Best Public Schools in Zip Code 57620

Summary:

The 57620 zip code area is home to 3 schools in the Bison School District 52-1, including 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school. The standout school in this data set is Bison Junior High - 04, which has consistently ranked among the top middle schools in South Dakota, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the 2023-2024 school year and placing 15th out of 147 middle schools statewide. In contrast, Bison High School - 01 has struggled with test scores, with only 19.05% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 63.01%.

Chronic absenteeism rates vary across the schools, with Bison Elementary - 02 having a 10.8% rate and Bison Junior High - 04 having a 9.5% rate in 2023-2024. Graduation and dropout rates also differ, with Bison High School - 01 maintaining a 100% four-year graduation rate but also a relatively high 9.3% dropout rate. Socioeconomic factors, as indicated by free and reduced lunch rates, range from 12.5% at Bison Junior High - 04 to 44.19% at Bison High School - 01.

The variations in spending per student and student-teacher ratios across the schools suggest that resource allocation and staffing decisions may be contributing factors to the observed performance differences. Further investigation into the specific practices, policies, and resource allocation decisions at these schools could provide valuable insights to improve educational outcomes for all students in the Bison School District 52-1.

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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 5th 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 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bison Elementary - 02	Public	K-6	200 E Carr St	Bison	57620	Perkins County	Bison School District 52-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 244-5271	67	9	7.6	28.4%	65 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	26.6	160^th of 201 public elementary schools	20.4%					(n/a)	40.0			47.5	13.3		37.5	40.0			$17,520	$1,660	$15,860
Bison High School - 01	Public	9-12	200 E Carr St	Bison	57620	Perkins County	Bison School District 52-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 244-5271	43	5	8.2	44.2%	38 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.1	124^th of 141 public high schools	12.1%					(n/a)			19.1							33.3	$16,485	$851	$15,634
Bison Junior High - 04	Public	7-8	200 E Carr St	Bison	57620	Perkins County	Bison School District 52-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 244-5271	24	2	11.5	12.5%	22 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81.8	15^th of 147 public middle schools	89.8%		28.8	118^th of 150 public middle schools	21.3%	103		63.6		55.0		54.5	45.0		54.5		$13,546	$787	$12,758

Cities Near Zip Code 57620

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bison	0.44 mi	3	134^th
Lemmon	32.15 mi	3	94^th
Faith	35.1 mi	4	120^th
Opal	43.56 mi	1
Ludlow	48.72 mi	1

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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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