Spearfish High School in Spearfish, South Dakota (SD)

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1725 N MAIN
Spearfish, SD 57783

County: LAWRENCE
Grade span: 9th Grade - 12th Grade

Phone: (605) 717-1212 (make sure to verify first before calling)

Enrollment in Spearfish High School

2006 Student Enrollment: 658

9th Grade Enrollment : 167
10th Grade Enrollment : 173
11th Grade Enrollment : 187
12th Grade Enrollment : 131

9th Grade Enrollment (%): 25.4%

This school:	25.4%
State average from 146 schools:	25.0%

10th Grade Enrollment (%): 26.3%

Here:	26.3%
State average from 146 schools:	26.0%

11th Grade Enrollment (%): 28.4%

Here:	28.4%
State average from 146 schools:	24.6%

12th Grade Enrollment (%): 19.9%

Here:	19.9%
State average from 146 schools:	24.4%

Female Enrollment (%): 46.5%

Here:	46.5%
State average from 497 schools:	47.9%

Male Enrollment (%): 53.5%

Here:	53.5%
State average from 497 schools:	52.1%

White Enrollment (%): 92.7%

This school:	92.7%
State average from 497 schools:	86.7%

Black Enrollment (%): 0.90%

This school:	0.90%
State average from 497 schools:	0.79%

Hispanic Enrollment (%): 1.5%

Here:	1.5%
State average from 497 schools:	1.2%

Asian / Pacific Islander Enrollment (%): 2.10%

Here:	2.10%
State average from 497 schools:	0.67%

Native American Enrollment (%): 2.7%

Spearfish High School:	2.7%
State average from 497 schools:	10.6%

Economically Disadvantaged Enrollment (%): 12.0%

Spearfish High School:	12.0%
State average from 497 schools:	36.2%

Genders in Spearfish High School

Grades in Spearfish High School

Races in Spearfish High School

2005 Student Enrollment: 663

9th Grade Enrollment : 165
10th Grade Enrollment : 201
11th Grade Enrollment : 129
12th Grade Enrollment : 168

9th Grade Enrollment (%): 24.9%

Here:	24.9%
State average from 146 schools:	26.0%

10th Grade Enrollment (%): 30.3%

This school:	30.3%
State average from 146 schools:	24.4%

11th Grade Enrollment (%): 19.5%

Here:	19.5%
State average from 146 schools:	24.1%

12th Grade Enrollment (%): 25.3%

Here:	25.3%
State average from 146 schools:	25.5%

Female Enrollment (%): 48.4%

Spearfish High School:	48.4%
State average from 497 schools:	48.7%

Male Enrollment (%): 51.6%

Here:	51.6%
State average from 497 schools:	51.3%

White Enrollment (%): 93.4%

Here:	93.4%
State average from 497 schools:	86.3%

Black Enrollment (%): 0.60%

Here:	0.60%
State average from 497 schools:	0.87%

Hispanic Enrollment (%): 2.3%

Here:	2.3%
State average from 497 schools:	1.2%

Asian / Pacific Islander Enrollment (%): 1.70%

Spearfish High School:	1.70%
State average from 497 schools:	0.63%

Native American Enrollment (%): 2.1%

This school:	2.1%
State average from 497 schools:	11.0%

Economically Disadvantaged Enrollment (%): 7.5%

This school:	7.5%
State average from 497 schools:	32.9%

Genders in Spearfish High School

Grades in Spearfish High School

Races in Spearfish High School

2004 Student Enrollment: 670

9th Grade Enrollment : 177
10th Grade Enrollment : 152
11th Grade Enrollment : 156
12th Grade Enrollment : 185

