Best High Schools in South Dakota for English Language Learner Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in South Dakota!

Every year, the South Dakota Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, English Language Learner students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish South Dakota test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the Smarter Balanced Assessments test scores by the South Dakota Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 17, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (English Language Learner vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 6)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (English Language Learner)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (English Language Learner)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
463135000264	1	Harrisburg High School - 01	Public	9-12	1300 W Willow St	Harrisburg	57032	Lincoln County	Harrisburg School District 41-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 743-2567	1,613	109	14.8	9.2%	1,401 (86.9%)	55 (3.4%)	59 (3.7%)	22 (1.4%)	16 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (3.7%)	$9,748			$446			$9,301	83.3%	75.2%	8.16%
466627000600	2	Lincoln High School - 02	Public	9-12	2900 S Cliff Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7990	1,883	116	16.2	22.4%	1,310 (69.6%)	144 (7.6%)	205 (10.9%)	44 (2.3%)	81 (4.3%)	4 (0.2%)	95 (5.0%)	$10,760			$1,084			$9,676	66.7%	92.2%	25.53%
466627001412	3	Jefferson High School - 67	Public	9-12	1600 N Marion Rd	Sioux Falls	57101	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-6184	1,749	107	16.4	33.5%	1,040 (59.5%)	187 (10.7%)	332 (19.0%)	23 (1.3%)	69 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (5.6%)	$10,780			$1,136			$9,644	50.0%	63.1%	13.12%
466627000610	4	Washington High School - 01	Public	9-12	501 N Sycamore Ave	Sioux Falls	57110	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7970	1,910	120	15.8	38.8%	900 (47.1%)	386 (20.2%)	333 (17.4%)	112 (5.9%)	68 (3.6%)	5 (0.3%)	106 (5.5%)	$10,825			$1,087			$9,739	33.3%	68.8%	35.46%
460852000082	5	Brookings High School - 01	Public	9-12	530 Elm Ave	Brookings	57006	Brookings County	Brookings School District 05-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 696-4100	1,050	60	17.6	14.6%	840 (80.0%)	30 (2.9%)	74 (7.0%)	35 (3.3%)	18 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (4.9%)	$10,549			$655			$9,893	16.7%	53.2%	36.52%
460207000003	6	Central High School - 01	Public	9-12	2200 S Roosevelt St	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 725-8100	1,388	81	17.1	27.8%	1,073 (77.3%)	27 (1.9%)	93 (6.7%)	51 (3.7%)	79 (5.7%)	6 (0.4%)	59 (4.3%)	$9,561			$622			$8,939	0.0%	23.4%	23.40%

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.