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462649000227
91
Gayville-Volin High School - 01
Public
9-12
100 Kingsbury St
Gayville
57031
Yankton County
Gayville-Volin School District 63-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 267-4476
92
7
13.2
23.9%
81 (88.0%)
0 (0.0%)
7 (7.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (3.3%)
$13,134
$593
$12,541
37.7
55.8
66
25
462454000209
92
Florence High School - 01
Public
9-12
515 Main Ave
Florence
57235
Codington County
Florence School District 14-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 758-2412
95
8
11.5
24.2%
90 (94.7%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (2.1%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (2.1%)
$11,059
$00
$11,059
36.6
30
102
10
465427000488
93
Parker High School - 01
Public
9-12
335 W 1st St
Parker
57053
Turner County
Parker School District 60-4
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 297-3456
147
11
13.7
13.6%
134 (91.2%)
0 (0.0%)
8 (5.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (3.4%)
$10,069
$00
$10,069
36.3
56.6
62
31
460624000042
94
Bennett County High School - 01
Public
9-12
202 E School St
Martin
57551
Bennett County
Bennett County School District 03-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 685-6330
128
13
9.9
100.0%
19 (14.8%)
1 (0.8%)
7 (5.5%)
1 (0.8%)
78 (60.9%)
0 (0.0%)
22 (17.2%)
$19,228
$5,692
$13,536
35.9
18.6
120
26
465571000508
95
Plankinton High School - 01
Public
9-12
404 E Davenport St
Plankinton
57368
Aurora County
Plankinton School District 01-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 942-7743
98
8
12.3
26.5%
64 (65.3%)
0 (0.0%)
31 (31.6%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (3.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
$15,428
$180
$15,248
34.9
44.7
85
10
461410000091
96
Colman-Egan High School - 01
Public
9-12
200 S Loban Ave
Colman
57017
Moody County
Colman-Egan School District 50-5
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 534-3534
90
7
13
20.0%
74 (82.2%)
4 (4.4%)
8 (8.9%)
1 (1.1%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (3.3%)
$11,020
$646
$10,373
34.6
45.1
84
12
463448000288
97
Hot Springs High School - 01
Public
9-12
110 N 16th St
Hot Springs
57747
Fall River County
Hot Springs School District 23-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 745-4147
228
18
12.5
13.6%
169 (74.1%)
4 (1.8%)
17 (7.5%)
1 (0.4%)
11 (4.8%)
1 (0.4%)
25 (11.0%)
$10,844
$561
$10,283
34
47
79
18
464626000411
98
McIntosh High School - 01
Public
9-12
511 Main St
Mc Intosh
57641
Corson County
McIntosh School District 15-1
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
Yes
(605) 273-4227
47
10
4.8
100.0%
20 (42.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (2.1%)
0 (0.0%)
22 (46.8%)
0 (0.0%)
4 (8.5%)
$30,269
$5,052
$25,217
33.9
31.3
100
2
462241000192
99
Estelline High School - 01
Public
9-12
708 Davis Ave
Estelline
57234
Hamlin County
Estelline School District 28-2
(n/a)
(n/a)
No
No
(605) 873-2201
86
9
9.7
23.3%
76 (88.4%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (10.5%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (1.2%)
$16,125
$422
$15,703
33.2
62
53
46
460930000088
100
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%)
$17,210
$806
$16,404
33.1
77
23
77
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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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