9th Grade Enrollment (%): 26.4%

Here:	26.4%
State average from 53 schools:	25.3%

10th Grade Enrollment (%): 22.7%

Here:	22.7%
State average from 53 schools:	24.3%

11th Grade Enrollment (%): 23.3%

Spearfish High School:	23.3%
State average from 53 schools:	24.9%

12th Grade Enrollment (%): 27.6%

Here:	27.6%
State average from 53 schools:	25.5%

Female Enrollment (%): 48.4%

Here:	48.4%
State average from 331 schools:	48.2%

Male Enrollment (%): 51.6%

This school:	51.6%
State average from 331 schools:	51.8%

White Enrollment (%): 94.8%

This school:	94.8%
State average from 331 schools:	85.2%

Black Enrollment (%): 0.3%

Here:	0.3%
State average from 331 schools:	1.0%

Hispanic Enrollment (%): 2.1%

Here:	2.1%
State average from 331 schools:	1.2%

Asian / Pacific Islander Enrollment (%): 1.30%

Spearfish High School:	1.30%
State average from 331 schools:	0.67%

Native American Enrollment (%): 1.5%

Here:	1.5%
State average from 331 schools:	11.8%

Economically Disadvantaged Enrollment (%): 13.4%

Here:	13.4%
State average from 331 schools:	37.7%

Genders in Spearfish High School

Grades in Spearfish High School

Races in Spearfish High School

2003 Student Enrollment: 683

9th Grade Enrollment : 151
10th Grade Enrollment : 182
11th Grade Enrollment : 191
12th Grade Enrollment : 159

9th Grade Enrollment (%): 22.1%

Here:	22.1%
State average from 50 schools:	24.6%

10th Grade Enrollment (%): 26.7%

Here:	26.7%
State average from 51 schools:	24.9%

11th Grade Enrollment (%): 28.0%

Here:	28.0%
State average from 51 schools:	25.5%

12th Grade Enrollment (%): 23.3%

Here:	23.3%
State average from 51 schools:	25.4%

Female Enrollment (%): 49.0%

Here:	49.0%
State average from 327 schools:	48.4%

Male Enrollment (%): 51.0%

Here:	51.0%
State average from 327 schools:	51.6%

White Enrollment (%): 95.2%

Here:	95.2%
State average from 327 schools:	85.5%

Black Enrollment (%): 0.30%

Here:	0.30%
State average from 327 schools:	0.92%

Hispanic Enrollment (%): 1.6%

Here:	1.6%
State average from 327 schools:	1.1%

Asian / Pacific Islander Enrollment (%): 0.90%

Here:	0.90%
State average from 327 schools:	0.66%

Native American Enrollment (%): 2.0%

Spearfish High School:	2.0%
State average from 327 schools:	11.8%

Economically Disadvantaged Enrollment (%): 12.6%

Spearfish High School:	12.6%
State average from 327 schools:	37.5%

Genders in Spearfish High School

Grades in Spearfish High School

Races in Spearfish High School

2002 Student Enrollment: 738

9th Grade Enrollment : 191
10th Grade Enrollment : 208
11th Grade Enrollment : 165
12th Grade Enrollment : 173

9th Grade Enrollment (%): 25.9%

Here:	25.9%
State average from 145 schools:	25.3%

10th Grade Enrollment (%): 28.2%

Here:	28.2%
State average from 145 schools:	25.2%

11th Grade Enrollment (%): 22.4%

Here:	22.4%
State average from 145 schools:	24.3%

12th Grade Enrollment (%): 23.4%

Here:	23.4%
State average from 145 schools:	24.5%

Female Enrollment (%): 50.4%

Spearfish High School:	50.4%
State average from 496 schools:	48.6%

Male Enrollment (%): 49.6%

Here:	49.6%
State average from 496 schools:	51.4%

White Enrollment (%): 94.3%

Here:	94.3%
State average from 496 schools:	87.6%

Black Enrollment (%): 0.40%

Here:	0.40%
State average from 496 schools:	0.68%

Hispanic Enrollment (%): 2.00%

Here:	2.00%
State average from 496 schools:	0.86%

Asian / Pacific Islander Enrollment (%): 0.70%

Here:	0.70%
State average from 496 schools:	0.58%

Native American Enrollment (%): 2.6%

Here:	2.6%
State average from 496 schools:	10.3%

Economically Disadvantaged Enrollment (%): 11.9%

Here:	11.9%
State average from 496 schools:	34.4%

Genders in Spearfish High School

Grades in Spearfish High School

Races in Spearfish High School

2001 Student Enrollment: 741

9th Grade Enrollment : 213
10th Grade Enrollment : 179
11th Grade Enrollment : 196
12th Grade Enrollment : 153

