Best Schools for Hispanic Students in South Dakota (2026)

These are the South Dakota public schools where hispanic 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 hispanic 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	RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17 Sioux Falls	90%	50%	27	C+
2	Creekside Elementary - 07 Spearfish	70%	50%	26	B+
3	Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65 Sioux Falls	55%	65%	33	A
4	Patriot Elementary -06 Box Elder	50%	50%	22	B
5	Milbank Elementary - 03 Milbank	50%	30%	22	A+
6	Meadowbrook Elementary - 10 Rapid City	50%	30%	23	C+
7	Rapid Valley Elementary - 12 Rapid City	50%	30%	20	C
8	South Park Elementary - 16 Rapid City	50%	30%	22	D
9	Eugene Field A+ Elementary - 16 Sioux Falls	50%	30%	21	C
10	Vandenberg Elementary - 02 Box Elder	35%	45%	51	C+
11	Laura Wilder Elementary - 31 Sioux Falls	35%	35%	32	D
12	Madison 2-3 Center - 19 Huron	37%	32%	66	D
13	Valley View Elementary - 13 Rapid City	30%	30%	30	C
14	Robbinsdale Elementary - 14 Rapid City	30%	30%	27	D
15	Madison Elementary - 07 Madison	30%	30%	27	A
16	Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08 Rapid City	50%	10%	22	D
17	Susan B. Anthony Elementary - 66 Sioux Falls	35%	25%	36	D
18	Rosa Parks Elementary - 15 Sioux Falls	35%	25%	56	C
19	Lowell Elementary - 28 Sioux Falls	25%	35%	34	D
20	Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10 Sioux Falls	35%	15%	52	D
21	Washington 4-5 Center - 20 Huron	27%	22%	108	C
22	Camelot Intermediate - 06 Brookings	30%	10%	22	C+
23	General Beadle Elementary - 01 Rapid City	25%	15%	34	D
24	Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20 Sioux Falls	25%	15%	36	C
25	Hawthorne Elementary - 56 Sioux Falls	25%	15%	35	C

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Southwest Middle School - 38 Rapid City	65%	55%	39	A+
2	Georgia Morse Middle School - 02 Pierre	70%	50%	28	B+
3	Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07 Brandon	70%	50%	21	A+
4	Holgate Middle School - 02 Aberdeen	50%	50%	23	B
5	Edison Middle School - 06 Sioux Falls	52%	37%	122	C
6	West Middle School - 37 Rapid City	47%	42%	66	C+
7	Harrisburg North Middle School - 08 Sioux Falls	55%	35%	31	B+
8	Memorial Middle School - 04 Sioux Falls	42%	42%	72	A+
9	Yankton Middle School - 02 Yankton	47%	37%	62	C+
10	Watertown Intermediate School - 13 Watertown	30%	50%	24	B+
11	Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02 Sturgis	50%	30%	26	C
12	Dakota Valley Middle School - 03 North Sioux City	50%	30%	22	B
13	Tea Area Middle School - 02 Tea	50%	30%	22	C+
14	Milbank Middle School - 02 Milbank	50%	30%	24	C
15	Douglas Middle School - 01 Box Elder	45%	35%	60	C+
16	Patrick Henry Middle School - 07 Sioux Falls	37%	37%	74	B+
17	George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 Brookings	45%	25%	45	C
18	Simmons Middle School - 03 Aberdeen	35%	35%	37	C+
19	Watertown Middle School - 02 Watertown	30%	30%	26	A
20	Madison Middle School - 02 Madison	—	30%	18	B
21	Belle Fourche Middle School - 07 Belle Fourche	30%	30%	29	C+
22	Flandreau Middle School - 03 Flandreau	50%	10%	24	D
23	East Middle School - 30 Rapid City	35%	25%	35	C+
24	North Middle School - 35 Rapid City	37%	22%	71	C
25	Huron Middle School - 02 Huron	32%	22%	119	B

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Stevens High School - 42 Rapid City	70%	70%	20	A+
2	Washington High School - 01 Sioux Falls	55%	25%	50	C+
3	Roosevelt High School - 03 Sioux Falls	25%	5%	57	C+
4	Huron High School - 01 Huron	15%	5%	31	D

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

Best Schools for Hispanic Students in South Dakota (2026)

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