Overview for South Dakota
For the 2020-21 school year, the South Dakota Department of Education collected monthly learning model data by school as part of the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program. Data on student enrollment by learning model are not available. COVID-19 case data for the state’s schools or districts are not currently available. Data on when and if districts had masking policies in place for staff or students are available for districts that responded to the COVID-19 School Data Hub Masking Survey (note that the state did not have a mask mandate in effect during the school year).
Data Details
Please review the Data Details for South Dakota for important information on the datasets presented below.
State Test Score Results
The State Test Score Results Data Series explores state-level trends in ELA and math proficiency outcomes on state standardized assessments, both before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the Data Series presents math and ELA proficiency trends on state assessments between Spring 2018-Spring 2023, as available. Results are presented for the state overall, by race/ethnicity, and by district poverty levels for school-age children. Data presented in each State Brief are specific to the state’s assessment and are not comparable to other states.
South Dakota Test Score ResultsNote that not all states have available data at this time.
Predominant Learning Models in South Dakota in 2020-2021
Shown as a percentage of the 2020-21 school year that students in South Dakota had access to primarily in-person, hybrid, or virtual instruction. All calculations are weighted by enrollment size.
96%
In-Person
1%
Hybrid
3%
Virtual
Note. Values may not add to 100% due to rounding. This dataset includes 149 districts in the state with learning model data for the 2020-21 school year. Pandemic schooling mode data for the 2020–21 school year were provided by the South Dakota Department of Education (SDDOE). Data are available between September 2020–May 2021. The predominant model reflects the most common monthly model offered by school districts over the course of the school year, and not individual student schooling mode choices. For more information about the data, please see the state's Data Details.
Public Data Sources for South Dakota
| Data | Learning model data available? | Source | Data Level | Time Interval | Download |
| SD Learning Model Data (districts) | Yes | South Dakota Department of Education | District | Monthly |   |
| SD Learning Model Data (schools) | Yes | South Dakota Department of Education | School | Monthly | |
| Data | Available? | Source | Data Level | Download |
| SD Masking Data | Yes | CSDH Masking Survey | District | |
| SD COVID-19 Data | No |