The brief
A private elementary school in Iroquois, SD serving grades Kindergarten – 8th.
It ranks 40 of 58 schools in South Dakota.
Sunny Plains Christian School is a private school: it enrolls by application and tuition, and its rating comes from the private-school model, which is not comparable with a public rating.
About this school's datarating: low confidence · 3 sources, 2019–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
- Estimated academic score. This school does not have standardized test data. Based on SD statewide data. Learn more
- What this rating measures: classroom size, instructional time, student diversity, community resources, and school characteristics. Private schools are ranked against other private schools in SD.
- Component weights adjusted due to data availability.
Score basis: private school model. Data coverage: 80% of scoring components had data. Components scored: 4 of 5. Ranking pool: private schools in SD.
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS) · SY 2023–24 · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 57353; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments vintage unavailable; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.The area
- Median income
- $72,500
- Median home value
- $158,800
- Median rent
- $700/mo
- College educated
- 24.8%
- Homeownership
- 88.7%
- Poverty rate
- 6.4%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 57353; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 3
- Car-Dependent
- Bike Score
- 26
- Somewhat Bikeable
- County reported crime
- 151/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 county residents, counting every city police department, sheriff's office and county police department that reported a full year to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program. Shown only where those agencies cover at least 80% of the county's residents. Not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · county context, not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Who goes here
- White94%
- Black3%
- Pacific Islander3%
Enrollment mix: NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS).
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Sunny Plains Christian School serve?
Sunny Plains Christian School serves students in grades Kindergarten through 8th.
How many students attend Sunny Plains Christian School?
Sunny Plains Christian School has an enrollment of approximately 30 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sunny Plains Christian School?
The student-teacher ratio at Sunny Plains Christian School is 7.9:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 11:1 for private schools.
How does Sunny Plains Christian School rank in SD?
Sunny Plains Christian School ranks #40 of 58 private schools in SD.
What is Sunny Plains Christian School's MySchoolScout rating?
Sunny Plains Christian School has a current MySchoolScout rating of 5.6 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
Is Sunny Plains Christian School a private school?
Yes, Sunny Plains Christian School is a private coeducational school with a Church of God in Christ affiliation. Private schools are not required to participate in state standardized testing, so academic performance data may be limited compared to public schools.
Is Sunny Plains Christian School a religious school?
Sunny Plains Christian School has a Church of God in Christ religious affiliation.
School facts
- Grades
- Kindergarten – 8th
- Enrollment
- 30
- Gender split
- 37% M / 63% F
- Student-teacher ratio
- 7.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 4
- Type
- Private
- Coed status
- Coed
- Affiliation
- Church of God in Christ
- School day
- 7 hours
- Days per year
- 164 days
- Setting
- Remote Rural
- County
- Kingsbury County
- Phone
- (605) 546-2458
- Area population (ZIP 57353)
- 925
- Area average commute
- 25.8 min
- Area median age
- 37.1
NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS) (SY 2023–24).
Related reading
Data from NCES Common Core of Data, South Dakota Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.