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101
Dell Rapids High School - 01
Public
9-12
1216 N Garfield Ave
Dell Rapids
57022
Minnehaha County
Dell Rapids School District 49-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 428-5473
314
20
15.3
13.7%
293 (93.3%)
0 (0.0%)
12 (3.8%)
1 (0.3%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (2.2%)
$10,240
$760
$9,480
32.9
52
74
27
461230001269
102
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%)
$9,985
$526
$9,459
32.5
29.2
103
1
461941000174
103
Douglas High School - 03
Public
9-12
420 Patriot Dr
Box Elder
57719
Pennington County
Douglas School District 51-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 923-0030
752
44
17
22.9%
541 (71.9%)
13 (1.7%)
69 (9.2%)
5 (0.7%)
55 (7.3%)
4 (0.5%)
65 (8.6%)
$10,596
$767
$9,829
32.1
63.2
48
55
460004601163
104
Hitchcock-Tulare High School - 01
Public
9-12
401 4th Ave
Tulare
57476
Spink County
Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 596-4171
62
7
8.8
21.0%
59 (95.2%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (3.2%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.6%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$16,752
$392
$16,360
31.3
21
114
10
466518000569
105
Scotland High School - 01
Public
9-12
711 4th St
Scotland
57059
Bon Homme County
Scotland School District 04-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 583-2237
77
10
8
26.0%
71 (92.2%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (2.6%)
1 (1.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (3.9%)
$14,354
$549
$13,804
31.2
28.2
105
461958000803
106
Jones County High School - 01
Public
9-12
404 Jackson Ave
Murdo
57559
Jones County
Jones County School District 37-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 669-2258
54
6
8.5
35.2%
46 (85.2%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.9%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (7.4%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (5.6%)
$15,362
$769
$14,592
30.8
83.4
15
91
463049000256
107
Philip High School - 01
Public
9-12
330 Scottie Ave
Philip
57567
Haakon County
Haakon School District 27-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 859-2680
100
8
12
5.0%
91 (91.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.0%)
1 (1.0%)
6 (6.0%)
$13,192
$693
$12,499
30.7
60.7
55
52
460207000003
108
Central High School - 01
Public
9-12
2200 S Roosevelt St
Aberdeen
57401
Brown County
Aberdeen School District 06-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 725-8100
1,374
80
17.1
25.8%
1,039 (75.6%)
25 (1.8%)
110 (8.0%)
41 (3.0%)
91 (6.6%)
5 (0.4%)
63 (4.6%)
$9,561
$622
$8,939
30.6
62.1
52
56
460005301239
109
Sisseton High School - 01
Public
9-12
516 8th Ave W
Sisseton
57262
Roberts County
Sisseton School District 54-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 698-7613
299
20
14.9
52.5%
81 (27.1%)
0 (0.0%)
12 (4.0%)
2 (0.7%)
171 (57.2%)
0 (0.0%)
33 (11.0%)
$11,825
$1,975
$9,850
29.8
7.5
130
21
462439000206
110
Flandreau High School - 01
Public
9-12
600 W Community Dr
Flandreau
57028
Moody County
Flandreau School District 50-3
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 997-2455
207
15
13.6
36.7%
88 (42.5%)
0 (0.0%)
50 (24.2%)
3 (1.4%)
55 (26.6%)
1 (0.5%)
10 (4.8%)
$11,982
$681
$11,301
29.6
36.8
95
15
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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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