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)
460561000269	151	South Park Elementary - 03	Public	1-4	1816 Valley Dr	Belle Fourche	57717	Butte County	Belle Fourche School District 09-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 723-3382	382	33	11.7	40.3%	313 (81.9%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.3%)	$10,263			$1,905			$8,358	29.9	27.8	161	10
467935000755	152	Willow Lake Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Garfield Ave	Willow Lake	57278	Clark County	Willow Lake School District 12-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 625-5945	144	10	14.7	41.0%	139 (96.5%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,343			$907			$10,436	29.6	34.2	142	10
466627000606	153	Renberg Elementary - 42	Public	K-5	47260 258th St	Renner	57055	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 543-5273	215	12	18.4	51.2%	109 (50.7%)	48 (22.3%)	20 (9.3%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (13.0%)	$9,949			$978			$8,971	29.5	24.8	167	14
463135001318	154	Freedom Elementary - 06	Public	K-5	1101 Tom Sawyer Trl	Harrisburg	57032	Lincoln County	Harrisburg School District 41-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 743-2567	410	30	13.6	20.2%	336 (82.0%)	14 (3.4%)	25 (6.1%)	5 (1.2%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (4.9%)	$10,018			$404			$9,613	29.1	28.6	158	4
466627001351	155	Susan B. Anthony Elementary - 66	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 S Dakota Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-4560	555	34	16.4	43.2%	319 (57.5%)	83 (15.0%)	53 (9.5%)	13 (2.3%)	32 (5.8%)	3 (0.5%)	52 (9.4%)	$10,296			$1,083			$9,213	28.4	37.4	137	18
460378000023	156	Armour Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	905 Dobson Ave	Armour	57313	Douglas County	Armour School District 21-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 724-2698	123	9	13.1	28.5%	102 (82.9%)	2 (1.6%)	10 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (4.9%)	$14,033			$1,334			$12,700	28.3	37.4	136	20
462454000208	157	Florence Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	515 Main Ave	Florence	57235	Codington County	Florence School District 14-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 758-2412	152	10	15.6	30.3%	145 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$11,421			$717			$10,704	27.8	41.7	125	32
463234000275	158	Henry Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	111 N Cedar	Henry	57243	Codington County	Henry School District 14-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 532-5364	93	9	10.3	45.2%	88 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,717			$746			$12,970	26.9	29.1	155	3
462637000223	159	Garretson Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	505 2nd St	Garretson	57030	Minnehaha County	Garretson School District 49-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 594-3453	243	17	14.3	22.2%	212 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.8%)	$10,942			$812			$10,130	26.9	25.2	166	7
460705000054	160	Bison Elementary - 02	Public	K-6	200 E Carr St	Bison	57620	Perkins County	Bison School District 52-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 244-5271	67	9	7.6	28.4%	65 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	$17,520			$1,660			$15,860	26.6			(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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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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.