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81
Miller High School - 01
Public
9-12
623 E 4th St
Miller
57362
Hand County
Miller 29-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 853-2455
133
12
11.2
7.5%
126 (94.7%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (3.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (2.3%)
0 (0.0%)
$17,162
$1,021
$16,142
45.1
33.6
98
17
468010000784
82
Wolsey Wessington High School - 01
Public
9-12
375 Ash St SE
Wolsey
57384
Beadle County
Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 883-4221
110
9
12.8
30.9%
98 (89.1%)
1 (0.9%)
7 (6.4%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (2.7%)
$13,509
$611
$12,898
43.7
5.4
133
51
460636000048
83
Beresford High School - 01
Public
9-12
301 W Maple St
Beresford
57004
Union County
Beresford School District 61-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 763-2145
227
15
15.4
14.5%
204 (89.9%)
1 (0.4%)
17 (7.5%)
3 (1.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (0.9%)
$10,788
$116
$10,672
43.2
14.5
124
41
467971000781
84
Winner High School - 01
Public
9-12
431 E 7th St
Winner
57580
Tripp County
Winner School District 59-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 842-8125
210
14
15.2
33.8%
147 (70.0%)
4 (1.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
59 (28.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$13,091
$1,832
$11,260
43.1
20.9
115
31
465067000464
85
New Underwood High School - 01
Public
9-12
300 E Ash St
New Underwood
57761
Pennington County
New Underwood School District 51-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 754-6485
96
5
18.5
20.8%
81 (84.4%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (4.2%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (10.4%)
$9,959
$254
$9,705
42.3
48.8
77
8
461785000163
86
De Smet High School - 01
Public
9-12
405 3rd St SW
De Smet
57231
Kingsbury County
De Smet School District 38-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 854-3423
82
8
10.3
9.8%
78 (95.1%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (2.4%)
1 (1.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.2%)
$14,726
$149
$14,577
41.2
57.7
60
26
463615000339
87
Iroquois High School - 01
Public
9-12
111 E Washita St
Iroquois
57353
Kingsbury County
Iroquois School District 02-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 546-2426
66
6
11.1
28.8%
58 (87.9%)
2 (3.0%)
1 (1.5%)
1 (1.5%)
2 (3.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (3.0%)
$15,733
$678
$15,056
41.1
19
118
31
464130000374
88
Lead-Deadwood High School - 01
Public
9-12
320 S Main St
Lead
57754
Lawrence County
Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 717-3899
222
19
11.6
19.8%
188 (84.7%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (4.1%)
3 (1.4%)
11 (5.0%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (5.0%)
$18,368
$1,643
$16,725
40.8
26.6
108
20
460102601026
89
McCook Central High School - 01
Public
9-12
200 E Essex
Salem
57058
McCook County
McCook Central School District 43-7
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 425-2264
128
8
15.8
16.4%
122 (95.3%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (2.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (2.3%)
$15,062
$357
$14,705
40.7
34.4
97
8
462988000239
90
Gregory High School - 01
Public
9-12
505 Logan St
Gregory
57533
Gregory County
Gregory School District 26-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 835-9672
114
11
10.7
37.7%
92 (80.7%)
1 (0.9%)
2 (1.8%)
3 (2.6%)
15 (13.2%)
1 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
$14,017
$426
$13,591
40.1
54
71
19
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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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