Falls Academy - 08
Sioux Falls · SD · West Central School District 49-7 · Public · K-12 combined
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Summit Oaks-Residential - 48 → Structured Teaching - 12 → Teachwell Connect - 92 → Teachwell Academy High School - 01 → Teachwell Thrive - 03 → Community Campus - 41 → Our Home → Montrose High School - 01 →At a glance
- AP rigor: Bottom 14% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Falls Academy - 08 compares for families
What families should know about Falls Academy - 08.
- ▸ LocallySD students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+7 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Summit Oaks-Residential - 48, Structured Teaching - 12, Teachwell Connect - 92 and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
Federal Title I context
Lower-need school
Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)
<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
University of South Dakota
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $19,858/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Oaks-Residential - 48 Sioux Falls |
Public | 9.1 | 11 | — |
| Structured Teaching - 12 Sioux Falls |
Public | 7.6 | 8 | — |
| Teachwell Connect - 92 Sioux Falls |
Public | 9.2 | — | — |
| Teachwell Academy High School - 01 Sioux Falls |
Public | 9.3 | 51 | — |
| Teachwell Thrive - 03 Sioux Falls |
Public | 9.2 | 8 | — |
| Community Campus - 41 Sioux Falls |
Public | 8.0 | 77 | +30.5% |
| Our Home Parkston |
Public | 55.2 | 20 | — |
| Montrose High School - 01 Montrose |
Public | 17.2 | 63 | +6.8% |