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464794200429
11
Miller Elementary - 02
Public
K-6
623 E 4th St
Miller
57362
Hand County
Miller 29-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 853-2711
233
20
11.7
19.3%
218 (93.6%)
3 (1.3%)
9 (3.9%)
1 (0.4%)
2 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$14,044
$718
$13,326
87.3
87.3
11
463606000332
12
Ipswich Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-5
510 2nd Ave
Ipswich
57451
Edmunds County
Ipswich Public School District 22-6
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 426-6832
185
16
11.6
24.9%
170 (91.9%)
1 (0.5%)
9 (4.9%)
1 (0.5%)
1 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.6%)
$12,862
$1,465
$11,397
87.2
71.3
57
45
464155000386
13
Lennox Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-4
305 W 5th Ave
Lennox
57039
Lincoln County
Lennox School District 41-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 647-2203
369
22
16.4
16.3%
328 (88.9%)
1 (0.3%)
12 (3.3%)
1 (0.3%)
9 (2.4%)
1 (0.3%)
17 (4.6%)
$10,275
$665
$9,610
86
92.6
6
7
462142010071
14
Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-5
510 N Main St
Bridgewater
57319
McCook County
Bridgewater-Emery 30-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 729-2541
162
14
11.7
38.9%
149 (92.0%)
3 (1.9%)
6 (3.7%)
1 (0.6%)
1 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.2%)
$12,767
$2,004
$10,763
85.8
76.4
35
21
461958000358
15
Jones County Elementary - 02
Public
K-4
305 Jefferson Ave
Murdo
57559
Jones County
Jones County School District 37-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 669-2297
79
8
10.1
51.9%
56 (70.9%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.3%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (5.1%)
1 (1.3%)
17 (21.5%)
$12,794
$1,757
$11,037
85.7
67.4
66
51
460207000002
16
C C Lee Elementary - 05
Public
K-5
1900 N State St
Aberdeen
57401
Brown County
Aberdeen School District 06-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 725-7500
371
24
15.4
15.6%
304 (81.9%)
7 (1.9%)
9 (2.4%)
10 (2.7%)
14 (3.8%)
2 (0.5%)
25 (6.7%)
$10,063
$364
$9,698
85.4
87.9
10
6
466627001128
17
All City Elementary - 50
Public
K-5
2511 W Brookings St
Sioux Falls
57104
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls School District 49-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 367-6120
143
8
17.2
13.3%
127 (88.8%)
8 (5.6%)
3 (2.1%)
1 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (2.8%)
$10,003
$923
$9,080
85.3
74
40
23
466993000652
18
Whitewood Elementary - 04
Public
PK, KG-5
603 Garfield St
Whitewood
57793
Lawrence County
Meade School District 46-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 269-2264
109
9
11.7
33.9%
96 (88.1%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (4.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (6.4%)
$10,795
$318
$10,477
84.9
94.2
5
13
467662000944
19
Lincoln Elementary - 05
Public
PK, KG-4
1100 13th St NE
Watertown
57201
Codington County
Watertown School District 14-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 882-6340
338
22
15.5
18.9%
277 (82.0%)
0 (0.0%)
36 (10.7%)
7 (2.1%)
2 (0.6%)
0 (0.0%)
16 (4.7%)
$10,384
$466
$9,917
84.2
88.2
9
10
460372000021
20
Arlington Elementary - 02
Public
K-6
306 S Main St
Arlington
57212
Kingsbury County
Arlington School District 38-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 983-5741
155
11
14.2
16.8%
143 (92.3%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (5.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (2.6%)
$12,480
$395
$12,084
83.3
70.6
60
40
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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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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education
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