Top 100 largest schools in South Dakota (2025)

Schools with the highest enrollment. Ordered by the measure shown, with the Success Index (US) for context; 100 schools shown.

#	School	Sector	Enrollment	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	Central High School - 41 Rapid City · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,998	52.4 Top 50%	40% Math proficiency	1,998
2	Lincoln High School - 02 Sioux Falls · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,954	57.3 Top 50%	41% Math proficiency	1,954
3	Jefferson High School - 67 Sioux Falls · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,888	48.2 Lower 50%	48.5% Free/reduced-price lunch	1,888
4	Washington High School - 01 Sioux Falls · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,819	55.8 Top 50%	43% Math proficiency	1,819
5	Harrisburg High School - 01 Harrisburg · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,806	63.9 Top 50%	38% Math proficiency	1,806
6	Roosevelt High School - 03 Sioux Falls · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,785	54.8 Top 50%	43% Math proficiency	1,785
7	Stevens High School - 42 Rapid City · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,771	77.2 Top 10%	61% Math proficiency	1,771
8	Central High School - 01 Aberdeen · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,384	60.8 Top 50%	41% Math proficiency	1,384
9	Brandon Valley High School - 01 Brandon · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,381	75.7 Top 25%	62% Math proficiency	1,381
10	Watertown High School - 01 Watertown · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,222	72.3 Top 25%	56% Math proficiency	1,222
11	Memorial Middle School - 04 Sioux Falls · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	1,133	68.9 Top 25%	55% Math proficiency	1,133
12	Patriot Elementary -06 Box Elder · Elementary · Grades PK–3	Public	982	61.0 Top 50%	54% Math proficiency	982
13	Brookings High School - 01 Brookings · High · Grades 9–12	Public	979	67.4 Top 25%	50% Math proficiency	979
14	Edison Middle School - 06 Sioux Falls · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	937	66.9 Top 50%	58% Math proficiency	937
15	Patrick Henry Middle School - 07 Sioux Falls · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	925	66.0 Top 50%	54% Math proficiency	925
16	Yankton High School - 01 Yankton · High · Grades 9–12	Public	923	65.1 Top 50%	50% Math proficiency	923
17	Ben Reifel Middle School - 68 Sioux Falls · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	885	60.3 Top 50%	44.5% Free/reduced-price lunch	885
18	Mitchell High School - 01 Mitchell · High · Grades 9–12	Public	879	64.2 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	879
19	Discovery Elementary - 26 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	873	57.5 Top 50%	49% Math proficiency	873
20	T F Riggs High School - 01 Pierre · High · Grades 9–12	Public	855	65.2 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	855
21	Huron High School - 01 Huron · High · Grades 9–12	Public	852	31.4 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	852
22	RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	846	70.3 Top 25%	64% Math proficiency	846
23	Sturgis Brown High School - 01 Sturgis · High · Grades 9–12	Public	845	60.0 Top 50%	37% Math proficiency	845
24	Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07 Brandon · Middle · Grades 5–6	Public	829	76.2 Top 25%	63% Math proficiency	829
25	Spearfish High School - 01 Spearfish · High · Grades 9–12	Public	787	63.2 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	787
26	George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 Brookings · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	780	69.7 Top 25%	47% Math proficiency	780
27	George McGovern Middle School -09 Sioux Falls · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	780	21.3 Lower 50%	14% Math proficiency	780
28	Brandon Valley Middle School - 02 Brandon · Middle · Grades 7–8	Public	759	76.9 Top 25%	63% Math proficiency	759
29	Douglas High School - 03 Box Elder · High · Grades 9–12	Public	739	67.8 Top 25%	52% Math proficiency	739
30	Brandon Elementary - 03 Brandon · Elementary · Grades PK–4	Public	728	78.6 Top 25%	70% Math proficiency	728
31	Hayward Elementary - 38 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	728	19.3 Lower 50%	19% Math proficiency	728
32	Tea Area High School - 03 Tea · High · Grades 9–12	Public	717	60.9 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	717
33	Huron Middle School - 02 Huron · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	716	47.5 Lower 50%	44% Math proficiency	716
34	Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	690	78.3 Top 25%	77% Math proficiency	690
