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Schools in Bruce

Bruce’s public schools

Sioux Valley School District 05-5 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bruce. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above South Dakota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in South Dakota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
56%
2021–22
Math proficiency
45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.7K
▼ 11% vs SD $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.4
SD 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
742 students on the public path
In brief

Bruce’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Bruce’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s 548 public schools. Sioux Valley High School - 01 places highest (better than 85%); Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 lowest (42%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Bruce, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Sioux Valley Elementary - 02in VolgaC+
6–8Sioux Valley Middle School - 04in VolgaB−
9–12Sioux Valley High School - 01in VolgaA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Sioux Valley School District 05-5.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Sioux Valley School District 05-5Grades K–12 · 3 schools · 742 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (SD 13.7)
$11,650SD $13,040 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading56%
State average 51% · 372 students tested
Math45%
State average 42.2% · 372 students tested

Bruce vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the South Dakota towns that share Bruce’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bruce—Sioux Valley School District 05-5
Sterling—Brookings School District 05-1 PK–12 · Sioux Valley School District 05-5 K–12
Oakwood—Sioux Valley School District 05-5

All 2 neighbors share Sioux Valley School District 05-5 with Bruce, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Bruce

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Dakota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Brucein other towns
Sioux Valley Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Volga
C+
372 students14:1Rate it →
Sioux Valley Middle School - 04
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Volga
B−
156 students13:1Rate it →
Sioux Valley High School - 01
High · Grades 9–12 · Volga
A
214 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Bruce’s schools

Are Bruce’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bruce. Sioux Valley School District 05-5 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bruce. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bruce in?

Sioux Valley School District 05-5.

Where do Bruce kids go to high school?

Sioux Valley High School - 01.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.