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Dell Rapids High School - 01

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1216 N Garfield Ave, Dell Rapids, SD 57022 · (605) 428-5473 · Part of Dell Rapids School District 49-3

Dell Rapids’ School Grade A better than 88% of South Dakota school districts

Directions
Students
315
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
17%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Dell Rapids High School - 01

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 45% of South Dakota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 12.9% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Dell Rapids kids come from and go next. The whole path →

5–8Dell Rapids Middle School - 03295 students
9–12Dell Rapids High School - 01You are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 42.2%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 52.3%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among South Dakota’s 548 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1216 N Garfield Ave, Dell Rapids

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 966
Grade 1080
Grade 1174
Grade 1295
Enrollment over time
279’20
295’21
290’22
314’23
315’24

Up 12.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 90%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dell Rapids High School - 01 from Dell Rapids families.

Other schools in Dell Rapids School District 49-3

The district →
Dell Rapids Elementary - 02
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Dell Rapids
A+
355 students13:1
Dell Rapids Middle School - 03
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Dell Rapids
B+
295 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against South Dakota’s other public schools; Dell Rapids’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.