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Sioux Falls School District 49-5 Schools
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 is a public school district in South Dakota, based in Minnehaha County (Sioux Falls). SchoolGrade grades 39 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Sioux Falls School District 49-5
34 of 39 schools in Sioux Falls School District 49-5 carry a SchoolGrade (5 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 4B: 12C: 3D: 13F: 2
Best schools in Sioux Falls School District 49-5
Statewide rankings: all 142 high schools in South Dakota · all 138 middle schools in South Dakota · all 206 elementary schools in South Dakota
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Challenge Center 51 (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Sonia Sotomayor Elementary 65 (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Rf Pettigrew Elementary 17 (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A- Memorial Middle School 04 (Middle school, meets expectations)
- B+ Lincoln High School 02 (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Edison Middle School 06 (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Patrick Henry Middle School 07 (Middle school, meets expectations)
- B Harvey Dunn Elementary 54 (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B John Harris Elementary 23 (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B Discovery Elementary 26 (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Sioux Falls School District 49-5
High schools (4)
- Jefferson High School 67, Sioux Falls
- B+ Lincoln High School 02, Sioux Falls
- B- Roosevelt High School 03, Sioux Falls
- B- Washington High School 01, Sioux Falls
Middle and junior high schools (7)
- D+ Axtell Park Middle School 47, Sioux Falls
- Ben Reifel Middle School 68, Sioux Falls
- B+ Edison Middle School 06, Sioux Falls
- D- George Mcgovern Middle School 09, Sioux Falls
- A- Memorial Middle School 04, Sioux Falls
- B+ Patrick Henry Middle School 07, Sioux Falls
- D+ Whittier Middle School 08, Sioux Falls
Elementary and primary schools (23)
- B- All City Elementary 50, Sioux Falls
- D Anne Sullivan Elementary 20, Sioux Falls
- D- Cleveland Elementary 14, Sioux Falls
- B Discovery Elementary 26, Sioux Falls
- F Elementary Immersion Center 43, Sioux Falls
- B Eugene Field A Elementary 16, Sioux Falls
- D- Garfield Elementary 19, Sioux Falls
- B Harvey Dunn Elementary 54, Sioux Falls
- D- Hawthorne Elementary 56, Sioux Falls
- D- Hayward Elementary 38, Sioux Falls
- B- John F Kennedy Elementary 57, Sioux Falls
- B John Harris Elementary 23, Sioux Falls
- D- Laura B Anderson Elementary 10, Sioux Falls
- F Laura Wilder Elementary 31, Sioux Falls
- D Lowell Elementary 28, Sioux Falls
- C Oscar Howe Elementary 58, Sioux Falls
- D+ Renberg Elementary 42, Renner
- A- Rf Pettigrew Elementary 17, Sioux Falls
- C Robert Frost Elementary 18, Sioux Falls
- C- Rosa Parks Elementary 15, Sioux Falls
- A Sonia Sotomayor Elementary 65, Sioux Falls
- B Susan B Anthony Elementary 66, Sioux Falls
- D+ Terry Redlin Elementary 11, Sioux Falls
Other schools and academies (5)
- D+ Bridges At Horace Mann 52 Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls
- A+ Challenge Center 51, Sioux Falls
- Community Campus 41, Sioux Falls
- Structured Teaching 12 Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls
- Summit Oaks Residential 48 Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls
Where Sioux Falls School District 49-5 schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Sioux Falls (38)
- Renner (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in South Dakota
- County: Minnehaha County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 25,216 students with 1,698 full-time-equivalent teachers and 3,273 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4666270
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Tea Area School District 41-5 (6 schools, 8 mi)
- Harrisburg School District 41-2 (10 schools, 8 mi)
- Brandon Valley School District 49-2 (12 schools, 9 mi)
- Baltic School District 49-1 (3 schools, 13 mi)
- West Central School District 49-7 (4 schools, 13 mi)
- Tri-Valley School District 49-6 (3 schools, 14 mi)
- Lennox School District 41-4 (5 schools, 15 mi)
- Garretson School District 49-4 (3 schools, 16 mi)
Questions about Sioux Falls School District 49-5
How many schools are in Sioux Falls School District 49-5?
SchoolGrade grades 39 public schools in Sioux Falls School District 49-5, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Sioux Falls School District 49-5 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Sioux Falls, Renner.
How good are the schools in Sioux Falls School District 49-5?
Across the 34 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 35.1% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 41.5%. 44% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Sioux Falls School District 49-5?
25,216 students were enrolled in Sioux Falls School District 49-5 in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Sioux Falls School District 49-5?
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 is in South Dakota, based in Minnehaha County, with its district office in Sioux Falls. Its boundary covers about 75.5 sq mi.