9th Grade Enrollment (%): 28.7%

This school:	28.7%
State average from 147 schools:	26.0%

10th Grade Enrollment (%): 24.2%

This school:	24.2%
State average from 145 schools:	25.0%

11th Grade Enrollment (%): 26.5%

Here:	26.5%
State average from 145 schools:	24.9%

12th Grade Enrollment (%): 20.7%

Spearfish High School:	20.7%
State average from 145 schools:	24.1%

Grades in Spearfish High School

2006 Teacher Statistics:

FTE Teachers : 39

Student/Teacher Ratio: 16.7

Spearfish High School:	16.7
State average from 497 schools:	12.5

2005 Teacher Statistics:

FTE Teachers : 40

Student/Teacher Ratio: 16.7

Here:	16.7
State average from 497 schools:	21.2

2004 Teacher Statistics:

FTE Teachers : 40

Student/Teacher Ratio: 16.9

Here:	16.9
State average from 331 schools:	13.2

2003 Teacher Statistics:

FTE Teachers : 42

Student/Teacher Ratio: 16.5

Here:	16.5
State average from 327 schools:	13.5

2002 Teacher Statistics:

FTE Teachers : 41

Student/Teacher Ratio: 17.9

This school:	17.9
State average from 496 schools:	13.1

2001 Teacher Statistics:

FTE Teachers : 45

Student/Teacher Ratio: 16.3

Here:	16.3
State average from 495 schools:	13.1

ACT Results in Spearfish High School

2005 American College Testing (ACT) Statistics :

Composite Score: 21.2

Here:	21.2
State average from 127 schools:	21.2

Female Composite Score: 20.8

Here:	20.8
State average from 85 schools:	21.2

Male Composite Score: 21.7

This school:	21.7
State average from 73 schools:	21.4

Math Mean Score: 20.6

Here:	20.6
State average from 127 schools:	21.1

Math Female Mean Score: 19.7

Here:	19.7
State average from 85 schools:	20.6

Math Male Mean Score: 21.8

Here:	21.8
State average from 73 schools:	21.8

English Mean Score: 20.5

Here:	20.5
State average from 127 schools:	20.4

English Female Mean Score: 20.6

Spearfish High School:	20.6
State average from 85 schools:	21.0

English Male Mean Score: 20.3

Here:	20.3
State average from 73 schools:	20.0

Science Score: 21.5

Here:	21.5
State average from 127 schools:	21.4

Science Female Mean Score: 20.8

Here:	20.8
State average from 85 schools:	21.1

Science Male Mean Score: 22.5

Here:	22.5
State average from 73 schools:	22.1

2004 American College Testing (ACT) Statistics :

Composite Score: 21.8

Here:	21.8
State average from 114 schools:	21.1

Female Composite Score: 22.0

Here:	22.0
State average from 77 schools:	21.2

Male Composite Score: 21.7

Here:	21.7
State average from 60 schools:	21.1

Math Mean Score: 21.1

Here:	21.1
State average from 114 schools:	21.1

Math Female Mean Score: 21.0

Here:	21.0
State average from 77 schools:	20.9

Math Male Mean Score: 21.4

Here:	21.4
State average from 60 schools:	21.6

English Mean Score: 20.9

Spearfish High School:	20.9
State average from 114 schools:	20.1

English Female Mean Score: 22.1

Here:	22.1
State average from 77 schools:	20.8

English Male Mean Score: 19.7

This school:	19.7
State average from 60 schools:	19.5

Science Score: 21.6

Spearfish High School:	21.6
State average from 114 schools:	21.2

Science Female Mean Score: 21.1

Here:	21.1
State average from 77 schools:	21.1

Science Male Mean Score: 22.2

Here:	22.2
State average from 60 schools:	21.7

2003 American College Testing (ACT) Statistics :

Composite Score: 21.7

Here:	21.7
State average from 108 schools:	21.2

Female Composite Score: 22.3

Spearfish High School:	22.3
State average from 76 schools:	21.3

Male Composite Score: 20.8

Here:	20.8
State average from 64 schools:	21.4

Math Mean Score: 20.7

Here:	20.7
State average from 108 schools:	21.1

Math Female Mean Score: 20.8

This school:	20.8
State average from 76 schools:	20.8

Math Male Mean Score: 20.6

Here:	20.6
State average from 64 schools:	21.7

English Mean Score: 20.8

