Lowest Student–Teacher Ratio in Sioux Falls (2025)

Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 43 schools in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and South Dakota.

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Terry Redlin Elementary - 11Sioux Falls · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.1
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Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10Sioux Falls · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.6
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Harrisburg East Middle School - 11Sioux Falls · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 12.2
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Harrisburg North Middle School - 08Sioux Falls · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 12.4
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Whittier Middle School - 08Sioux Falls · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 12.7
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Hawthorne Elementary - 56Sioux Falls · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.0
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Horizon Elementary - 09Sioux Falls · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.1
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George McGovern Middle School -09Sioux Falls · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 13.2
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Explorer Elementary - 04Sioux Falls · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.5
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Journey Elementary - 05Sioux Falls · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.6
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Cleveland Elementary - 14Sioux Falls · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.7
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Endeavor Elementary - 07Sioux Falls · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.8
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Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20Sioux Falls · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.0
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Hayward Elementary - 38Sioux Falls · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.3
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Garfield Elementary - 19Sioux Falls · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.4
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Ben Reifel Middle School - 68Sioux Falls · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 14.5
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Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05Sioux Falls · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.6
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Lowell Elementary - 28Sioux Falls · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.7
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Laura Wilder Elementary - 31Sioux Falls · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.9
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Challenge Center - 51Sioux Falls · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.0
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Inspiration Elementary - 08Sioux Falls · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.0
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Elementary Immersion Center - 43Sioux Falls · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.1
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Washington High School - 01Sioux Falls · Public HighStudents per teacher: 15.2
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Susan B. Anthony Elementary - 66Sioux Falls · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.2
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Edison Middle School - 06Sioux Falls · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 15.6
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John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57Sioux Falls · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.7
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Rosa Parks Elementary - 15Sioux Falls · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.8
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Patrick Henry Middle School - 07Sioux Falls · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 15.9
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Jefferson High School - 67Sioux Falls · Public HighStudents per teacher: 16.3
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Eugene Field A+ Elementary - 16Sioux Falls · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.4
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Lincoln High School - 02Sioux Falls · Public HighStudents per teacher: 16.6
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Adventure Elementary - 10Sioux Falls · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.9
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Memorial Middle School - 04Sioux Falls · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 16.9
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Roosevelt High School - 03Sioux Falls · Public HighStudents per teacher: 17.0
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Robert Frost Elementary - 18Sioux Falls · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.2
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Oscar Howe Elementary - 58Sioux Falls · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.4
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Discovery Elementary - 26Sioux Falls · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.5
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RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17Sioux Falls · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.6
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John Harris Elementary - 23Sioux Falls · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 18.0
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78
Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65Sioux Falls · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 18.2
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Fred Assam Elementary - 06Sioux Falls · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 18.3
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Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54Sioux Falls · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 18.4
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All City Elementary - 50Sioux Falls · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 18.6

