Brandon Valley High School - 01

Summary:

Brandon Valley High School - 01 is a public high school serving 1,345 students in grades 9-12 in Brandon, South Dakota. The school is part of the Brandon Valley School District 49-2, which is ranked 3 out of 126 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brandon Valley High School - 01 consistently outperforms the state and district averages in academic assessments, with 82.11% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 63.01% statewide, and 64.21% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 35.56% statewide. The school also maintains high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 94.1% to 96.5% over the past three years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.3% to 0.5%, much lower than the state average.

While Brandon Valley High School - 01 is a high-performing school, nearby schools like Garretson High School - 01 and schools in the Sioux Falls School District have significantly lower academic performance, graduation rates, and higher dropout rates. However, Brandon Valley High School - 01 has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting it may not be as socioeconomically diverse as some of the nearby schools.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 301 S Splitrock Blvd
       Brandon, SD  57005


(605) 582-3211

District: Brandon Valley School District 49-2

SchoolDigger Rank:
6th of 141 South Dakota High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,969 Help


Feeder schools for Brandon Valley High School - 01:

Elementary:    Brandon Elementary - 03
    Fred Assam Elementary - 06
    Inspiration Elementary - 08
    Robert Bennis Elementary - 05
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Middle:    Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07
    Brandon Valley Middle School - 02

Student/teacher ratio:  21.1 Help
Number of students:  1,345

Racial breakdown:

White:
87.8%
African American:
3.7%
Two or more races:
3.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  10.7% Help


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Compare Details Brandon Valley High School - 01 ranks better than 95.7% of high schools in South Dakota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 90.99. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Brandon Valley High School - 01 freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Brandon Valley High School - 01 is $8,969.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Brandon Valley High School - 01:

SchoolDigger ranks Brandon Valley High School - 01 6th of 141 South Dakota public high schools. (See Brandon Valley High School - 01 in the ranking list.)

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Brandon Valley School District 49-2:

SchoolDigger ranks Brandon Valley School District 49-2 3rd of 126 South Dakota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Brandon Valley High School - 01

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Rank History for all students at Brandon Valley High School - 01

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 86.00 6th 133 95.5%
2004 76.68 22nd 132 83.3%
2005 78.54 15th 137 89.1%
2006 83.32 12th 136 91.2%
2007 76.61 26th 141 81.6%
2008 76.08 29th 135 78.5%
2009 68.34 41st 144 71.5%
2010 65.42 52nd 150 65.3%
2011 84.39 14th 141 90.1%
2012 75.86 31st 143 78.3%
2013 67.95 50th 144 65.3%
2015 86.07 13th 133 90.2%
2016 86.64 7th 141 95.0%
2017 89.16 8th 137 94.2%
2018 84.62 7th 138 94.9%
2019 88.79 8th 135 94.1%
2021 92.68 4th 140 97.1%
2022 92.21 5th 134 96.3%
2023 89.20 9th 138 93.5%
2024 90.99 6th 141 95.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Brandon Valley High School - 01

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 41.12 5th 7 28.6%
2021 92.21 1st 11 90.9%
2023 85.83 1st 11 90.9%
2024 50.73 7th 14 50.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Brandon Valley High School - 01

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.17 10th 17 41.2%
2022 60.56 5th 8 37.5%
2023 75.73 3rd 10 70.0%
2024 51.00 8th 19 57.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Brandon Valley High School - 01

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.09 14th 53 73.6%
2019 91.78 3rd 44 93.2%
2022 86.31 3rd 25 88.0%
2023 82.04 6th 46 87.0%
2024 76.21 9th 48 81.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Brandon Valley High School - 01

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.49 9th 82 89.0%
2019 81.47 9th 83 89.2%
2021 87.04 6th 89 93.3%
2022 86.57 7th 84 91.7%
2023 82.67 7th 95 92.6%
2024 79.45 13th 93 86.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Brandon Valley High School - 01

