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181
Roosevelt Elementary - 08
Public
PK, KG-4
412 2nd St SE
Watertown
57201
Codington County
Watertown School District 14-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 882-6360
228
18
12.5
56.6%
172 (75.4%)
3 (1.3%)
7 (3.1%)
0 (0.0%)
18 (7.9%)
0 (0.0%)
28 (12.3%)
$11,202
$1,189
$10,013
14.1
22.7
169
12
465982000538
182
Black Hawk Elementary - 03
Public
K-5
7108 Seeaire St
Black Hawk
57718
Meade County
Rapid City Area School District 51-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 787-6701
370
24
15.1
34.1%
257 (69.5%)
3 (0.8%)
39 (10.5%)
1 (0.3%)
34 (9.2%)
2 (0.5%)
34 (9.2%)
$9,962
$627
$9,336
12.6
11.4
186
4
461945000799
183
Dupree Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-6
127 B St
Dupree
57623
Ziebach County
Dupree School District 64-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 365-5140
232
19
12.3
100.0%
18 (7.8%)
1 (0.4%)
8 (3.4%)
0 (0.0%)
187 (80.6%)
0 (0.0%)
18 (7.8%)
$17,282
$4,842
$12,439
10.9
9.6
191
8
467857000753
184
White River Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-5
501 E 3rd St
White River
57579
Mellette County
White River School District 47-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 259-3137
165
17
9.8
100.0%
23 (13.9%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.2%)
1 (0.6%)
122 (73.9%)
0 (0.0%)
17 (10.3%)
$16,948
$5,250
$11,698
10.8
9.5
192
8
467014000662
185
Summit Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-8
400 W Sherman Ave
Summit
57266
Roberts County
Summit School District 54-6
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 398-6211
121
12
10.1
40.5%
77 (63.6%)
1 (0.8%)
3 (2.5%)
0 (0.0%)
26 (21.5%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (11.6%)
$13,290
$2,196
$11,094
10.7
12.5
183
2
466627000597
186
Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10
Public
PK, KG-5
1600 N Wayland Ave
Sioux Falls
57103
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls School District 49-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 367-6130
355
29
12
72.7%
131 (36.9%)
41 (11.5%)
111 (31.3%)
19 (5.4%)
24 (6.8%)
0 (0.0%)
29 (8.2%)
$11,439
$2,146
$9,293
9.8
12.8
182
4
460624000045
187
Bennett County Elementary School - 03
Public
PK, KG-5
201 5th St
Martin
57551
Bennett County
Bennett County School District 03-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 685-6717
253
21
11.9
100.0%
40 (15.8%)
0 (0.0%)
16 (6.3%)
1 (0.4%)
140 (55.3%)
0 (0.0%)
56 (22.1%)
$14,931
$3,497
$11,434
9.5
10
189
2
463615001144
188
Iroquois Elementary - 04
Public
PK, KG-5
111 E Washita St
Iroquois
57353
Kingsbury County
Iroquois School District 02-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 546-2210
115
9
13.1
46.1%
100 (87.0%)
3 (2.6%)
10 (8.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.7%)
$14,257
$1,370
$12,887
9.1
14.2
180
8
466627000587
189
Garfield Elementary - 19
Public
PK, KG-5
705 S Roberts Dr
Sioux Falls
57104
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls School District 49-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 367-6180
575
45
12.6
72.9%
201 (35.0%)
115 (20.0%)
116 (20.2%)
14 (2.4%)
62 (10.8%)
0 (0.0%)
67 (11.7%)
$11,161
$2,015
$9,147
7.9
7.9
194
5
466627000581
190
Cleveland Elementary - 14
Public
PK, KG-5
1000 S Edward Dr
Sioux Falls
57103
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls School District 49-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 367-6150
495
37
13.2
69.7%
125 (25.3%)
189 (38.2%)
77 (15.6%)
14 (2.8%)
37 (7.5%)
3 (0.6%)
50 (10.1%)
$11,430
$1,887
$9,542
7.2
6.5
198
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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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