Spearfish High School:	20.8
State average from 108 schools:	20.3

English Female Mean Score: 21.7

Here:	21.7
State average from 76 schools:	20.9

English Male Mean Score: 19.8

Spearfish High School:	19.8
State average from 64 schools:	19.9

Science Score: 22.0

Here:	22.0
State average from 108 schools:	21.5

Science Female Mean Score: 22.3

This school:	22.3
State average from 76 schools:	21.2

Science Male Mean Score: 21.4

Here:	21.4
State average from 64 schools:	22.1

2002 American College Testing (ACT) Statistics :

Composite Score: 21.3

This school:	21.3
State average from 129 schools:	21.1

Female Composite Score: 21.3

Here:	21.3
State average from 88 schools:	21.2

Male Composite Score: 21.4

Here:	21.4
State average from 69 schools:	21.3

Math Mean Score: 20.6

Here:	20.6
State average from 129 schools:	20.9

Math Female Mean Score: 20.2

This school:	20.2
State average from 88 schools:	20.6

Math Male Mean Score: 21.3

Here:	21.3
State average from 69 schools:	21.7

English Mean Score: 20.6

Here:	20.6
State average from 129 schools:	20.1

English Female Mean Score: 20.9

This school:	20.9
State average from 88 schools:	20.7

English Male Mean Score: 20.0

Here:	20.0
State average from 69 schools:	19.6

Science Score: 21.5

Here:	21.5
State average from 129 schools:	21.5

Science Female Mean Score: 21.2

Here:	21.2
State average from 88 schools:	21.2

Science Male Mean Score: 22.0

Spearfish High School:	22.0
State average from 69 schools:	22.2

RaMP Results in Spearfish High School

2004 RaMP Statistics - Math:

Overall Proficiency (%): 73.1%

Here:	73.1%
State average from 331 schools:	73.1%

Female Proficiency (%): 67.1%

Here:	67.1%
State average from 269 schools:	73.5%

Male Proficiency (%): 78.8%

This school:	78.8%
State average from 273 schools:	71.3%

White Proficiency (%): 74.3%

Here:	74.3%
State average from 305 schools:	77.9%

Economically Disadvantaged Proficiency (%): 52.9%

Here:	52.9%
State average from 210 schools:	60.3%

Non-Economically Disadvantaged Proficiency (%): 75.5%

Spearfish High School:	75.5%
State average from 261 schools:	79.9%

Students with Disabilities Proficiency (%): 20.0%

Here:	20.0%
State average from 80 schools:	31.5%

Students without Disabilities Proficiency (%): 78.7%

This school:	78.7%
State average from 322 schools:	78.7%

2004 RaMP Statistics - Reading:

Overall Proficiency (%): 79.4%

Here:	79.4%
State average from 331 schools:	78.3%

Female Proficiency (%): 76.0%

Here:	76.0%
State average from 269 schools:	81.7%

Male Proficiency (%): 82.5%

Here:	82.5%
State average from 273 schools:	73.9%

White Proficiency (%): 81.0%

Spearfish High School:	81.0%
State average from 305 schools:	81.5%

Economically Disadvantaged Proficiency (%): 76.4%

Here:	76.4%
State average from 210 schools:	68.3%

Non-Economically Disadvantaged Proficiency (%): 79.7%

Here:	79.7%
State average from 261 schools:	83.4%

Students with Disabilities Proficiency (%): 46.7%

This school:	46.7%
State average from 83 schools:	38.1%

Students without Disabilities Proficiency (%): 82.9%

This school:	82.9%
State average from 323 schools:	84.0%

2003 RaMP Statistics - Math:

Overall Proficiency (%): 72.1%

Here:	72.1%
State average from 320 schools:	62.6%

Female Proficiency (%): 73.6%

Here:	73.6%
State average from 269 schools:	62.8%

Male Proficiency (%): 70.5%

Here:	70.5%
State average from 270 schools:	60.7%

White Proficiency (%): 74.4%

This school:	74.4%
State average from 301 schools:	67.3%

Economically Disadvantaged Proficiency (%): 45.5%

This school:	45.5%
State average from 219 schools:	48.6%

Non-Economically Disadvantaged Proficiency (%): 73.9%

Here:	73.9%
State average from 254 schools:	71.1%

Students with Disabilities Proficiency (%): 13.3%

