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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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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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Educational resources:
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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America
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: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Dakota Department of Education.
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