nd of 138 public high schools	62.3%	56							51.3	51.0							26.2	25.9			41.5	41.0	$9,561	$622	$8,939
Holgate Middle School - 02	Public	6-8	2200 N Dakota St	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 725-7700	490	34	14.2	26.1%	362 (73.9%)	11 (2.2%)	26 (5.3%)	17 (3.5%)	33 (6.7%)	3 (0.6%)	38 (7.8%)	69.7	32^nd of 147 public middle schools	78.2%		70	35^th of 150 public middle schools	76.7%	3				61.3	61.7	49.1		57.4				57.4	57.7	50.9		55.4		39.1			$9,940	$411	$9,529
Lincoln Elementary - 08	Public	PK, KG-5	414 S 10th St	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7200	237	29	8.0	52.3%	146 (61.6%)	2 (0.8%)	35 (14.8%)	24 (10.1%)	20 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	52.4	103^rd of 201 public elementary schools	48.8%		74.8	39^th of 204 public elementary schools	80.9%	64	72.5	37.8	55.0					55.6	80.0	35.1	40.0					52.1	32.5				$11,192	$2,001	$9,191
May Overby Elementary - 09	Public	K-5	612 14th Ave SE	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7300	353	29	12.3	43.9%	206 (58.4%)	16 (4.5%)	43 (12.2%)	23 (6.5%)	30 (8.5%)	5 (1.4%)	30 (8.5%)	39.2	133^rd of 201 public elementary schools	33.8%		29.6	154^th of 204 public elementary schools	24.5%	21	51.8	34.0	47.5					45.1	60.7	27.7	37.3					42.6	35.6				$10,603	$981	$9,622
O M Tiffany Elementary - 11	Public	K-5	819 8th Ave NE	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7400	290	24	12.1	46.2%	192 (66.2%)	8 (2.8%)	40 (13.8%)	7 (2.4%)	13 (4.5%)	3 (1.0%)	27 (9.3%)	21.1	169^th of 201 public elementary schools	15.9%		33.3	143^rd of 204 public elementary schools	29.9%	26	34.8	27.1	29.6					30.4	37.0	41.7	38.9					39.2	20.4				$11,102	$1,050	$10,052
Simmons Elementary - 10	Public	K-5	1500 S 3rd St	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7600	416	30	14.0	37.5%	300 (72.1%)	5 (1.2%)	60 (14.4%)	9 (2.2%)	12 (2.9%)	4 (1.0%)	26 (6.3%)	25	163^rd of 201 public elementary schools	18.9%		28.3	159^th of 204 public elementary schools	22.1%	4	44.5	37.7	35.9					38.8	44.4	34.8	34.6					37.3	19.2				$9,498	$853	$8,645
Simmons Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	1300 S 3rd St	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 725-7900	458	33	13.8	40.4%	306 (66.8%)	12 (2.6%)	39 (8.5%)	25 (5.5%)	34 (7.4%)	3 (0.7%)	39 (8.5%)	45.3	88^th of 147 public middle schools	40.1%		36.1	103^rd of 150 public middle schools	31.3%	15				43.3	49.4	51.3		48.2				36.2	46.4	41.4		41.6		30.3			$10,158	$420	$9,738
New Beginnings - 89	Public	5-12	1601 Milwaukee Ave NE	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 725-8100	8	2	4.9		2 (25.0%)	1 (12.5%)	1 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$26,977	$6,089	$20,888
Mike Miller Elementary - 07	Public	K-5	3010 Milwaukee Ave NE	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 725-7800	266	18	14.4	33.8%	189 (71.1%)	5 (1.9%)	25 (9.4%)	17 (6.4%)	14 (5.3%)	2 (0.8%)	14 (5.3%)	57.5	88^th of 201 public elementary schools	56.2%		41.9	124^th of 204 public elementary schools	39.2%	36	51.2	45.0	64.1					53.3	72.1	47.5	46.2					55.7	38.5				$10,399	$738	$9,661

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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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