Top Rankings
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in South Dakota for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 48 public schools serving 25,367 students in Sioux Falls School District 49-5. This district's average testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public schools in South Dakota.
ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Schools in Sioux Falls School District 49-5 have an average math proficiency score of 40% (versus the South Dakota public school average of 43%), and reading proficiency score of 48% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 44% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is more than the South Dakota public school average of 33% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (SD)
# Schools
48 Schools
734 Schools
# Students
25,367 Students
146,041 Students
# Teachers
1,691 Teachers
10,645 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Sioux Falls School District 49-5, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 146 school districts in South Dakota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 86% has increased from 84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#99 out of 148 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)41%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
48%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
42%
Graduation Rate
(22-23)86%
82%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.64
0.53
% American Indian
5%
14%
% Asian
2%
2%