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Best ZIP codes for schools in South Dakota
Ranked by the School Quality Index: district math and reading proficiency and graduation rates, weighted by how much of each district falls in the ZIP.
How we rank school quality
The School Quality Index summarizes district math and reading proficiency and four-year graduation outcomes. Results based on very small student samples are excluded, and missing measures do not count as zero.
A ZIP's score reflects the districts serving the area, with greater influence from districts covering more of the ZIP. It measures outcomes, not school ratings, spending, or individual schools.
Each state sets its own tests and proficiency cut scores, so the index compares ZIPs well within a state but not across states. That is why we rank ZIPs only within each state.
Only ZIPs with at least 1,000 residents are ranked, so a handful of households cannot top the list. 140 South Dakota ZIPs qualify.
South Dakota ZIP codes ranked by school quality
1ZIP 57212Arlington
South Dakota
- School quality index
- 73.6
- ZIP population
- ~2k
- Avg. temperature
- 46°F
- Avg. commute
- 26 min
2ZIP 57005Brandon
South Dakota
- School quality index
- 70.6
- ZIP population
- ~12k
- Avg. temperature
- 48°F
- Avg. commute
- 19 min
3ZIP 57068Brandon
South Dakota
- School quality index
- 69.3
- ZIP population
- ~2k
- Avg. temperature
- 48°F
- Avg. commute
- 23 min
4ZIP 57334Ethan
South Dakota
- School quality index
- 66.6
- ZIP population
- ~1k
- Avg. temperature
- 49°F
- Avg. commute
- 26 min
5ZIP 57039Lennox
South Dakota
- School quality index
- 66.1
- ZIP population
- ~4k
- Avg. temperature
- 48°F
- Avg. commute
- 22 min
6ZIP 57437Eureka
South Dakota
- School quality index
- 66.0
- ZIP population
- ~1k
- Avg. temperature
- 43°F
- Avg. commute
- 19 min
| Rank | ZIP | City | County | School quality index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 | 57110 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha County | 65.6 |
| #8 | 57216 | Big Stone City | Grant County | 65.2 |
| #9 | 57301 | Mitchell | Davison County | 65.2 |
| #10 | 57032 | Harrisburg | Lincoln County | 64.3 |
| #11 | 57328 | Corsica | Douglas County | 64.3 |
| #12 | 57077 | Lennox | Lincoln County | 64.2 |
| #13 | 57601 | Mobridge | Walworth County | 63.7 |
| #14 | 57012 | Canistota | Mccook County | 63.4 |
| #15 | 57064 | Tea | Lincoln County | 62.9 |
| #16 | 57274 | Webster | Day County | 62.4 |
| #17 | 57108 | Sioux Falls | Lincoln County | 62.3 |
| #18 | 57013 | Canton | Lincoln County | 62.1 |
| #19 | 57369 | Platte | Charles Mix County | 62.1 |
| #20 | 57252 | Milbank | Grant County | 61.2 |
| #21 | 57311 | Alexandria | Hanson County | 60.6 |
| #22 | 57451 | Ipswich | Edmunds County | 60.4 |
| #23 | 57104 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha County | 60.3 |
| #24 | 57022 | Dell Rapids | Minnehaha County | 59.9 |
| #25 | 57445 | Groton | Brown County | 58.9 |
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- South Dakota median ZIP
- 93.7
- Middle 80% of ZIPs
- 80.6 to 121.6
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Ranked by mean commute
- South Dakota median ZIP
- 18.7 min
- Middle 80% of ZIPs
- 12.2 min to 25.9 min
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Ranked by healthcare access score
- South Dakota median ZIP
- 90.6
- Middle 80% of ZIPs
- 77.7 to 98.2
Best broadband coverage
Ranked by households with broadband
- South Dakota median ZIP
- 87.3%
- Middle 80% of ZIPs
- 77.9% to 94.7%
Warmest ZIP codes
Ranked by avg. temperature
- South Dakota median ZIP
- 48.0°F
- Middle 80% of ZIPs
- 44.8°F to 49.3°F