Douglas High School - 03

Summary:

Douglas High School - 03 is a public high school located in Box Elder, South Dakota, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 749 students. The school is part of the Douglas School District 51-1, which is ranked 94 out of 126 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Douglas High School - 03 has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 28th to 103rd out of South Dakota high schools. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is mixed, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (42.94%) and Mathematics (32.35%) lower than the state and district averages, but proficiency rates in Science (37.05%) higher than the district average (36.08%) but lower than the state average (42.6%). The school's four-year graduation rate has declined from 85.1% in 2022-2023 to 77.3% in 2023-2024, while its dropout rate has increased from 2.1% to 3.6% during the same period. The school has shown strong performance for some student subgroups, such as Hispanic and Multi-racial students, but lower performance for White students and Special Education students.

Compared to nearby schools, New Underwood High School - 01 and Stevens High School - 42, Douglas High School - 03 has generally lower performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments. New Underwood High School - 01 has higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Science but lower proficiency rates in Mathematics, while Stevens High School - 42 has significantly higher proficiency rates in all subject areas. Douglas High School - 03 has also experienced significant fluctuations in its statewide ranking and performance, making it difficult to identify a consistent trend, and the school's performance for certain student subgroups, such as White students and Special Education students, is significantly lower compared to other subgroups.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 420 Patriot Dr
       Box Elder, SD  57719


(605) 923-0030

District: Douglas School District 51-1

SchoolDigger Rank:
103rd of 141 South Dakota High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,596 Help


Feeder schools for Douglas High School - 03:

Elementary:    Patriot Elementary -06
    Vandenberg Elementary - 02
Middle:    Douglas Middle School - 01

Student/teacher ratio:  16.7 Help
Number of students:  749

Racial breakdown:

White:
71.4%
Hispanic:
8.9%
Two or more races:
8.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  22.2% Help


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Compare Details Douglas High School - 03 ranks worse than 73% of high schools in South Dakota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.11. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Douglas High School - 03 who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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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 Douglas High School - 03 is $10,596.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Douglas High School - 03:

SchoolDigger ranks Douglas High School - 03 103rd of 141 South Dakota public high schools. (See Douglas High School - 03 in the ranking list.)

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Douglas School District 51-1:

SchoolDigger ranks Douglas School District 51-1 94th of 126 South Dakota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Douglas High School - 03

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Rank History for all students at Douglas High School - 03

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 38.36 95th 133 28.6%
2004 52.17 70th 132 47.0%
2005 44.88 90th 137 34.3%
2006 22.03 121st 136 11.0%
2007 46.67 92nd 141 34.8%
2008 46.82 75th 135 44.4%
2009 38.39 99th 144 31.3%
2010 45.83 100th 150 33.3%
2011 54.09 74th 141 47.5%
2012 53.94 77th 143 46.2%
2013 45.03 95th 144 34.0%
2015 49.50 71st 133 46.6%
2016 54.72 69th 141 51.1%
2017 49.04 73rd 137 46.7%
2018 50.99 82nd 138 40.6%
2019 74.14 28th 135 79.3%
2021 67.61 37th 140 73.6%
2022 52.75 70th 134 47.8%
2023 63.21 48th 138 65.2%
2024 32.11 103rd 141 27.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Douglas High School - 03

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 84.21 2nd 7 71.4%
2022 35.61 7th 9 22.2%
2023 61.84 5th 11 54.5%
2024 81.23 2nd 14 85.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Douglas High School - 03

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.58 7th 17 58.8%
2022 92.17 1st 8 87.5%
2023 12.39 10th 10 0.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Douglas High School - 03

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.97 16th 53 69.8%
2019 64.30 11th 44 75.0%
2021 53.91 16th 37 56.8%
2022 80.16 8th 25 68.0%
2023 83.23 5th 46 89.1%
2024 38.50 29th 48 39.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Douglas High School - 03

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.47 59th 82 28.0%
2019 62.54 26th 83 68.7%
2021 65.70 30th 89 66.3%
2022 43.09 58th 84 31.0%
2023 64.62 32nd 95 66.3%
2024 30.92 71st 93 23.7%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Douglas High School - 03

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.36 1st 1 0.0%
2019 62.67 1st 1 0.0%
2021 63.86 2nd 5 60.0%
2022 52.37 2nd 5 60.0%
2023 52.78 1st 1 0.0%
2024 56.25 2nd 3 33.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Douglas High School - 03

