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141
Avon Elementary - 02
Public
K-4
210 Pine St
Avon
57315
Bon Homme County
Avon School District 04-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 286-3291
65
7
8.8
13.8%
56 (86.2%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (3.1%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (6.2%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (4.6%)
$16,887
$1,762
$15,126
35.9
71.7
56
85
466627000813
142
Oscar Howe Elementary - 58
Public
K-5
2801 Valley View Rd
Sioux Falls
57106
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls School District 49-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 362-2752
586
33
17.6
41.8%
366 (62.5%)
52 (8.9%)
87 (14.8%)
2 (0.3%)
38 (6.5%)
0 (0.0%)
41 (7.0%)
$9,991
$1,064
$8,927
35.4
43.3
120
22
462139000187
143
Elkton Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-6
508 Buffalo St
Elkton
57026
Brookings County
Elkton School District 05-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 542-2541
206
16
12.6
33.0%
161 (78.2%)
0 (0.0%)
38 (18.4%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.5%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (2.9%)
$12,185
$1,096
$11,089
35.3
19.9
175
32
461413000140
144
Colome Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-5
105 Carr St
Colome
57528
Tripp County
Colome Consolidated 59-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 842-1624
81
9
8.7
59.3%
55 (67.9%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.2%)
0 (0.0%)
18 (22.2%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (8.6%)
$17,357
$3,475
$13,882
34.8
22.5
170
26
464494000776
145
Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02
Public
K-4
46450 252nd St
Colton
57018
Minnehaha County
Tri-Valley School District 49-6
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 446-3538
352
29
12.2
21.3%
295 (83.8%)
22 (6.3%)
25 (7.1%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (2.6%)
$12,447
$1,311
$11,136
34.3
54.9
91
54
468010000783
146
Wolsey Wessington Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-5
375 Ash St SE
Wolsey
57384
Beadle County
Wolsey Wessington School District 02-6
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 883-4221
166
11
14.9
25.3%
153 (92.2%)
1 (0.6%)
11 (6.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.6%)
$13,160
$1,494
$11,666
33.5
11.5
185
39
465982000823
147
Rapid Valley Elementary - 12
Public
PK, KG-5
2601 Covington St
Rapid City
57703
Pennington County
Rapid City Area School District 51-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 393-2221
514
31
16.4
36.0%
351 (68.3%)
0 (0.0%)
37 (7.2%)
0 (0.0%)
42 (8.2%)
0 (0.0%)
84 (16.3%)
$9,516
$950
$8,566
33.3
37.3
138
9
463135001375
148
Horizon Elementary - 09
Public
PK, KG-5
5800 S Bahnson Ave
Sioux Falls
57108
Lincoln County
Harrisburg School District 41-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 743-2567
373
33
11.4
15.0%
293 (78.6%)
22 (5.9%)
24 (6.4%)
9 (2.4%)
4 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
21 (5.6%)
$10,533
$408
$10,125
32.9
47.1
108
40
468019000789
149
Woonsocket Elementary - 03
Public
PK, KG-8
101 N 2nd Ave
Woonsocket
57385
Sanborn County
Woonsocket School District 55-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 796-4431
195
13
15
34.4%
176 (90.3%)
0 (0.0%)
10 (5.1%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (3.1%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (1.5%)
$10,679
$1,101
$9,578
32.1
39.5
130
19
463135000263
150
Liberty Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-5
200 Willow St
Harrisburg
57032
Lincoln County
Harrisburg School District 41-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 743-2567
565
40
14.2
11.2%
488 (86.4%)
11 (1.9%)
25 (4.4%)
4 (0.7%)
5 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
32 (5.7%)
$9,590
$574
$9,016
30.9
54.9
92
58
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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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