Top 5 Best Edgemont Public Schools (2021-22)
For the 2021-22 school year, there are 5 public schools serving 169 students in Edgemont, SD. Edgemont has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in South Dakota.
The top ranked public schools in Edgemont, SD are Edgemont High School - 01, Elk Mountain Elementary - 01 and Edgemont Elementary - 03. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Edgemont, SD public schools have an average math proficiency score of 31% (versus the South Dakota public school average of 46%), and reading proficiency score of 43% (versus the 54% statewide average). Schools in Edgemont have an average ranking of 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of South Dakota public schools.
Minority enrollment is 13% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is less than the South Dakota public school average of 30% (majority American Indian).
Best Edgemont, SD Public Schools (2021-22)
School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Edgemont High School - 01
Math: ≥50% | Reading: ≥50%
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
715 Mogul Way
Edgemont, SD 57735
(605) 662-7254
Edgemont, SD 57735
(605) 662-7254
Grades: 9-12
| 49 students
Rank: #22.
Elk Mountain Elementary - 01
Math: <50% | Reading: <50%
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
10222 Valley Rd
Edgemont, SD 57735
(605) 673-2258
Edgemont, SD 57735
(605) 673-2258
Grades: PK-8
| 13 students
Rank: #33.
Edgemont Elementary - 03
Math: 25-29% | Reading: 40-44%
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
715 Mogul Way
Edgemont, SD 57735
(605) 662-7254
Edgemont, SD 57735
(605) 662-7254
Grades: K-8
| 104 students
10222 Valley Rd
Edgemont, SD 57735
(605) 749-2258
Edgemont, SD 57735
(605) 749-2258
Grades: 9-12
| 2 students
10222 Valley Rd
Edgemont, SD 57735
(605) 749-2258
Edgemont, SD 57735
(605) 749-2258
Grades: 9-12
| 1 students
Edgemont, South Dakota Public Schools (Closed)
School
Location
Grades
Students
Po Box 29
Edgemont, SD 57735
(605) 662-7254
Edgemont, SD 57735
(605) 662-7254
Grades: 7-8
| 35 students
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