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Tea Area School District 41-5 Schools
Tea Area School District 41-5 is a public school district in South Dakota, based in Lincoln County (Tea). SchoolGrade grades 6 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Tea Area School District 41-5 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 Tea Area School District 41-5
5 of 6 schools in Tea Area School District 41-5 carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 3D: 1
Best schools in Tea Area School District 41-5
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- Tea Area High School 03 (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Tea Area Legacy Elementary 01 (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B Tea Area Venture Elementary 06 (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Tea Area Frontier Elementary 05 (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Tea Area Middle School 02 (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Tea Area School District 41-5
High schools (1)
- A- Tea Area High School 03, Tea
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- D+ Tea Area Middle School 02, Tea
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- B- Tea Area Frontier Elementary 05, Sioux Falls
- B Tea Area Legacy Elementary 01, Tea
- B Tea Area Venture Elementary 06, Tea
Other schools and academies (1)
Where Tea Area School District 41-5 schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Tea (5)
- Sioux Falls (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in South Dakota
- County: Lincoln County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,408 students with 144 full-time-equivalent teachers and 286 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4600052
- 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
- Harrisburg School District 41-2 (10 schools, 7 mi)
- Sioux Falls School District 49-5 (39 schools, 8 mi)
- Lennox School District 41-4 (5 schools, 8 mi)
- West Central School District 49-7 (4 schools, 13 mi)
- Parker School District 60-4 (3 schools, 13 mi)
- Brandon Valley School District 49-2 (12 schools, 16 mi)
- Canton School District 41-1 (3 schools, 17 mi)
- Tri-Valley School District 49-6 (3 schools, 18 mi)
Questions about Tea Area School District 41-5
How many schools are in Tea Area School District 41-5?
SchoolGrade grades 6 public schools in Tea Area School District 41-5, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Tea Area School District 41-5 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Tea, Sioux Falls.
How good are the schools in Tea Area School District 41-5?
Across the 5 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 45% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 46.6%. 80% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Tea Area School District 41-5?
2,408 students were enrolled in Tea Area School District 41-5 in the 2023-24 school year, about 16.7 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Tea Area School District 41-5?
Tea Area School District 41-5 is in South Dakota, based in Lincoln County, with its district office in Tea. Its boundary covers about 22.0 sq mi.