#	School	Sector	Students per teacher	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	Terry Redlin Elementary - 11 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	11.1	21.2 Lower 50%	14% Math proficiency	412
2	Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	11.6	32.0 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	291
3	Harrisburg East Middle School - 11 Sioux Falls · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	12.2	85.3 Top 5%	20.6% Free/reduced-price lunch	428
4	Harrisburg North Middle School - 08 Sioux Falls · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	12.4	78.3 Top 25%	53% Math proficiency	534
5	Whittier Middle School - 08 Sioux Falls · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	12.7	28.9 Lower 50%	25% Math proficiency	675
6	Hawthorne Elementary - 56 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	13.0	17.3 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	443
7	Horizon Elementary - 09 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	13.1	65.3 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	458
8	George McGovern Middle School -09 Sioux Falls · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	13.2	21.3 Lower 50%	14% Math proficiency	780
9	Explorer Elementary - 04 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	13.5	73.9 Top 25%	59% Math proficiency	338
10	Journey Elementary - 05 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	13.6	69.8 Top 25%	54% Math proficiency	340
11	Cleveland Elementary - 14 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	13.7	21.8 Lower 50%	20% Math proficiency	465
12	Endeavor Elementary - 07 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	13.8	85.7 Top 5%	76% Math proficiency	358
13	Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	14.0	24.5 Lower 50%	24% Math proficiency	632
14	Hayward Elementary - 38 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	14.3	19.3 Lower 50%	19% Math proficiency	728
15	Garfield Elementary - 19 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	14.4	19.6 Lower 50%	19% Math proficiency	574
16	Ben Reifel Middle School - 68 Sioux Falls · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	14.5	60.3 Top 50%	44.5% Free/reduced-price lunch	885
17	Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	14.6	46.4 Lower 50%	44.5% Math proficiency	292
18	Lowell Elementary - 28 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	14.7	31.1 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	426
19	Laura Wilder Elementary - 31 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	14.9	39.1 Lower 50%	41% Math proficiency	447
20	Challenge Center - 51 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades 2–5	Public	15.0	90.5 Top 5%	97.5% Math proficiency	165
21	Inspiration Elementary - 08 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades K–4	Public	15.0	71.4 Top 25%	25.2% Free/reduced-price lunch	345
22	Elementary Immersion Center - 43 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	15.1	8.4 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	106
23	Washington High School - 01 Sioux Falls · High · Grades 9–12	Public	15.2	55.8 Top 50%	43% Math proficiency	1,819
24	Susan B. Anthony Elementary - 66 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	15.2	43.7 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	472
25	Edison Middle School - 06 Sioux Falls · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	15.6	66.9 Top 50%	58% Math proficiency	937
26	John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	15.7	69.1 Top 25%	67% Math proficiency	661
27	Rosa Parks Elementary - 15 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	15.8	36.4 Lower 50%	35% Math proficiency	618
28	Patrick Henry Middle School - 07 Sioux Falls · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	15.9	66.0 Top 50%	54% Math proficiency	925
29	Jefferson High School - 67 Sioux Falls · High · Grades 9–12	Public	16.3	48.2 Lower 50%	48.5% Free/reduced-price lunch	1,888
30	Eugene Field A+ Elementary - 16 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	16.4	52.6 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	444
31	Lincoln High School - 02 Sioux Falls · High · Grades 9–12	Public	16.6	57.3 Top 50%	41% Math proficiency	1,954
32	Adventure Elementary - 10 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	16.9	71.3 Top 25%	9.8% Free/reduced-price lunch	440
33	Memorial Middle School - 04 Sioux Falls · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	16.9	68.9 Top 25%	55% Math proficiency	1,133
34	Roosevelt High School - 03 Sioux Falls · High · Grades 9–12	Public	17.0	54.8 Top 50%	43% Math proficiency	1,785
35	Robert Frost Elementary - 18 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	17.2	52.1 Top 50%	43% Math proficiency	447
36	Oscar Howe Elementary - 58 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	17.4	59.2 Top 50%	58% Math proficiency	608
37	Discovery Elementary - 26 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	17.5	57.5 Top 50%	49% Math proficiency	873
38	RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	17.6	70.3 Top 25%	64% Math proficiency	846
39	John Harris Elementary - 23 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	18.0	68.0 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	666
40	Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	18.2	78.3 Top 25%	77% Math proficiency	690
41	Fred Assam Elementary - 06 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades K–4	Public	18.3	79.0 Top 25%	72% Math proficiency	531
42	Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	18.4	62.7 Top 50%	59% Math proficiency	681
43	All City Elementary - 50 Sioux Falls · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	18.6	78.6 Top 25%	72% Math proficiency	149

Terry Redlin Elementary - 11 in Sioux Falls leads the 2025 list of lowest student–teacher ratio in Sioux Falls with Students per teacher 11.1. Of the 43 schools shown, 43 are public.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best ratio school in Sioux Falls?

Terry Redlin Elementary - 11 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota ranks first among lowest student–teacher ratio in Sioux Falls with Students per teacher 11.1 (Enrollment: 412).

How are lowest student–teacher ratio in Sioux Falls ranked?

Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students. Only schools eligible for the Success Index (US) are included; the index is shown alongside for context.

Are these 2025 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.