Tea Area High School - 03
Tea, SD · High School · Grades 9-12
Tea Area High School - 03 is a high school in Tea, SD with 610 students enrolled and a 60% proficiency rate. Part of Tea Area School District 41-5. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
Tea Area High School - 03 is a high school in Tea, SD with 610 students enrolled in grades 9-12. It is part of the Tea Area School District 41-5. That headcount is above the 394-student average for schools in the district.
EDFacts assessment data puts 60% of students at or above grade level in combined math and reading, a little above the national midpoint where roughly half of tested students clear the bar. That is 3 points below the 62% average for the Tea Area School District 41-5. Against the 56% South Dakota statewide average, the school sits 3 points higher.
Over the last three reported years the district proficiency rate this school inherits has risen by about 32 points. As a high school, it reports a 92% adjusted-cohort graduation rate, the share of first-time ninth-graders who earn a regular diploma within four years.
The student-teacher ratio is 17.9 to 1, close to the U.S. average of about 16 to 1. A relatively low 9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
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About This School
Tea Area High School - 03 is a high school located in Tea, South Dakota. The school serves 610 students in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.9:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 60% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 92% graduation rate.
9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Tea Area High School - 03 is part of the Tea Area School District 41-5 in South Dakota.
How This School Compares
Tea Area High School - 03 has 610 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Tea Area School District 41-5 (394 students). Its 60% proficiency rate is 3 percentage points below the district average of 62%. Compared to the South Dakota state average of 56%, the school performs 3 points higher.
Frequently Asked Questions
Tea Area High School - 03 has 610 students enrolled in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.9:1.
According to EDFacts data, 60% of students at Tea Area High School - 03 meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Tea Area High School - 03 has a 92% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
Tea Area High School - 03 is part of the Tea Area School District 41-5 in Tea, South Dakota. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.