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Hill City Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-5
341 Main St
Hill City
57745
Pennington County
Hill City School District 51-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 574-3015
236
18
13.3
30.5%
169 (71.6%)
0 (0.0%)
39 (16.5%)
3 (1.3%)
12 (5.1%)
0 (0.0%)
13 (5.5%)
$12,306
$1,010
$11,296
49.4
42.8
122
11
464710000419
112
Menno Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-5
410 S 5th St
Menno
57045
Hutchinson County
Menno School District 33-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 387-5161
89
12
7.4
37.1%
87 (97.8%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.1%)
$18,120
$4,628
$13,491
49.4
53.7
96
16
460005201358
113
Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05
Public
K-5
2700 S Lancaster Dr
Sioux Falls
57106
Minnehaha County
Tea Area School District 41-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 498-2700
262
20
13.3
33.6%
151 (57.6%)
33 (12.6%)
41 (15.6%)
11 (4.2%)
3 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
23 (8.8%)
$9,942
$823
$9,119
49.2
45.5
111
2
462085000181
114
Edgemont Elementary - 03
Public
PK, KG-8
715 Mogul Way
Edgemont
57735
Fall River County
Edgemont School District 23-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 662-7254
98
11
8.5
43.9%
82 (83.7%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (3.1%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (8.2%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (5.1%)
$15,953
$1,310
$14,643
49.2
21.1
173
59
465982000527
115
South Canyon Elementary - 15
Public
K-5
218 Nordbye Ln
Rapid City
57702
Pennington County
Rapid City Area School District 51-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 394-1801
259
19
13.6
23.6%
188 (72.6%)
1 (0.4%)
31 (12.0%)
0 (0.0%)
22 (8.5%)
0 (0.0%)
17 (6.6%)
$10,026
$627
$9,400
49.1
45
112
3
462550000219
116
Freeman Elementary - 02
Public
K-6
1001 S Wipf St
Freeman
57029
Hutchinson County
Freeman School District 33-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 925-4216
188
14
13.6
27.1%
148 (78.7%)
1 (0.5%)
29 (15.4%)
3 (1.6%)
3 (1.6%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (2.1%)
$12,010
$333
$11,677
48.5
50.9
104
12
467662000713
117
McKinley Elementary - 06
Public
PK, KG-4
5 12th St SW
Watertown
57201
Codington County
Watertown School District 14-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 882-6350
255
22
11.7
46.3%
193 (75.7%)
1 (0.4%)
23 (9.0%)
3 (1.2%)
19 (7.5%)
0 (0.0%)
16 (6.3%)
$12,024
$1,517
$10,507
48.3
74.9
38
79
465982000548
118
Grandview Elementary - 06
Public
K-5
3301 Grandview Dr
Rapid City
57701
Pennington County
Rapid City Area School District 51-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 394-1829
409
28
14.6
26.9%
257 (62.8%)
7 (1.7%)
45 (11.0%)
2 (0.5%)
49 (12.0%)
0 (0.0%)
49 (12.0%)
$9,962
$618
$9,344
47.8
40.6
127
9
460102600404
119
McCook Central Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-4
200 E Essex
Salem
57058
McCook County
McCook Central School District 43-7
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 425-2264
208
16
13.2
25.5%
186 (89.4%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (6.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (3.8%)
$8,898
$1,863
$7,035
45.4
44.9
113
6
462241000191
120
Estelline Elementary - 02
Public
PK, KG-5
404 6th St N
Estelline
57234
Hamlin County
Estelline School District 28-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 873-2201
136
11
12.2
30.1%
106 (77.9%)
1 (0.7%)
23 (16.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
6 (4.4%)
$13,391
$1,326
$12,065
44.5
40.3
128
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About our rankings:
Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts, Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics, Smarter Balanced Assessments Science test scores released by the South Dakota Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 17, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the South Dakota Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the South Dakota Department of Education.
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Educational resources:
Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America
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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