Best Public Schools in Zip Code 57016

Summary:

The 57016 zip code area is home to 5 schools, including 1 elementary school, 1 middle school, and 3 high schools (2 of which are virtual/cyber schools). These schools are part of the Chester Area School District 39-1, which is ranked 74 out of 126 school districts in South Dakota and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Among the schools, Chester High School - 01 stands out as the top performer, ranking 12th out of 141 South Dakota high schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. It boasts an impressive 85.7% four-year graduation rate and a low 0.8% dropout rate, along with strong academic performance in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In contrast, the two virtual/cyber high schools, Chester Area Cyber School - 92 and High Plains - 06, have much lower graduation rates (15.7% and 50.0%, respectively) and higher dropout rates (24.3% and 9.6%, respectively).

The lone elementary school in the area, Chester Elementary -02, also performs well academically, with 44.45% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 53.97% in Mathematics. However, the schools in the district have varying free/reduced lunch rates, with Chester Elementary -02 and Chester Middle School - 03 having the highest rates at 20.75% and 20%, respectively, which may indicate a higher proportion of students from low-income families in the area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2024)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chester High School - 01	Public	9-12	102 2nd Ave	Chester	57016	Lake County	Chester Area School District 39-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 489-2411	103	10	10.3	13.6%	101 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	86.6	12^th of 141 public high schools	91.5%		62.1	51^st of 138 public high schools	63.0%	39							71.4								61.9				71.4		$10,567	$526	$10,041
Chester Elementary -02	Public	PK, KG-5	102 2nd Ave	Chester	57016	Lake County	Chester Area School District 39-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 489-2411	148	10	14.7	16.9%	143 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	53.1	101^st of 201 public elementary schools	49.8%		44.4	119^th of 204 public elementary schools	41.7%	18	40.0	31.6	58.3					44.5	70.0	47.4	45.8					54.0	50.0				$11,058	$1,099	$9,958
Chester Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	102 2nd Ave	Chester	57016	Lake County	Chester Area School District 39-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 489-2411	69	6	11.7	15.9%	66 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)	49	80^th of 147 public middle schools	45.6%		59.8	52^nd of 150 public middle schools	65.3%	28				50.0	68.2	50.0		55.9				35.0	31.8	46.2		38.2		30.8			$11,309	$526	$10,783
Chester Area Cyber School - 92	Public, Virtual	9-12	500 5th St	Chester	57016	Lake County	Chester Area School District 39-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(605) 489-2411	101	6	17.3		101 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.5	102^nd of 141 public high schools	27.7%		29.2	103^rd of 138 public high schools	25.4%	1							50.0	50.0							20.0	21.4			50.0	42.9	$9,985	$526	$9,459
High Plains - 06	Public, Virtual	9-12	500 5th St	Chester	57016	Lake County	Chester Area School District 39-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(605) 489-2411	61	1	85.9	9.8%	57 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	6.8	130^th of 141 public high schools	7.8%					(n/a)							40.0	33.3											13.3	14.3	$6,389	$526	$5,863

Cities Near Zip Code 57016

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chester	3.87 mi	5	90^th
Madison	5.05 mi	4	71^st
Montrose	10.95 mi	4	28^th
Colman	11.5 mi	3	113^th
Colton	11.98 mi	3	79^th

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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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