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.86 3rd 90 96.7%
2019 92.19 4th 88 95.5%
2021 95.60 1st 89 98.9%
2022 93.44 3rd 87 96.6%
2023 91.66 5th 96 94.8%
2024 94.46 4th 107 96.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Brandon Valley High School - 01

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 11.68 5th 5 0.0%
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Rank History for White students at Brandon Valley High School - 01

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.84 7th 123 94.3%
2019 88.82 9th 123 92.7%
2021 91.60 4th 129 96.9%
2022 91.48 5th 123 95.9%
2023 89.40 9th 121 92.6%
2024 90.93 6th 125 95.2%
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Data source: test scores: South Dakota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Brandon Valley High School - 01

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 541 541
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 565 565
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 572 572
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 572 572
1993 651 1 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 655
1994 649 2 3 0 1 n/a n/a 0 655
1995 653 1 4 0 2 n/a n/a 0 660
1996 653 1 4 0 2 n/a n/a 0 660
1997 686 2 5 0 4 n/a n/a 0 697
1998 698 2 8 0 1 n/a n/a 0 709
1999 737 4 10 2 1 n/a n/a -1 753
2000 755 4 13 1 1 n/a n/a 0 774
2001 754 5 11 2 1 n/a n/a 0 773
2002 786 3 7 3 5 n/a n/a 0 804
2003 786 3 7 3 5 n/a n/a 0 804
2004 783 3 8 5 7 n/a n/a 0 806
2005 798 1 7 3 10 n/a n/a 0 819
2006 761 7 8 4 7 n/a n/a 0 787
2007 816 11 8 4 7 n/a n/a 0 846
2008 815 14 10 8 9 n/a n/a 0 856
2009 838 14 10 12 8 n/a n/a 0 882
2010 911 9 7 8 6 n/a n/a 0 941
2011 922 10 15 14 1 2 0 0 964
2012 914 8 14 13 3 2 1 0 955
2013 931 23 12 11 6 4 1 0 988
2014 908 19 18 18 4 3 5 0 975
2015 926 23 14 15 3 5 5 0 991
2016 948 28 17 17 2 6 6 0 1024
2017 980 30 15 21 2 2 17 0 1067
2018 982 31 15 25 3 2 20 0 1078
2019 1004 29 19 33 4 1 32 0 1122
2020 1085 38 19 36 2 0 37 0 1217
2021 1164 48 24 42 5 0 36 0 1319
2022 1165 32 21 36 7 1 44 0 1306
2023 1181 50 21 41 7 2 43 0 1345

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Brandon Valley High School - 01

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 541 30.0 18.0 n/a
1990 565 32.4 17.4 n/a
1991 572 32.4 17.6 n/a
1992 572 32.4 17.6 n/a
1993 655 31.4 20.9 n/a
1994 655 32.8 20.0 n/a
1995 660 33.5 19.7 n/a
1996 660 33.5 19.7 n/a
1997 697 36.7 19.0 2.2
1998 709 37.0 19.2 5.2
1999 753 39.1 19.3 5.7
2000 774 40.4 19.2 5.8
2001 773 40.1 19.3 6.9
2002 804 42.2 19.1 7.8
2003 804 42.2 19.1 7.8
2004 806 42.1 19.1 7.7
2005 819 43.3 18.9 6.8
2006 787 43.9 17.9 8
2007 846 45.0 18.8 12.6
2008 856 45.9 18.6 9.6
2009 882 45.7 19.3 12.1
2010 941 46.3 20.2 17
2011 964 48.2 19.9 17
2012 955 47.2 20.2 0.6
2013 988 48.4 20.4 14.4
2014 975 48.6 20.0 12.8
2015 991 49.0 20.2 12.8
2016 1024 49.0 20.8 15.7
2017 1067 48.8 21.8 12.6
2018 1078 48.7 22.1 14.1
2019 1122 51.8 21.6 13
2020 1217 54.9 22.1 13.6
2021 1319 60.1 21.9 4.9
2022 1306 63.1 20.6 5.3
2023 1345 63.5 21.1 10.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Brandon Valley High School - 01

