Best Piedmont Public Schools (2022)
For the 2022 school year, there is 1 public school serving 647 students in Piedmont, SD. Piedmont has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in South Dakota.
The top ranked public school in Piedmont, SD is Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Piedmont, SD public school have an average math proficiency score of 52% (versus the South Dakota public school average of 46%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 54% statewide average). Schools in Piedmont have an average ranking of 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of South Dakota public schools.
Minority enrollment is 11% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the South Dakota public school average of 30% (majority American Indian).
Best Piedmont, SD Public Schools (2022)
School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05
Math: 50-54% | Reading: 40-44%
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
16159 2nd St
Piedmont, SD 57769
(605) 787-5295
Piedmont, SD 57769
(605) 787-5295
Grades: K-6
| 647 students
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