35	Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	681	62.7 Top 50%	59% Math proficiency	681
36	Whittier Middle School - 08 Sioux Falls · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	675	28.9 Lower 50%	25% Math proficiency	675
37	Georgia Morse Middle School - 02 Pierre · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	672	68.3 Top 25%	57% Math proficiency	672
38	John Harris Elementary - 23 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	666	68.0 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	666
39	John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	661	69.1 Top 25%	67% Math proficiency	661
40	Douglas Middle School - 01 Box Elder · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	633	58.1 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	633
41	Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	632	24.5 Lower 50%	24% Math proficiency	632
42	Vermillion Elementary - 05 Vermillion · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	625	75.1 Top 25%	35.8% Free/reduced-price lunch	625
43	South Middle School - 36 Rapid City · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	618	31.6 Lower 50%	20% Math proficiency	618
44	Rosa Parks Elementary - 15 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	618	36.4 Lower 50%	35% Math proficiency	618
45	Southwest Middle School - 38 Rapid City · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	614	80.8 Top 10%	63% Math proficiency	614
46	East Middle School - 30 Rapid City · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	613	44.6 Lower 50%	36% Math proficiency	613
47	Oscar Howe Elementary - 58 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	608	59.2 Top 50%	58% Math proficiency	608
48	Yankton Middle School - 02 Yankton · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	608	67.6 Top 25%	56% Math proficiency	608
49	Valley View Elementary - 13 Rapid City · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	605	45.5 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	605
50	West Middle School - 37 Rapid City · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	591	65.5 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	591
51	Tea Area Middle School - 02 Tea · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	583	56.1 Top 50%	45% Math proficiency	583
52	Mitchell Middle School - 02 Mitchell · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	578	62.5 Top 50%	51% Math proficiency	578
53	Watertown Middle School - 02 Watertown · Middle · Grades 7–8	Public	575	69.4 Top 25%	50% Math proficiency	575
54	Garfield Elementary - 19 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	574	19.6 Lower 50%	19% Math proficiency	574
55	Wolf Creek School - 02 Pine Ridge · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	567	12.5 Lower 50%	2% Math proficiency	567
56	Liberty Elementary - 02 Harrisburg · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	559	76.4 Top 25%	64% Math proficiency	559
57	Creekside Elementary - 07 Spearfish · Elementary · Grades 3–5	Public	553	67.6 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	553
58	Spearfish Middle School - 05 Spearfish · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	545	62.1 Top 50%	43% Math proficiency	545
59	Robert Bennis Elementary - 05 Brandon · Elementary · Grades K–4	Public	542	81.5 Top 10%	77% Math proficiency	542
60	Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01 Tea · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	538	79.0 Top 25%	71% Math proficiency	538
61	Harrisburg North Middle School - 08 Sioux Falls · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	534	78.3 Top 25%	53% Math proficiency	534
62	Watertown Intermediate School - 13 Watertown · Middle · Grades 5–6	Public	532	68.2 Top 25%	53% Math proficiency	532
63	Fred Assam Elementary - 06 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades K–4	Public	531	79.0 Top 25%	72% Math proficiency	531
64	Sturgis Elementary - 03 Sturgis · Elementary · Grades K–4	Public	531	78.5 Top 25%	70% Math proficiency	531
65	Camelot Intermediate - 06 Brookings · Elementary · Grades 4–5	Public	523	57.7 Top 50%	41% Math proficiency	523
66	Harrisburg South Middle School - 03 Harrisburg · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	519	80.7 Top 10%	60% Math proficiency	519
67	Madison Elementary - 07 Madison · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	515	67.4 Top 50%	58% Math proficiency	515
68	Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 Piedmont · Elementary · Grades K–4	Public	514	59.0 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	514
69	Todd County Elementary - 16 Mission · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	511	10.1 Lower 50%	2% Math proficiency	511
