Best Elementary Schools in South Dakota for Special Education 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, Special Education students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (Special Education vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 72)	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 (Special Education)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Special Education)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
460207000002	1	C C Lee Elementary - 05	Public	K-5	1900 N State St	Aberdeen	57401	Brown County	Aberdeen School District 06-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 725-7500	371	24	15.4	15.6%	304 (81.9%)	7 (1.9%)	9 (2.4%)	10 (2.7%)	14 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.7%)	$10,063			$364			$9,698	98.6%	92.0%	6.57%
463135001411	2	Adventure Elementary - 10	Public	K-5	27220 472nd Ave	Sioux Falls	57108	Lincoln County	Harrisburg School District 41-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 432-2567	414	24	17.1	5.1%	372 (89.9%)	7 (1.7%)	6 (1.4%)	14 (3.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$9,968			$404			$9,564	97.2%	98.0%	0.79%
461812000164	3	Dell Rapids Elementary - 02	Public	K-4	309 W 15th St	Dell Rapids	57022	Minnehaha County	Dell Rapids School District 49-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 428-5473	393	28	13.9	12.5%	363 (92.4%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$9,936			$899			$9,037	95.8%	96.5%	0.68%
466627001344	4	Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65	Public	PK, KG-5	1510 S Lake Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-4655	676	36	18.9	11.1%	525 (77.7%)	11 (1.6%)	109 (16.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.7%)	$9,973			$949			$9,024	94.4%	89.6%	4.89%
463135001288	5	Journey Elementary - 05	Public	K-5	6801 S Grange Ave	Sioux Falls	57108	Lincoln County	Harrisburg School District 41-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 743-2567	362	25	14.6	6.6%	304 (84.0%)	21 (5.8%)	14 (3.9%)	8 (2.2%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$10,680			$406			$10,274	93.1%	82.6%	10.47%
466993000644	6	Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05	Public	K-4	16159 2nd St	Piedmont	57769	Meade County	Meade School District 46-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 787-5295	523	37	14	22.8%	441 (84.3%)	4 (0.8%)	31 (5.9%)	5 (1.0%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.2%)	$9,020			$801			$8,219	91.7%	74.6%	17.04%
460005200388	7	Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01	Public	K-5	500 W Charish St	Tea	57064	Lincoln County	Tea Area School District 41-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 498-2700	491	31	16	10.6%	432 (88.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.9%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	$9,191			$456			$8,735	90.3%	88.1%	2.22%
460795000414	8	Brandon Elementary - 03	Public	PK, KG-4	501 Holly Blvd	Brandon	57005	Minnehaha County	Brandon Valley School District 49-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 582-6315	701	48	14.7	21.0%	556 (79.3%)	34 (4.9%)	52 (7.4%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.1%)	$9,323			$682			$8,642	88.9%	95.0%	6.14%
466627001064	9	John Harris Elementary - 23	Public	PK, KG-5	3501 E 49th St	Sioux Falls	57103	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 371-4111	706	39	18	15.9%	574 (81.3%)	35 (5.0%)	28 (4.0%)	7 (1.0%)	12 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.9%)	$9,817			$1,032			$8,786	87.5%	87.6%	0.06%
464155000386	10	Lennox Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-4	305 W 5th Ave	Lennox	57039	Lincoln County	Lennox School District 41-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 647-2203	369	22	16.4	16.3%	328 (88.9%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.6%)	$10,275			$665			$9,610	86.1%	93.5%	7.42%

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.