Best Public Schools in Zip Code 57745

Summary:

The 57745 zip code area is home to 3 schools that span elementary, middle, and high school grade levels: Hill City Elementary - 02, Hill City High School - 01, and Hill City Middle School - 04. These schools, part of the Hill City School District 51-2, demonstrate a mix of strengths and areas for improvement.

Hill City High School - 01 stands out as the top performer, ranking 25th out of 141 South Dakota high schools and earning a 4-star rating. The school boasts an impressive 97.3% four-year graduation rate and outperforms the state average in English Language Arts and Science assessments. In contrast, Hill City Elementary - 02 and Hill City Middle School - 04 show above-average performance in English Language Arts but lag behind the state in Mathematics.

The data also reveals variations in student demographics and resource allocation across the schools. While Hill City High School - 01 has the highest per-student spending and the lowest student-teacher ratio, Hill City Middle School - 04 has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 28th to 76th in the past two years. These insights suggest the need to address equity considerations and identify strategies to improve mathematics instruction and support across the district.

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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 4th 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 4th 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
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%)	49.4	111^th of 201 public elementary schools	44.8%		42.8	122^nd of 204 public elementary schools	40.2%	11	36.8	56.8	63.4					52.8	36.9	43.2	53.7					44.7	39.0			$12,306	$1,010	$11,296
Hill City High School - 01	Public	9-12	488 Main St	Hill City	57745	Pennington County	Hill City School District 51-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 574-3000	154	11	13.5	22.7%	110 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (18.2%)	2 (1.3%)	6 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.2%)	78.2	25^th of 141 public high schools	82.3%		69.6	34^th of 138 public high schools	75.4%	9							78.9								47.4				57.9	$12,565	$349	$12,216
Hill City Middle School - 04	Public	6-8	341 Main St	Hill City	57745	Pennington County	Hill City School District 51-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 574-3025	118	6	19.3	38.1%	84 (71.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (19.5%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.1%)	51.2	76^th of 147 public middle schools	48.3%		58.4	58^th of 150 public middle schools	61.3%	18				56.7	60.5	66.7		61.8				36.7	23.7	33.3		30.9		38.1		$11,116	$1,067	$10,049

Cities Near Zip Code 57745

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Nemo	10.35 mi	1
Hill City	15.21 mi	3	61^st
Lead	15.66 mi	2	85^th
Deadwood	17.37 mi	1	119^th
Piedmont	17.88 mi	1	23^rd

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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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