Best Public Schools in Zip Code 57720

Summary:

The 57720 zip code area is home to 3 schools in the Harding County School District 31-1, including 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school. These schools have shown a mix of academic performance, with Harding County Middle School - 03 consistently ranking among the top middle schools in South Dakota and Harding County High School - 01 also performing well, but with some challenges in Mathematics.

Harding County Middle School - 03 stands out for its strong academic performance, ranking 53rd out of 147 middle schools in the state and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in the previous two years. The school's students have shown high proficiency in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, with 59.65% and 49.13% proficiency, respectively, across all grades. This success may be attributed to the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 16.2.

While Harding County High School - 01 has also performed well, ranking 23rd and 22nd out of all South Dakota high schools in the last two years, it has struggled with Mathematics proficiency, with only 20% of 11th-grade students meeting or exceeding standards. However, the school has an impressive 100% four-year graduation rate and a 0% dropout rate, indicating strong support for students to complete their high school education.

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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 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Buffalo Elementary - 02	Public	K-5	12474 Tipperary St	Buffalo	57720	Harding County	Harding County School District 31-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 375-3241	101	10	10.4	30.7%	97 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)	53.1	102^nd of 201 public elementary schools	49.3%		37.6	135^th of 204 public elementary schools	33.8%	33	50.0	47.6					51.0	65.0	42.9					53.1	42.9			$15,085	$1,429	$13,656
Harding County High School - 01	Public	9-12	12474 Tipperary St	Buffalo	57720	Harding County	Harding County School District 31-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 375-3241	62	7	8.3	21.0%	60 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	33.1	100^th of 141 public high schools	29.1%		77	23^rd of 138 public high schools	83.3%	77						66.7							20.0				33.3	$17,210	$806	$16,404
Harding County Middle School - 03	Public	6-8	12474 Tipperary St	Buffalo	57720	Harding County	Harding County School District 31-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 375-3241	58	4	15.2	31.0%	58 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59.7	53^rd of 147 public middle schools	63.9%		73.7	27^th of 150 public middle schools	82.0%	26			56.3	66.7	55.0		59.7			50.0	52.4	45.0		49.1		15.0		$14,278	$911	$13,367

Cities Near Zip Code 57720

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Buffalo	7.66 mi	3	83^rd
Camp Crook	15.76 mi	1
Ludlow	26.39 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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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 57720

Harding County Middle School - 03

Buffalo Elementary - 02

Harding County High School - 01

Cities Near Zip Code 57720