Best Public Schools in Zip Code 57018

Summary:

The 57018 zip code area is home to 3 schools in the Tri-Valley School District 49-6, including 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school. Overall, the district performs reasonably well, with the Tri-Valley High School - 01 and Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03 standing out as stronger performers, while the Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02 lags behind in academic proficiency.

Tri-Valley High School - 01 is the top performer, ranked 47th out of 141 South Dakota high schools and maintaining a strong 96.3% four-year graduation rate. The school outperforms the state average in 11th grade English Language Arts and Science. Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03 also performs well, ranking 69th out of 147 South Dakota middle schools and demonstrating consistent performance in English Language Arts and 8th grade Science.

In contrast, Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02 has lower proficiency rates than the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics for all grades. The school also has the highest per-student spending and the lowest student-teacher ratio, suggesting potential opportunities for optimizing resource allocation and class sizes.

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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
Tri-Valley High School - 01	Public	9-12	46450 252nd St	Colton	57018	Minnehaha County	Tri-Valley School District 49-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 446-3538	275	19	14.5	9.8%	246 (89.5%)	11 (4.0%)	13 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	62.6	47^th of 141 public high schools	66.7%		76.5	24^th of 138 public high schools	82.6%	23							66.7								38.9				55.6		$11,249	$655	$10,594
Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03	Public	5-8	46450 252nd St	Colton	57018	Minnehaha County	Tri-Valley School District 49-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 446-3538	303	19	15.9	15.8%	253 (83.5%)	21 (6.9%)	13 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	53	69^th of 147 public middle schools	53.1%		47.5	85^th of 150 public middle schools	43.3%	16			53.3	50.0	49.3	50.6		50.7			48.3	37.5	41.3	49.4		44.0	41.7	43.4		42.7	$10,033	$655	$9,378
Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02	Public	K-4	46450 252nd St	Colton	57018	Minnehaha County	Tri-Valley School District 49-6	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 446-3538	154	16	9.9	9.1%	142 (92.2%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	34.3	145^th of 201 public elementary schools	27.9%		54.9	91^st of 204 public elementary schools	55.4%	54	28.9	62.1						43.3	36.8	44.8						40.3					$12,447	$1,311	$11,136

Cities Near Zip Code 57018

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Colton	3.67 mi	3	79^th
Chester	7.9 mi	5	90^th
Baltic	9.86 mi	3	22^nd
Crooks	10.81 mi	1
Dell Rapids	10.84 mi	3	25^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.