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.16 35th 90 61.1%
2019 81.46 12th 88 86.4%
2021 68.44 24th 89 73.0%
2022 53.30 42nd 87 51.7%
2023 55.80 45th 96 53.1%
2024 35.90 68th 107 36.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Douglas High School - 03

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 64.85 2nd 8 75.0%
2022 90.36 2nd 11 81.8%
2024 69.17 3rd 17 82.4%
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Rank History for Native American students at Douglas High School - 03

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.30 7th 19 63.2%
2021 70.31 4th 17 76.5%
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Rank History for White students at Douglas High School - 03

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.22 51st 123 58.5%
2019 70.83 30th 123 75.6%
2021 67.68 32nd 129 75.2%
2022 51.83 66th 123 46.3%
2023 50.00 66th 121 45.5%
2024 20.76 107th 125 14.4%
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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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Data source: South Dakota Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Douglas High School - 03

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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 612 612
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 569 569
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 544 544
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 544 544
1993 464 59 25 17 9 n/a n/a 0 574
1994 475 56 24 11 12 n/a n/a 0 578
1995 511 28 18 13 20 n/a n/a 0 590
1996 511 28 18 13 20 n/a n/a 0 590
1997 505 34 11 18 26 n/a n/a 0 594
1998 529 33 13 12 26 n/a n/a 0 613
1999 552 24 11 12 17 n/a n/a 0 616
2000 523 24 14 18 26 n/a n/a 0 605
2001 509 26 21 19 34 n/a n/a 0 609
2002 578 26 17 21 39 n/a n/a 0 681
2003 578 26 17 21 39 n/a n/a 0 681
2004 593 24 17 26 34 n/a n/a 0 694
2005 600 21 17 29 36 n/a n/a 0 703
2006 547 20 18 31 34 n/a n/a 0 650
2007 526 18 15 24 42 n/a n/a 0 625
2008 498 25 15 21 50 n/a n/a 0 609
2009 542 35 21 22 45 n/a n/a 0 665
2010 543 34 21 19 42 n/a n/a 0 659
2011 547 26 15 24 44 2 21 0 679
2012 555 21 15 28 43 3 32 0 697
2013 542 22 14 30 43 2 31 0 684
2014 510 15 13 43 49 2 57 0 689
2015 533 21 8 43 45 3 64 0 717
2016 506 23 9 44 53 2 69 0 706
2017 505 20 11 50 59 2 67 0 714
2018 533 21 8 50 62 3 57 0 734
2019 545 16 11 47 57 3 68 0 747
2020 570 16 12 61 53 6 66 0 784
2021 560 22 13 62 54 4 61 0 776
2022 569 20 12 61 60 1 67 0 790
2023 535 15 7 67 58 1 66 0 749

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 Douglas High School - 03

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 612 37.2 16.4 n/a
1990 569 46.0 12.3 n/a
1991 544 36.8 14.7 n/a
1992 544 36.8 14.7 n/a
1993 574 37.8 15.2 n/a
1994 578 37.9 15.3 n/a
1995 590 37.8 15.6 n/a
1996 590 37.8 15.6 n/a
1997 594 35.9 16.5 9.9
1998 613 35.9 17.1 20.4
1999 616 35.3 17.5 21.4
2000 605 36.6 16.5 16.7
2001 609 38.4 15.9 23.6
2002 681 43.7 15.6 21.3
2003 681 43.7 15.6 21.3
2004 694 44.8 15.5 25.4
2005 703 45.0 15.6 19.2
2006 650 44.3 14.7 22.5
2007 625 44.5 14.0 27.2
2008 609 44.6 13.7 33.5
2009 665 46.8 14.2 26.9
2010 659 47.3 13.9 26.7
2011 679 46.3 14.6 24.2
2012 697 47.1 14.7 29.4
2013 684 46.9 14.5 29.8
2014 689 47.0 14.6 30.6
2015 717 46.0 15.5 23.7
2016 706 47.0 15.0 36.1
2017 714 48.0 14.8 24.2
2018 734 42.9 17.0 30.4
2019 747 44.6 16.7 27.8
2020 784 45.1 17.3 28.3
2021 776 44.6 17.3 23.5
2022 790 45.3 17.4 16.3
2023 749 44.8 16.7 22.2

