Best Elementary Schools in South Dakota

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 201)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
467662000716	181	Roosevelt Elementary - 08	Public	PK, KG-4	412 2nd St SE	Watertown	57201	Codington County	Watertown School District 14-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 882-6360	148	14	10.5	54.1%	105 (70.9%)	3 (2.0%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (12.8%)	$11,202			$1,189			$10,013	14.1	22.7	169	12
465982000538	182	Black Hawk Elementary - 03	Public	K-5	7108 Seeaire St	Black Hawk	57718	Meade County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 787-6701	340	21	15.9	25.0%	244 (71.8%)	5 (1.5%)	37 (10.9%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.6%)	$9,962			$627			$9,336	12.6	11.4	186	4
461945000799	183	Dupree Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-6	127 B St	Dupree	57623	Ziebach County	Dupree School District 64-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 365-5140	207	18	11.5	100.0%	16 (7.7%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	167 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.7%)	$17,282			$4,842			$12,439	10.9	9.6	191	8
467857000753	184	White River Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	501 E 3rd St	White River	57579	Mellette County	White River School District 47-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 259-3137	164	16	10.3	100.0%	27 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	116 (70.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (10.4%)	$16,948			$5,250			$11,698	10.8	9.5	192	8
467014000662	185	Summit Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-8	400 W Sherman Ave	Summit	57266	Roberts County	Summit School District 54-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 398-6211	135	14	9.9	43.0%	82 (60.7%)	2 (1.5%)	9 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.9%)	$13,290			$2,196			$11,094	10.7	12.5	183	2
466627000597	186	Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 N Wayland Ave	Sioux Falls	57103	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-6130	330	27	12.2	75.8%	116 (35.2%)	43 (13.0%)	101 (30.6%)	13 (3.9%)	29 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.5%)	$11,439			$2,146			$9,293	9.8	12.8	182	4
460624000045	187	Bennett County Elementary School - 03	Public	PK, KG-5	201 5th St	Martin	57551	Bennett County	Bennett County School District 03-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 685-6717	229	20	11.3	100.0%	36 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.6%)	2 (0.9%)	125 (54.6%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (22.3%)	$14,931			$3,497			$11,434	9.5	10	189	2
463615001144	188	Iroquois Elementary - 04	Public	PK, KG-5	111 E Washita St	Iroquois	57353	Kingsbury County	Iroquois School District 02-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 546-2210	118	8	14.5	50.0%	100 (84.7%)	3 (2.5%)	13 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$14,257			$1,370			$12,887	9.1	14.2	180	8
466627000587	189	Garfield Elementary - 19	Public	PK, KG-5	705 S Roberts Dr	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-6180	591	43	13.7	78.0%	201 (34.0%)	113 (19.1%)	113 (19.1%)	18 (3.0%)	86 (14.6%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (10.0%)	$11,161			$2,015			$9,147	7.9	7.9	194	5
466627000581	190	Cleveland Elementary - 14	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 S Edward Dr	Sioux Falls	57103	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-6150	479	38	12.6	75.6%	121 (25.3%)	185 (38.6%)	86 (18.0%)	11 (2.3%)	37 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.1%)	$11,430			$1,887			$9,542	7.2	6.5	198	8

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts, Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics, Smarter Balanced Assessments Science test scores released by the South Dakota Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 17, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the South Dakota Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the South Dakota Department of Education.
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Educational resources:

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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.