Summary:
The four schools in zip code 57719 serve students from elementary through high school, all part of the Douglas School District 51-1. Based on the data, Patriot Elementary -06 and Vandenberg Elementary - 02 stand out as the top-performing schools in the area, with stronger academic proficiency and lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to the other schools.
Vandenberg Elementary - 02 ranked 98 out of 201 South Dakota elementary schools and earned a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperformed the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency for grades 4 and 5. In contrast, Douglas High School - 03 had lower proficiency rates, particularly in 11th and 12th-grade English Language Arts, and a relatively low four-year graduation rate of 77.3%.
The schools in this area vary in their student demographics, spending per student, and student-teacher ratios, which may contribute to the differences in academic performance. While the Douglas School District 51-1 as a whole is ranked 94 out of 126 districts in South Dakota, the data suggests that individual schools within the district, such as Patriot Elementary -06 and Vandenberg Elementary - 02, are performing better than the district average.
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