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51
Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05
Public
K-4
16159 2nd St
Piedmont
57769
Meade County
Meade School District 46-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 787-5295
523
37
14
22.8%
441 (84.3%)
4 (0.8%)
31 (5.9%)
5 (1.0%)
15 (2.9%)
0 (0.0%)
27 (5.2%)
$9,020
$801
$8,219
68.9
70.1
61
10
460005201400
52
Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06
Public
K-5
101 E 7th St
Tea
57064
Lincoln County
Tea Area School District 41-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 498-2700
389
25
15.2
11.1%
318 (81.7%)
11 (2.8%)
20 (5.1%)
4 (1.0%)
7 (1.8%)
1 (0.3%)
28 (7.2%)
$9,032
$536
$8,496
68.5
79.7
27
25
460468000035
53
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%)
$9,140
$658
$8,482
68
62.4
80
27
460636000047
54
Beresford Elementary - 02
Public
K-5
209 S 4th St
Beresford
57004
Union County
Beresford School District 61-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 763-5012
307
23
13.1
25.4%
265 (86.3%)
2 (0.7%)
23 (7.5%)
1 (0.3%)
9 (2.9%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (2.3%)
$11,035
$726
$10,309
67.3
(n/a)
465175000820
55
Northwestern Elementary - 04
Public
PK, KG-5
221 3rd St
Mellette
57461
Spink County
Northwestern Area School District 56-7
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 887-3467
119
9
13.7
10.1%
113 (95.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.7%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.8%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (2.5%)
$12,501
$1,447
$11,054
67.1
72.1
54
1
463080001111
56
Hamlin Elementary - 09
Public
PK, KG-5
44577 188th St
Hayti
57241
Hamlin County
Hamlin School District 28-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 783-3631
451
29
15.3
35.3%
434 (96.2%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (3.1%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.4%)
$9,895
$828
$9,067
67.1
72.3
53
3
466627001300
57
RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17
Public
PK, KG-5
7900 W 53rd St
Sioux Falls
57106
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls School District 49-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 362-3560
952
51
18.6
23.3%
664 (69.7%)
81 (8.5%)
92 (9.7%)
20 (2.1%)
14 (1.5%)
0 (0.0%)
81 (8.5%)
$10,088
$1,213
$8,875
67
63.9
75
18
464839000441
58
Longfellow Elementary - 05
Public
K-5
110 N Mentzer St
Mitchell
57301
Davison County
Mitchell School District 17-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 995-3092
318
31
10.3
44.3%
230 (72.3%)
1 (0.3%)
34 (10.7%)
0 (0.0%)
30 (9.4%)
0 (0.0%)
23 (7.2%)
$9,976
$1,160
$8,817
66.5
66.8
68
10
460951200100
59
Burke Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-5
933 Lincoln St
Burke
57523
Gregory County
Burke School District 26-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 775-2246
108
9
11.6
29.6%
98 (90.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (8.3%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.9%)
$15,434
$1,489
$13,945
66.3
62.7
79
20
460740000061
60
Springfield Elementary - 03
Public
K-5
1008 Walnut St
Springfield
57062
Bon Homme County
Bon Homme School District 04-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 369-2282
45
4
10.4
33.3%
39 (86.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (13.3%)
$11,375
$975
$10,400
66.3
(n/a)
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About our rankings:
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:
No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education
Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds
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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