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)
465067000463	121	New Underwood Elementary - 02	Public	K-5	300 E Ash St	New Underwood	57761	Pennington County	New Underwood School District 51-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 754-6485	127	9	13.8	32.3%	104 (81.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (11.8%)	$10,924			$1,266			$9,658	42.7	32.3	147	26
466627000585	122	Eugene Field A+ Elementary - 16	Public	K-5	501 S Highland Ave	Sioux Falls	57103	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-6160	413	28	14.8	30.0%	288 (69.7%)	31 (7.5%)	31 (7.5%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (13.1%)	$9,966			$1,162			$8,803	42.2	39	132	10
466518000568	123	Scotland Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-4	711 4th St	Scotland	57059	Bon Homme County	Scotland School District 04-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 583-2717	134	8	16.4	24.6%	119 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.2%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)	$12,590			$1,878			$10,712	42	13.5	181	58
460003601011	124	Clear Lake Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	410 5th St W	Clear Lake	57226	Deuel County	Deuel School District 19-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 874-2162	259	21	12.4	16.6%	246 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,321			$769			$10,553	41.8	52	102	22
468043000795	125	Stewart Elementary - 05	Public	K-5	208 W 21st St	Yankton	57078	Yankton County	Yankton School District 63-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 665-5765	278	20	13.9	31.3%	227 (81.7%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (8.6%)	5 (1.8%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	$10,898			$1,335			$9,563	41.3	56.2	89	36
461200000118	126	Chamberlain Elementary - 03	Public	K-5	1000 Sorensen Dr	Chamberlain	57325	Brule County	Chamberlain School District 07-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 234-4460	397	41	9.7	53.4%	172 (43.3%)	5 (1.3%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	167 (42.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.1%)	$13,847			$3,935			$9,912	40.9	46	110	16
468043001009	127	Webster Elementary - 06	Public	PK, KG-5	317 E 7th St	Yankton	57078	Yankton County	Yankton School District 63-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 665-2484	396	19	20.5	35.6%	296 (74.7%)	5 (1.3%)	58 (14.6%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	$11,381			$1,529			$9,852	40.5	25.4	165	38
460004101140	128	Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02	Public	K-5	759 5th St	Britton	57430	Marshall County	Britton-Hecla School District 45-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 443-2234	174	16	11	17.2%	156 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	$10,774			$1,227			$9,547	40.1	44.4	118	10
460852001298	129	Camelot Intermediate - 06	Public	4-5	1401 15th St S	Brookings	57006	Brookings County	Brookings School District 05-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 696-4400	529	35	14.9	22.7%	428 (80.9%)	16 (3.0%)	33 (6.2%)	11 (2.1%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.3%)	$10,728			$576			$10,152	40	37	139	10
464545000407	130	Marion Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	100 S Cedar St	Marion	57043	Turner County	Marion School District 60-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 648-3615	96	8	11.7	14.6%	88 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	$17,594			$1,409			$16,186	39.9	28.8	157	27

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.