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 Douglas High School - 03

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 612 37.2 16.4 n/a
1990 569 46.0 12.3 n/a
1991 544 36.8 14.7 n/a
1992 544 36.8 14.7 n/a
1993 574 37.8 15.2 n/a
1994 578 37.9 15.3 n/a
1995 590 37.8 15.6 n/a
1996 590 37.8 15.6 n/a
1997 594 35.9 16.5 9.9
1998 613 35.9 17.1 20.4
1999 616 35.3 17.5 21.4
2000 605 36.6 16.5 16.7
2001 609 38.4 15.9 23.6
2002 681 43.7 15.6 21.3
2003 681 43.7 15.6 21.3
2004 694 44.8 15.5 25.4
2005 703 45.0 15.6 19.2
2006 650 44.3 14.7 22.5
2007 625 44.5 14.0 27.2
2008 609 44.6 13.7 33.5
2009 665 46.8 14.2 26.9
2010 659 47.3 13.9 26.7
2011 679 46.3 14.6 24.2
2012 697 47.1 14.7 29.4
2013 684 46.9 14.5 29.8
2014 689 47.0 14.6 30.6
2015 717 46.0 15.5 23.7
2016 706 47.0 15.0 36.1
2017 714 48.0 14.8 24.2
2018 734 42.9 17.0 30.4
2019 747 44.6 16.7 27.8
2020 784 45.1 17.3 28.3
2021 776 44.6 17.3 23.5
2022 790 45.3 17.4 16.3
2023 749 44.8 16.7 22.2

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Douglas High School - 03

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2020 $398 (4.8%) $7,962 (95.3%) $8,359
2021 $830 (8.9%) $8,535 (91.1%) $9,365
2022 $6,456 (43.8%) $8,270 (56.2%) $14,727
2023 $767 (7.2%) $9,829 (92.8%) $10,596

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Douglas High School - 03

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 28th of 135 High schoolsRanks 48th of 138 High schools
 14%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts (Douglas High School - 03)73.264.7
 8.6%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Douglas School District 51-1)73.264.7
 8.6%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)64.465.2
 0.7%
11th Grade Mathematics (Douglas High School - 03)54.241.4
 12.9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Douglas School District 51-1)54.241.4
 12.9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota)41.237.8
 3.4%
11th Grade Science (Douglas High School - 03)42.356.4
 14.1%
   11th Grade Science (Douglas School District 51-1)42.356.4
 14.1%
   11th Grade Science (South Dakota)36.451.8
 15.4%
12th Grade English Language Arts (Douglas High School - 03)54.557.2
 2.6%
   12th Grade English Language Arts (Douglas School District 51-1)54.557.2
 2.6%
   12th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)36.534.2
 2.3%
12th Grade Mathematics (Douglas High School - 03)27.331.8
 4.5%
   12th Grade Mathematics (Douglas School District 51-1)27.331.8
 4.5%
   12th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota)1310.3
 2.7%
All Grades English Language Arts (Douglas High School - 03)71.963.6
 8.3%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Douglas School District 51-1)54.250
 4.2%
   All Grades English Language Arts (South Dakota)53.249.7
 3.5%
All Grades Mathematics (Douglas High School - 03)52.340
 12.3%
   All Grades Mathematics (Douglas School District 51-1)47.437.7
 9.7%
   All Grades Mathematics (South Dakota)44.941.9
 3%
All Grades Science (Douglas High School - 03)41.855.5
 13.7%
   All Grades Science (Douglas School District 51-1)38.145.3
 7.3%
   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 Students747749
 0.3%
African American1615
 6.3%
American Indian5758
 1.8%
Asian117
 36.4%
Hispanic4767
 42.6%
Pacific Islander31
 66.7%
White545535
 1.8%
Two or More Races6866
 2.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients27.8%22.2%
 5.7%


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Douglas High School - 03 ranks 103rd of 141 South Dakota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 749 students attended Douglas High School - 03.

Students at Douglas High School - 03 are 71% White, 9% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 8% American Indian, 2% African American.

Douglas High School - 03 is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Patriot Elementary -06
Elementary : Vandenberg Elementary - 02
Middle : Douglas Middle School - 01


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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.

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