Best Schools for Multiracial Students in South Dakota (2026)

These are the South Dakota public schools where multiracial 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 multiracial 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	70%	70%	23	C+
2	John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57 Sioux Falls	70%	70%	27	A+
3	Rapid Valley Elementary - 12 Rapid City	65%	55%	33	C
4	Kennedy Elementary - 08 Pierre	70%	50%	24	A+
5	Hot Springs Elementary - 02 Hot Springs	50%	70%	25	C
6	Vandenberg Elementary - 02 Box Elder	70%	50%	30	C+
7	Patriot Elementary -06 Box Elder	55%	55%	37	B
8	Jolley Elementary - 04 Vermillion	70%	30%	20	C
9	Discovery Elementary - 26 Sioux Falls	50%	50%	22	B
10	Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54 Sioux Falls	50%	50%	21	B
11	South Park Elementary - 16 Rapid City	50%	50%	24	D
12	Woodrow Wilson Elementary - 17 Rapid City	50%	50%	27	B
13	Westside Elementary - 03 Sisseton	50%	50%	26	D
14	Lowell Elementary - 28 Sioux Falls	45%	45%	35	D
15	Hayward Elementary - 38 Sioux Falls	50%	30%	29	D
16	Black Hawk Elementary - 03 Black Hawk	30%	50%	23	C+
17	Valley View Elementary - 13 Rapid City	35%	45%	42	C
18	Robbinsdale Elementary - 14 Rapid City	35%	45%	40	D
19	Bennett County Elementary School - 03 Martin	30%	30%	27	D
20	General Beadle Elementary - 01 Rapid City	30%	30%	26	D
21	Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08 Rapid City	30%	30%	29	D
22	Canyon Lake Elementary - 04 Rapid City	30%	30%	23	D
23	Horace Mann Elementary - 07 Rapid City	30%	30%	24	D
24	Laura Wilder Elementary - 31 Sioux Falls	30%	30%	25	D
25	Robert Frost Elementary - 18 Sioux Falls	30%	30%	20	B

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Holgate Middle School - 02 Aberdeen	90%	70%	25	B
2	Southwest Middle School - 38 Rapid City	75%	65%	34	A+
3	Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02 Sturgis	70%	50%	23	C
4	Georgia Morse Middle School - 02 Pierre	65%	55%	54	B+
5	George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 Brookings	65%	55%	50	C
6	Douglas Middle School - 01 Box Elder	65%	45%	54	C+
7	Memorial Middle School - 04 Sioux Falls	67%	42%	61	A+
8	Belle Fourche Middle School - 07 Belle Fourche	70%	30%	23	C+
9	Watertown Intermediate School - 13 Watertown	55%	45%	33	B+
10	Edison Middle School - 06 Sioux Falls	55%	45%	51	C
11	Simmons Middle School - 03 Aberdeen	50%	50%	22	C+
12	Patrick Henry Middle School - 07 Sioux Falls	45%	45%	54	B+
13	Wagner Middle School - 03 Wagner	50%	30%	28	B
14	Hot Springs Middle School - 06 Hot Springs	50%	30%	20	C+
15	Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07 Brandon	50%	30%	23	A+
16	West Middle School - 37 Rapid City	35%	45%	53	C+
17	Harrisburg North Middle School - 08 Sioux Falls	45%	35%	32	B+
18	East Middle School - 30 Rapid City	42%	27%	87	C+
19	Tea Area Middle School - 02 Tea	30%	30%	30	C+
20	Yankton Middle School - 02 Yankton	30%	30%	21	C+
21	Whittier Middle School - 08 Sioux Falls	35%	25%	60	C
22	South Middle School - 36 Rapid City	37%	22%	66	D
23	North Middle School - 35 Rapid City	35%	25%	59	C
24	George McGovern Middle School -09 Sioux Falls	22%	3%	62	C

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Central High School - 41 Rapid City	50%	50%	20	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

Best Schools for Multiracial Students in South Dakota (2026)

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