Here:	13.3%
State average from 79 schools:	21.6%

Students without Disabilities Proficiency (%): 77.7%

Here:	77.7%
State average from 318 schools:	67.7%

2003 RaMP Statistics - Reading:

Overall Proficiency (%): 68.6%

Here:	68.6%
State average from 321 schools:	70.9%

Female Proficiency (%): 69.0%

Here:	69.0%
State average from 270 schools:	73.6%

Male Proficiency (%): 68.3%

This school:	68.3%
State average from 269 schools:	67.0%

White Proficiency (%): 70.1%

Here:	70.1%
State average from 302 schools:	74.5%

Economically Disadvantaged Proficiency (%): 54.5%

This school:	54.5%
State average from 220 schools:	60.9%

Non-Economically Disadvantaged Proficiency (%): 69.6%

Spearfish High School:	69.6%
State average from 255 schools:	77.5%

Students with Disabilities Proficiency (%): 13.3%

Here:	13.3%
State average from 80 schools:	28.2%

Students without Disabilities Proficiency (%): 73.9%

Here:	73.9%
State average from 318 schools:	76.2%

2004 Student Performance State Test Statistics - Math ( Grade 6 ) :

Students Tested : 175

Proficiency (%): 72.0%

This school:	72.0%
State average from 131 schools:	67.7%

2004 Student Performance State Test Statistics - Reading ( Grade 6 ) :

Students Tested : 174

Proficiency (%): 85.6%

Here:	85.6%
State average from 132 schools:	78.3%

2004 Student Performance State Test Statistics - Math ( Grade 7 ) :

Students Tested : 153

Proficiency (%): 68.0%

Here:	68.0%
State average from 128 schools:	69.8%

2004 Student Performance State Test Statistics - Reading ( Grade 7 ) :

Students Tested : 153

Proficiency (%): 75.2%

Here:	75.2%
State average from 129 schools:	73.1%

2004 Student Performance State Test Statistics - Math ( Grade 8 ) :

Students Tested : 149

Proficiency (%): 75.8%

Spearfish High School:	75.8%
State average from 132 schools:	70.7%

2004 Student Performance State Test Statistics - Reading ( Grade 8 ) :

Students Tested : 149

Proficiency (%): 83.2%

Spearfish High School:	83.2%
State average from 133 schools:	79.4%

2004 Student Performance State Test Statistics - Math ( Grade 11 ) :

Students Tested : 156

Proficiency (%): 73.1%

This school:	73.1%
State average from 124 schools:	72.8%

2004 Student Performance State Test Statistics - Reading ( Grade 11 ) :

Students Tested : 155

Proficiency (%): 79.4%

Here:	79.4%
State average from 125 schools:	72.2%

2003 Student Performance State Test Statistics - Math ( Grade 6 ) :

Students Tested : 158

Proficiency (%): 44.3%

Spearfish High School:	44.3%
State average from 123 schools:	48.2%

2003 Student Performance State Test Statistics - Reading ( Grade 6 ) :

Students Tested : 158

Proficiency (%): 74.1%

Here:	74.1%
State average from 125 schools:	77.6%

2003 Student Performance State Test Statistics - Math ( Grade 7 ) :

Students Tested : 157

Proficiency (%): 58.6%

Here:	58.6%
State average from 125 schools:	53.6%

2003 Student Performance State Test Statistics - Reading ( Grade 7 ) :

Students Tested : 156

Proficiency (%): 84.0%

Here:	84.0%
State average from 128 schools:	73.8%

2003 Student Performance State Test Statistics - Math ( Grade 8 ) :

Students Tested : 180

Proficiency (%): 66.7%

This school:	66.7%
State average from 124 schools:	60.4%

2003 Student Performance State Test Statistics - Reading ( Grade 8 ) :

Students Tested : 179

Proficiency (%): 85.0%

Here:	85.0%
State average from 127 schools:	77.9%

2003 Student Performance State Test Statistics - Math ( Grade 11 ) :

Students Tested : 172

Proficiency (%): 72.1%

Here:	72.1%
State average from 119 schools:	70.4%

2003 Student Performance State Test Statistics - Reading ( Grade 11 ) :

Students Tested : 172

Proficiency (%): 68.6%

Here:	68.6%
State average from 119 schools:	56.3%