Baltic School District 49-1

Summary:

The Baltic School District 49-1 in South Dakota is home to three high-performing schools: Baltic Elementary - 02, Baltic High School - 01, and Baltic Middle School - 03. The district as a whole ranks 18th out of 126 districts in the state and has earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Baltic High School - 01 stands out as an exceptional school, ranking 10th out of 141 South Dakota high schools for the 2023-2024 school year and earning a 5-star rating. The school boasts a very high 4-year graduation rate of 93.3% and a 0% dropout rate, and its students significantly outperform the state and district averages on Smarter Balanced Assessments in both English Language Arts and Math.

While Baltic Elementary - 02 and Baltic High School - 01 both outperform the state and district averages on standardized tests, Baltic Middle School - 03 lags behind. Additionally, the middle school has a notably higher chronic absenteeism rate of 16.3% compared to the elementary school's 4.2%, which could be an area for the district to address.

District Detail

1 Bulldog Ave
Baltic, SD 57003

(605) 529-5464

SchoolDigger Rank:
18^th of 126 South Dakota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students:

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Baltic Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Bulldog Ave	Baltic	57003	Minnehaha County	Baltic School District 49-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 529-5464	317	20	16.1	13.9%	276 (87.1%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	68	53^rd of 201 public elementary schools	73.6%		62.4	80^th of 204 public elementary schools	60.8%	27	55.3	45.5	81.6					59.7	57.4	45.5	68.4					56.6	73.7				$9,140	$658	$8,482
Baltic High School - 01	Public	9-12	1 Bulldog Ave	Baltic	57003	Minnehaha County	Baltic School District 49-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 529-5461	162	12	14.0	8.6%	146 (90.1%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (6.2%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	89.1	10^th of 141 public high schools	92.9%		79.2	21^st of 138 public high schools	84.8%	11							87.1	84.4							48.4	46.9			77.4	75.0	$9,193	$221	$8,972
Baltic Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	1 Bulldog Ave	Baltic	57003	Minnehaha County	Baltic School District 49-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 529-5461	129	8	16.6	16.3%	109 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.8%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.7%)	57.1	60^th of 147 public middle schools	59.2%		53.9	70^th of 150 public middle schools	53.3%	10				54.5	51.4	66.7		57.3				36.4	40.5	38.9		38.5		50.0			$8,371	$221	$8,150

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dell Rapids School District 49-3	5.12 mi	3	19^th
Sioux Falls School District 49-5	7.93 mi	47	72^nd
Tri-Valley School District 49-6	8.27 mi	4	65^th
Garretson School District 49-4	11.92 mi	3	93^rd
Brandon Valley School District 49-2	13.67 mi	8	3^rd

Baltic School District 49-1

District Detail

Baltic High School - 01

Baltic Elementary - 02

Baltic Middle School - 03

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