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61
Wagner High School - 01
Public
9-12
101 Walnut Ave SW
Wagner
57380
Charles Mix County
Wagner Community School District 11-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 384-5426
180
17
10.4
100.0%
70 (38.9%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (3.3%)
0 (0.0%)
77 (42.8%)
0 (0.0%)
27 (15.0%)
$13,569
$1,774
$11,795
57
69.7
44
17
465427000488
62
Parker High School - 01
Public
9-12
335 W 1st St
Parker
57053
Turner County
Parker School District 60-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 297-3456
157
11
13.9
6.4%
139 (88.5%)
0 (0.0%)
11 (7.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.6%)
1 (0.6%)
5 (3.2%)
$8,542
$156
$8,386
56.6
25.4
109
47
463243000278
63
Herreid High School - 01
Public
9-12
302 Main St N
Herreid
57632
Campbell County
Herreid School District 10-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 437-2263
40
5
8
27.5%
38 (95.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (2.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (2.5%)
$17,051
$452
$16,599
56.4
(n/a)
464839000442
64
Mitchell High School - 01
Public
9-12
920 N Capital St
Mitchell
57301
Davison County
Mitchell School District 17-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 995-3034
896
49
18.4
28.7%
746 (83.3%)
9 (1.0%)
68 (7.6%)
7 (0.8%)
39 (4.4%)
0 (0.0%)
27 (3.0%)
$10,001
$690
$9,311
56.4
65.5
49
15
464710000420
65
Menno High School - 01
Public
9-12
410 S 5th St
Menno
57045
Hutchinson County
Menno School District 33-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 387-5161
74
7
10.2
25.7%
72 (97.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (2.7%)
$14,479
$209
$14,270
56
29.4
105
40
462649000227
66
Gayville-Volin High School - 01
Public
9-12
100 Kingsbury St
Gayville
57031
Yankton County
Gayville-Volin School District 63-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 267-4476
82
8
10.8
19.5%
71 (86.6%)
1 (1.2%)
7 (8.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (3.7%)
$11,131
$455
$10,676
55.8
28.3
106
40
462294000806
67
Faith High School - 01
Public
9-12
206 W 5th St
Faith
57626
Meade County
Faith School District 46-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 967-2152
80
6
13.6
32.5%
64 (80.0%)
2 (2.5%)
3 (3.8%)
2 (2.5%)
7 (8.8%)
1 (1.3%)
1 (1.3%)
$10,209
$159
$10,049
55.4
84.3
16
51
463080000260
68
Hamlin High School - 01
Public
9-12
44577 188th St
Hayti
57241
Hamlin County
Hamlin School District 28-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 783-3644
233
17
13.6
23.2%
215 (92.3%)
1 (0.4%)
11 (4.7%)
1 (0.4%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (1.7%)
$11,639
$105
$11,534
55.4
42.8
89
21
466627001063
69
Roosevelt High School - 03
Public
9-12
6600 W 41st St
Sioux Falls
57106
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls School District 49-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 362-2860
1,713
110
15.5
27.5%
1,137 (66.4%)
173 (10.1%)
200 (11.7%)
22 (1.3%)
69 (4.0%)
1 (0.1%)
111 (6.5%)
$8,827
$568
$8,259
54.8
51.7
72
3
467662000717
70
Watertown High School - 01
Public
9-12
200 NE 9th St
Watertown
57201
Codington County
Watertown School District 14-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 882-6316
1,220
73
16.6
22.4%
1,031 (84.5%)
8 (0.7%)
68 (5.6%)
10 (0.8%)
52 (4.3%)
0 (0.0%)
51 (4.2%)
$8,183
$508
$7,674
54.7
58.5
65
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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 16, 2023, 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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