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)
466627001129	1	Challenge Center - 51	Public	2-5	3101 S 4th Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-6170	185	10	18.2	11.9%	157 (84.9%)	3 (1.6%)	7 (3.8%)	7 (3.8%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)	$6,141			$922			$5,218	99.2	99.5	1
460795001302	2	Fred Assam Elementary - 06	Public	K-4	7700 E Willowwood St	Sioux Falls	57110	Minnehaha County	Brandon Valley School District 49-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 582-1500	486	27	17.8	6.4%	419 (86.2%)	10 (2.1%)	19 (3.9%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.8%)	$9,768			$606			$9,162	98	97	2
467602000708	3	Warner Elementary - 02	Public	K-5	110 1st Ave SW	Warner	57479	Brown County	Warner School District 06-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 225-6194	155	11	14.3	7.1%	143 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	$9,563			$730			$8,833	96.8	95.9	4	1
463135001411	4	Adventure Elementary - 10	Public	K-5	27220 472nd Ave	Sioux Falls	57108	Lincoln County	Harrisburg School District 41-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 432-2567	414	24	17.1	5.1%	372 (89.9%)	7 (1.7%)	6 (1.4%)	14 (3.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$9,968			$404			$9,564	96.6	96.5	3	1
462403000202	5	Faulkton Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	1114 Court St	Faulkton	57438	Faulk County	Faulkton Area Schools 24-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 598-6266	162	15	10.6	27.2%	158 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,441			$1,137			$11,304	91.1	88.3	8	3
464155000389	6	Worthing Elementary - 05	Public	PK, KG-4	230 Cedar St	Worthing	57077	Lincoln County	Lennox School District 41-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 372-4114	126	7	16.9	4.8%	121 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$10,899			$859			$10,040	89.4	60	82	76
461812000164	7	Dell Rapids Elementary - 02	Public	K-4	309 W 15th St	Dell Rapids	57022	Minnehaha County	Dell Rapids School District 49-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 428-5473	393	28	13.9	12.5%	363 (92.4%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$9,936			$899			$9,037	89	83.8	18	11
462250000193	8	Ethan Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-6	320 S 2nd St	Ethan	57334	Davison County	Ethan School District 17-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 227-4211	152	11	14.4	27.0%	140 (92.1%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	$8,847			$1,074			$7,773	88.7	91.1	7	1
467188000664	9	Timber Lake Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Main St	Timber Lake	57656	Dewey County	Timber Lake School District 20-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 865-3654	168	17	9.6	32.1%	72 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (56.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,085			$2,920			$17,165	88.7	76.9	34	25
460795000414	10	Brandon Elementary - 03	Public	PK, KG-4	501 Holly Blvd	Brandon	57005	Minnehaha County	Brandon Valley School District 49-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 582-6315	701	48	14.7	21.0%	556 (79.3%)	34 (4.9%)	52 (7.4%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.1%)	$9,323			$682			$8,642	87.7	79.3	29	19

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.