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)
466627000579	191	Terry Redlin Elementary - 11	Public	PK, KG-5	1721 E Austin St	Sioux Falls	57103	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-6140	437	33	13.4	75.5%	125 (28.6%)	100 (22.9%)	84 (19.2%)	14 (3.2%)	68 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.5%)	$11,098			$1,974			$9,123	6.2	7.1	197	6
466627000590	192	Hayward Elementary - 38	Public	PK, KG-5	400 N Valley View Rd	Sioux Falls	57107	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-4590	676	50	13.4	74.4%	193 (28.6%)	72 (10.7%)	309 (45.7%)	7 (1.0%)	41 (6.1%)	3 (0.4%)	51 (7.5%)	$10,806			$2,139			$8,667	6.1	7.4	195	3
465982000541	193	Robbinsdale Elementary - 14	Public	PK, KG-5	424 E Indiana St	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 394-1825	324	27	11.9	100.0%	159 (49.1%)	2 (0.6%)	35 (10.8%)	4 (1.2%)	72 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (16.0%)	$9,912			$963			$8,949	5.9	10.3	188	5
465982000550	194	Horace Mann Elementary - 07	Public	K-5	902 Anamosa St	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 394-1847	293	20	14.5	100.0%	72 (24.6%)	5 (1.7%)	51 (17.4%)	3 (1.0%)	116 (39.6%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (15.7%)	$10,578			$1,104			$9,474	5.8	7.4	196	2
464638000415	195	McLaughlin Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Main	Mc Laughlin	57642	Corson County	McLaughlin School District 15-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 823-4484	209	19	11.1	100.0%	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	197 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$20,992			$4,400			$16,592	4.6			(n/a)
466627000936	196	Hawthorne Elementary - 56	Public	PK, KG-5	601 N Spring Ave	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-4580	458	32	14.3	100.0%	141 (30.8%)	96 (21.0%)	92 (20.1%)	9 (2.0%)	76 (16.6%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (9.2%)	$12,070			$2,941			$9,129	4.2	9.4	193	3
465982000539	197	Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08	Public	K-5	1701 Downing St	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 394-1851	357	26	13.9	100.0%	71 (19.9%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (11.8%)	1 (0.3%)	189 (52.9%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (14.8%)	$10,686			$1,780			$8,905	3.7	9.9	190	7
463444001066	198	Edmunds Central Elementary - 05	Public	PK, KG-5	105 1st Ave	Roscoe	57471	Edmunds County	Edmunds Central School District 22-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 287-4251	64	9	6.8	34.4%	50 (78.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,183			$2,566			$20,616	3.1	11.7	184	14
465982000536	199	General Beadle Elementary - 01	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Van Buren St	Rapid City	57701	Pennington County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 394-1841	441	29	15.3	100.0%	88 (20.0%)	3 (0.7%)	79 (17.9%)	5 (1.1%)	219 (49.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.7%)	$9,852			$1,168			$8,684	2.8	5.2	199
467209001349	200	Todd County Elementary - 16	Public	K-5	27011 US Highway 83	Mission	57555	Todd County	Todd County School District 66-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 856-3506	509	42	12.2	100.0%	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	4 (0.8%)	474 (93.1%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.3%)	$17,242			$5,431			$11,811	2.7			(n/a)

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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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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.