Schools in Blucksberg Mountain · Meade School District 46-1
Blucksberg Mountain’s public schools beat 51% of South Dakota districts
The public schools Blucksberg Mountain’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 51% of South Dakota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
44%beats similar-income towns
Math proficiency
45%
▲ 3 pts vs SD 42%
2020–21
Graduate on time
82%
▼ 3 pts vs SD 85%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$10.7K
▼ 18% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Blucksberg Mountain compares
B− Test scoresC Graduation
South Dakota school districts we grade (146)Better than 51%
Lower resultsHigher results
South Dakota towns with similar household incomes (359)Better than 44%
High confidence. Built on 1,660 tested students and a graduating class of 138; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on South Dakota’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of South Dakota only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Blucksberg Mountain.
8 schools teach K in Blucksberg Mountain’s district. Which one depends on your address: Sturgis Elementary - 03, Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05, Whitewood Elementary - 04 and Central Meade County School - 09 and more.
8 schools teach 1st grade in Blucksberg Mountain’s district. Which one depends on your address: Sturgis Elementary - 03, Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05, Whitewood Elementary - 04 and Central Meade County School - 09 and more.
8 schools teach 2nd grade in Blucksberg Mountain’s district. Which one depends on your address: Sturgis Elementary - 03, Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05, Whitewood Elementary - 04 and Central Meade County School - 09 and more.
8 schools teach 3rd grade in Blucksberg Mountain’s district. Which one depends on your address: Sturgis Elementary - 03, Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05, Whitewood Elementary - 04 and Central Meade County School - 09 and more.
8 schools teach 4th grade in Blucksberg Mountain’s district. Which one depends on your address: Sturgis Elementary - 03, Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05, Whitewood Elementary - 04 and Central Meade County School - 09 and more.
8 schools teach 5th grade in Blucksberg Mountain’s district. Which one depends on your address: Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02, Stagebarn Middle School - 10, Whitewood Elementary - 04 and Central Meade County School - 09 and more.
7 schools teach 6th grade in Blucksberg Mountain’s district. Which one depends on your address: Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02, Stagebarn Middle School - 10, Central Meade County School - 09 and Hereford Elementary - 08 and more.
7 schools teach 7th grade in Blucksberg Mountain’s district. Which one depends on your address: Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02, Stagebarn Middle School - 10, Central Meade County School - 09 and Hereford Elementary - 08 and more.
7 schools teach 8th grade in Blucksberg Mountain’s district. Which one depends on your address: Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02, Stagebarn Middle School - 10, Central Meade County School - 09 and Hereford Elementary - 08 and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–88 schoolsDepends on your address
87 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Sturgis Brown High School - 01in Sturgis
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
How students score
Math45%
State average 42.2%
Every school in Blucksberg Mountain
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Blucksberg Mountain · in other towns
Sturgis Elementary - 03
A531 students12:1Rate it →
Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05
B+514 students14:1Rate it →
Whitewood Elementary - 04
B+138 students14:1Rate it →
Central Meade County School - 09
B−49 students9:1Rate it →
Hereford Elementary - 08
13 students9:1Rate it →
Opal Elementary - 15
13 students9:1Rate it →
Atall Elementary - 17
12 students9:1Rate it →
Elm Springs Elementary - 13
10 students7:1Rate it →
Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02
C+490 students14:1Rate it →
Stagebarn Middle School - 10
C432 students14:1Rate it →
Sturgis Brown High School - 01
B845 students18:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Blucksberg Mountain
There’s no college in Blucksberg Mountain, but 3 are within 30 miles. The closest is Black Hills State University in Spearfish, 22.6 miles away.
Black Hills State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Spearfish
22.6 mi2,135 students
South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyUniversity or college · Public · Rapid City
23.1 mi2,402 students
Western Dakota Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Rapid City
23.8 mi814 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Blucksberg Mountain. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within South Dakota. Stars are from neighbors.