70	Dakota Prairie Elementary - 07 Brookings · Elementary · Grades PK–3	Public	509	51.6 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	509
71	Holgate Middle School - 02 Aberdeen · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	497	75.4 Top 25%	62% Math proficiency	497
72	Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02 Sturgis · Middle · Grades 5–8	Public	490	59.7 Top 50%	44% Math proficiency	490
73	Rapid Valley Elementary - 12 Rapid City · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	486	49.5 Lower 50%	40% Math proficiency	486
74	General Beadle Elementary - 01 Rapid City · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	483	11.8 Lower 50%	21% Math proficiency	483
75	Meadowbrook Elementary - 10 Rapid City · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	478	73.2 Top 25%	64% Math proficiency	478
76	Madison 2-3 Center - 19 Huron · Elementary · Grades 2–3	Public	474	28.3 Lower 50%	30% Math proficiency	474
77	Hamlin Elementary - 09 Hayti · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	472	60.1 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	472
78	Susan B. Anthony Elementary - 66 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	472	43.7 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	472
79	Buchanan K-1 Center - 18 Huron · Elementary · Grades K–1	Public	467	35.5 Lower 50%	70% Free/reduced-price lunch	467
80	Cleveland Elementary - 14 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	465	21.8 Lower 50%	20% Math proficiency	465
81	Winner Elementary - 04 Winner · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	465	46.5 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	465
82	Simmons Middle School - 03 Aberdeen · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	464	61.9 Top 50%	54% Math proficiency	464
83	Horizon Elementary - 09 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	458	65.3 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	458
84	Vandenberg Elementary - 02 Box Elder · Elementary · Grades 4–5	Public	454	57.1 Top 50%	51% Math proficiency	454
85	Washington 4-5 Center - 20 Huron · Elementary · Grades 4–5	Public	453	38.5 Lower 50%	40% Math proficiency	453
86	Laura Wilder Elementary - 31 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	447	39.1 Lower 50%	41% Math proficiency	447
87	Robert Frost Elementary - 18 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	447	52.1 Top 50%	43% Math proficiency	447
88	Todd County High School - 01 Mission · High · Grades 9–12	Public	447	13.3 Lower 50%	7.5% Math proficiency	447
89	Eugene Field A+ Elementary - 16 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	444	52.6 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	444
90	Hawthorne Elementary - 56 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	443	17.3 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	443
91	Freedom Elementary - 06 Harrisburg · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	442	56.6 Top 50%	39% Math proficiency	442
92	Adventure Elementary - 10 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	440	71.3 Top 25%	9.8% Free/reduced-price lunch	440
93	Corral Drive Elementary - 21 Rapid City · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	439	78.4 Top 25%	72% Math proficiency	439
94	L. B. Williams Elementary - 03 Mitchell · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	438	71.1 Top 25%	60% Math proficiency	438
95	Buchanan Elementary - 03 Pierre · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	432	62.8 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	432
96	Stagebarn Middle School - 10 Summerset · Middle · Grades 5–8	Public	432	71.4 Top 25%	54% Math proficiency	432
97	Dakota Valley High School - 01 North Sioux City · High · Grades 9–12	Public	431	76.0 Top 25%	52% Math proficiency	431
98	Grandview Elementary - 06 Rapid City · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	431	54.3 Top 50%	48% Math proficiency	431
99	Harrisburg East Middle School - 11 Sioux Falls · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	428	85.3 Top 5%	20.6% Free/reduced-price lunch	428
100	Lowell Elementary - 28 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	426	31.1 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	426

Central High School - 41 in Rapid City leads the 2025 list of largest schools in South Dakota with Enrollment 1,998. Of the 100 schools shown, 100 are public.

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Central High School - 41 in Rapid City ranks first among largest schools in South Dakota with Enrollment 1,998 (Enrollment: 1,998).

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