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 541 30.0 18.0 n/a
1990 565 32.4 17.4 n/a
1991 572 32.4 17.6 n/a
1992 572 32.4 17.6 n/a
1993 655 31.4 20.9 n/a
1994 655 32.8 20.0 n/a
1995 660 33.5 19.7 n/a
1996 660 33.5 19.7 n/a
1997 697 36.7 19.0 2.2
1998 709 37.0 19.2 5.2
1999 753 39.1 19.3 5.7
2000 774 40.4 19.2 5.8
2001 773 40.1 19.3 6.9
2002 804 42.2 19.1 7.8
2003 804 42.2 19.1 7.8
2004 806 42.1 19.1 7.7
2005 819 43.3 18.9 6.8
2006 787 43.9 17.9 8
2007 846 45.0 18.8 12.6
2008 856 45.9 18.6 9.6
2009 882 45.7 19.3 12.1
2010 941 46.3 20.2 17
2011 964 48.2 19.9 17
2012 955 47.2 20.2 0.6
2013 988 48.4 20.4 14.4
2014 975 48.6 20.0 12.8
2015 991 49.0 20.2 12.8
2016 1024 49.0 20.8 15.7
2017 1067 48.8 21.8 12.6
2018 1078 48.7 22.1 14.1
2019 1122 51.8 21.6 13
2020 1217 54.9 22.1 13.6
2021 1319 60.1 21.9 4.9
2022 1306 63.1 20.6 5.3
2023 1345 63.5 21.1 10.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Brandon Valley High School - 01

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2020 $220 (2.9%) $7,278 (97.1%) $7,499
2021 $242 (3.2%) $7,407 (96.8%) $7,649
2022 $457 (5.4%) $8,026 (94.6%) $8,483
2023 $303 (3.4%) $8,666 (96.6%) $8,969

Data source: South Dakota Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Brandon Valley High School - 01

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 8th of 135 High schoolsRanks 9th of 138 High schools
 0.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts (Brandon Valley High School - 01)83.882.7
 1.1%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Brandon Valley School District 49-2)82.581.5
 1.1%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)64.465.2
 0.7%
11th Grade Mathematics (Brandon Valley High School - 01)62.865.8
 3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Brandon Valley School District 49-2)61.964.2
 2.3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota)41.237.8
 3.4%
11th Grade Science (Brandon Valley High School - 01)4965.4
 16.4%
   11th Grade Science (Brandon Valley School District 49-2)48.463.9
 15.5%
   11th Grade Science (South Dakota)36.451.8
 15.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Brandon Valley High School - 01)82.581.7
 0.9%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Brandon Valley School District 49-2)71.872.2
 0.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (South Dakota)53.249.7
 3.5%
All Grades Mathematics (Brandon Valley High School - 01)61.965
 3.1%
   All Grades Mathematics (Brandon Valley School District 49-2)65.164.7
 0.4%
   All Grades Mathematics (South Dakota)44.941.9
 3%
All Grades Science (Brandon Valley High School - 01)48.464.8
 16.4%
   All Grades Science (Brandon Valley School District 49-2)57.162.6
 5.5%
   All Grades Science (South Dakota)4042.6
 2.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students11221345
 19.9%
African American2950
 72.4%
American Indian47
 75%
Asian1921
 10.5%
Hispanic3341
 24.2%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White10041181
 17.6%
Two or More Races3243
 34.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients13%10.7%
 2.3%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 1,345 students attended Brandon Valley High School - 01.

Yes! Brandon Valley High School - 01 is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 6th of 141 South Dakota high schools.

Students at Brandon Valley High School - 01 are 88% White, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian.


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