Sioux Falls, SD elementary schools ranked

RankGradeSchoolCityDistrictActualProjectedImpactStudents
#1A+Challenge Center 51Sioux FallsSioux Falls School District 49-580%55%Greatly Exceeds Expectations185
#2ASonia Sotomayor Elementary 65Sioux FallsSioux Falls School District 49-570%53%Greatly Exceeds Expectations676
#3A-Endeavor Elementary 07Sioux FallsHarrisburg School District 41-260%64%Doesn't Meet Expectations391
#4A-Rf Pettigrew Elementary 17Sioux FallsSioux Falls School District 49-560%58%Meets Expectations952
#5BHarvey Dunn Elementary 54Sioux FallsSioux Falls School District 49-550%45%Exceeds Expectations632
#6BJohn Harris Elementary 23Sioux FallsSioux Falls School District 49-550%53%Meets Expectations706
#7BJourney Elementary 05Sioux FallsHarrisburg School District 41-250%56%Doesn't Meet Expectations362
#8BDiscovery Elementary 26Sioux FallsSioux Falls School District 49-545%55%Underperforms Expectations877
#9BEugene Field A Elementary 16Sioux FallsSioux Falls School District 49-545%48%Meets Expectations413
#10BSusan B Anthony Elementary 66Sioux FallsSioux Falls School District 49-545%44%Meets Expectations555
#11B-All City Elementary 50Sioux FallsSioux Falls School District 49-540%51%Underperforms Expectations143
#12B-Explorer Elementary 04Sioux FallsHarrisburg School District 41-240%54%Underperforms Expectations370
#13B-John F Kennedy Elementary 57Sioux FallsSioux Falls School District 49-540%48%Doesn't Meet Expectations682
#14B-Tea Area Frontier Elementary 05Sioux FallsTea Area School District 41-540%42%Meets Expectations236
#15COscar Howe Elementary 58Sioux FallsSioux Falls School District 49-535%46%Underperforms Expectations586
#16CRobert Frost Elementary 18Sioux FallsSioux Falls School District 49-535%50%Underperforms Expectations442
#17C-Rosa Parks Elementary 15Sioux FallsSioux Falls School District 49-530%44%Underperforms Expectations729
#18D+Bridges At Horace Mann 52 Sioux FallsSioux FallsSioux Falls School District 49-525%37%Underperforms Expectations52
#19D+Terry Redlin Elementary 11Sioux FallsSioux Falls School District 49-525%33%Doesn't Meet Expectations473
#20DAnne Sullivan Elementary 20Sioux FallsSioux Falls School District 49-520%31%Underperforms Expectations623
#21DHorizon Elementary 09Sioux FallsHarrisburg School District 41-220%45%Underperforms Expectations373
#22DLowell Elementary 28Sioux FallsSioux Falls School District 49-520%31%Underperforms Expectations358
#23D-Cleveland Elementary 14Sioux FallsSioux Falls School District 49-515%29%Underperforms Expectations495
#24D-Garfield Elementary 19Sioux FallsSioux Falls School District 49-515%34%Underperforms Expectations575
#25D-Hayward Elementary 38Sioux FallsSioux Falls School District 49-515%33%Underperforms Expectations652
#26D-Hawthorne Elementary 56Sioux FallsSioux Falls School District 49-511%31%Underperforms Expectations334
#27D-Laura B Anderson Elementary 10Sioux FallsSioux Falls School District 49-511%33%Underperforms Expectations355
#28FElementary Immersion Center 43Sioux FallsSioux Falls School District 49-510%14%Doesn't Meet Expectations55
#29FLaura Wilder Elementary 31Sioux FallsSioux Falls School District 49-510%40%Underperforms Expectations448

How Sioux Falls, SD's elementary schools compare

A: 4B: 10C: 3D: 10F: 2

48% of the 29 ranked elementary schools in Sioux Falls, SD earn an A or B (4 A grades, 10 B, 3 C, 10 D, 2 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 8 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (28% here, 71% nationally), and 3 exceed it. On average 35% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 43% (national averages: 39% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Challenge Center 51 (80% against 55%, A+), Sonia Sotomayor Elementary 65 (70% against 53%, A).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Sioux Falls School District 49-5 (8), Harrisburg School District 41-2 (2).

The largest ranked elementary schools: Rf Pettigrew Elementary 17 (952 students, A-, #4), Discovery Elementary 26 (877 students, B, #8), Rosa Parks Elementary 15 (729 students, C-, #17).

Elementary schools in Sioux Falls, SD that are not ranked

3 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Not yet graded (3)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

About this ranking

  • Scope: public elementary schools in Sioux Falls, SD, as grouped on its schools page; the South Dakota ranking covers the whole state.
  • Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
  • Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
  • Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
  • Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about elementary schools in Sioux Falls, SD

What is the best elementary school in Sioux Falls, SD?

Challenge Center 51 in Sioux Falls ranks first among the 29 ranked elementary schools in Sioux Falls, SD with a SchoolGrade of A+, 80% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 55%.

How are elementary schools in Sioux Falls, SD ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many elementary schools does Sioux Falls, SD have?

SchoolGrade grades 32 public elementary schools in Sioux Falls, SD; 29 are ranked here and 3 are listed as not ranked.