South Dakota Content Standards

South Dakota adopted new science standards in 2024 and new English language arts standards in 2025. The K-12 standards whose wording differs from NGSS or Common Core are explained here in plain language, checked against the state's published standards, with teaching ideas and a free printable worksheet on most pages. The rest match the national standards and are listed on the NGSS and Common Core pages.

4 subjects with official sources · 857 standards explained

Math

South Dakota Mathematics Standards (2018)

Adopted
2018
In effect since
2020-21

English Language Arts

South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)

Adopted
2025
In effect since
2026-27

441 of these standards keep the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts text; each one's page there lists its South Dakota code.

Science

South Dakota Science Standards (2024)

Adopted
2024
In effect since
2025-26

148 of these standards keep the Next Generation Science Standards text; each one's page there lists its South Dakota code.

Grades 6–8

  • MS_PS3_1

    Construct and analyze graphical displays of data to describe the relationships of kinetic energy to the mass and to the speed of an object.

Social Studies

South Dakota Social Studies Standards (2023)

Adopted
2023
In effect since
2025-26

South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)

802 standards

Verified against doe.sd.gov

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South Dakota Science Standards (2024)

55 standards

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