Best Schools for Black Students in South Dakota (2026)
These are the South Dakota public schools where black students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested black students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.
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Elementary schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10 Sioux Falls | 50% | 30% | 30 | D |
| 2 | Susan B. Anthony Elementary - 66 Sioux Falls | 35% | 35% | 33 | D |
| 3 | Laura Wilder Elementary - 31 Sioux Falls | 30% | 30% | 23 | D |
| 4 | Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02 Colton | 50% | 10% | 24 | C+ |
| 5 | Lowell Elementary - 28 Sioux Falls | 35% | 25% | 32 | D |
| 6 | Cleveland Elementary - 14 Sioux Falls | 22% | 22% | 81 | D |
| 7 | Rosa Parks Elementary - 15 Sioux Falls | 25% | 15% | 58 | C |
| 8 | Hawthorne Elementary - 56 Sioux Falls | 25% | 15% | 33 | C |
| 9 | Garfield Elementary - 19 Sioux Falls | 25% | 15% | 49 | D |
| 10 | Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20 Sioux Falls | 22% | 17% | 79 | C |
| 11 | Discovery Elementary - 26 Sioux Falls | 15% | 15% | 38 | B |
| 12 | Hayward Elementary - 38 Sioux Falls | 15% | 15% | 31 | D |
| 13 | Terry Redlin Elementary - 11 Sioux Falls | 15% | 15% | 53 | D |
| 14 | Elementary Immersion Center - 43 Sioux Falls | — | 5% | 19 | D |
Middle schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas Middle School - 01 Box Elder | 50% | 30% | 24 | C+ |
| 2 | Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07 Brandon | 45% | 35% | 31 | A+ |
| 3 | Memorial Middle School - 04 Sioux Falls | 47% | 32% | 85 | A+ |
| 4 | Edison Middle School - 06 Sioux Falls | 42% | 27% | 91 | C |
| 5 | Brandon Valley Middle School - 02 Brandon | 30% | 30% | 21 | A+ |
| 6 | George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 Brookings | 30% | 30% | 23 | C |
| 7 | Patrick Henry Middle School - 07 Sioux Falls | 37% | 17% | 97 | B+ |
| 8 | Whittier Middle School - 08 Sioux Falls | 22% | 17% | 230 | C |
| 9 | George McGovern Middle School -09 Sioux Falls | 17% | 8% | 149 | C |
High schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington High School - 01 Sioux Falls | 32% | 22% | 64 | C+ |
| 2 | Lincoln High School - 02 Sioux Falls | 25% | 5% | 51 | C+ |
| 3 | Roosevelt High School - 03 Sioux Falls | 10% | 10% | 28 | C+ |
Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology