Best Public Schools in Onida, SD

Summary:

The city of Onida, South Dakota is home to three schools that are part of the Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3, including one elementary school, one middle school, and one high school. Overall, the schools in Onida appear to be performing well, with several standout performers and a district-wide commitment to academic achievement.

Onida Elementary - 04 is a top-performing elementary school, ranking in the top 11 in the state and maintaining strong test scores, with 56% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 46% in Mathematics. Sully Buttes Middle School - 06 is also a strong performer, ranking in the top 30 among South Dakota middle schools and excelling in English Language Arts with 61.41% of students proficient or better.

While the high school, Sully Buttes High School - 07, has a high graduation rate of 91.6% and a 0.0% dropout rate, it lags behind the state average in Mathematics proficiency. However, the schools in Onida generally perform above the state average in English Language Arts and Science, and the district's investment in education, with high spending per student, appears to be paying off in terms of student outcomes and school performance.

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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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Onida Elementary - 04	Public	K-5	500 8th St	Onida	57564	Sully County	Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 258-2617	85	9	9.0	15.3%	72 (84.7%)	1 (1.2%)	5 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.1%)	62.8	69^th of 201 public elementary schools	65.7%		72.5	51^st of 204 public elementary schools	75.0%	18	46.7	58.3	60.9					56.0	40.0	41.7	52.2					46.0	69.6			$20,952	$1,651	$19,301
Sully Buttes High School - 07	Public	9-12	500 8th St	Onida	57564	Sully County	Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 258-2617	72	7	10.2	20.8%	60 (83.3%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.8%)	6 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	52.3	71^st of 141 public high schools	49.6%		46.3	83^rd of 138 public high schools	39.9%	12							57.1								28.6				65.0	$19,184	$756	$18,429
Sully Buttes Middle School - 06	Public	6-8	500 8th St	Onida	57564	Sully County	Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 258-2618	58	6	9.4	22.4%	49 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.2%)	64.3	41^st of 147 public middle schools	72.1%		77.1	18^th of 150 public middle schools	88.0%	23				83.3	65.4	23.1		61.4				55.6	57.7	30.8		50.9		30.8		$18,624	$449	$18,175

Cities Near Onida

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Blunt	13.6 mi	1
Gettysburg	21.67 mi	3	9^th
Pierre	25.16 mi	8	29^th
Fort Pierre	28.56 mi	3	125^th
Highmore	33.24 mi	3	36^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.