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If you could change one rule at Adventure Elementary - 10, what would it be?
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Enrollment
440
Elementary
DISTRICT 419 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT 41-2·NCES 463135001411
Adventure Elementary - 10
27220 472nd Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57108 · (605) 432-2567 · Lincoln County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded South Dakota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
43 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 59% smaller than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 53% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
81.0%
SD avg 50.3% . -1.4pp since 2022
Math
82.1%
SD avg 47.5% . -4.5pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Dakota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 47. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 5 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 82.1% |
| 2023-24 | 81.5% | 86.0% |
| 2022-23 | 82.4% | 86.6% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SD Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of SD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
80.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.0%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 59% typical for South Dakota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in South Dakota's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Adventure Elementary - 10
Adventure Elementary - 10's state test result (80.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adventure Elementary - 10 this school | 440 | 9.8% | 80.4% |
| Corral Drive Elementary - 21 Rapid City | 439 | 6.2% | 61.3% |
| Robert Bennis Elementary - 05 Brandon | 542 | 10.1% | 69.5% |
| Dakota Prairie Elementary - 07 Brookings | 509 | 12.4% | 64.2% |
| Pinedale Elementary - 11 Rapid City | 377 | 14.1% | 58.4% |
| Fred Assam Elementary - 06 Sioux Falls | 531 | 7.7% | 89.9% |
Matched among South Dakota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Adventure Elementary - 10 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Lincoln County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.4% | #4 of 193 | #1 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.1% | #5 of 199 ▼ 2 | #1 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #5 of 202 ▼ 2 | #1 of 12 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #45 of 331 | #5 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #110 of 131 | #9 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.3% | #103 of 131 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.8% | #206 of 209 | #12 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 440 | 26.8 | 16.4:1 | 10% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 421 | 26.1 | 16.1:1 | 3% (13) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 24.2 | 17.1:1 | 5% (21) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Adventure Elementary - 10.
About Adventure Elementary - 10
Adventure Elementary - 10 is a large elementary school in South Dakota, with an address in Sioux Falls. Enrollment is 440 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in South Dakota is about 204 students, so this school is 116% bigger than average.
Adventure Elementary - 10 is run by Harrisburg School District 41-2, whose 11 schools enroll 6,222 students.
White students make up 88% of enrollment at Adventure Elementary - 10. Next come 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. The White share in Lincoln County as a whole is similar, at about 90%. The school's diversity index is 22%, meaning two students picked at random have a 22% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 16.4 students per teacher and 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in South Dakota. About 10% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Lincoln County average 18%.
allk12 grades Adventure Elementary - 10 an A+. The grade compares the school only with South Dakota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Adventure Elementary - 10 posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 80.4%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in South Dakota are predicted to post 59.0%, so the school is 21.4 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
Lincoln County has about 70,638 residents, and the median household income is $99,166, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. In all, Lincoln County has 26 public schools and roughly 10,530 students.
The nearest public school is Endeavor Elementary - 07, at about 1.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 51.4%, lower than Adventure Elementary - 10's 80.4%.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Discussion on this page can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
70,638
Census ACS
Median income
$99,166
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
10,530 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harrisburg School District 41-2
- Harrisburg High School - 01High · 1,806 students
- Liberty Elementary - 02Elementary · 559 students
- Harrisburg North Middle School - 08Middle · 534 students
- Harrisburg South Middle School - 03Middle · 519 students
- Horizon Elementary - 09Elementary · 458 students
- Freedom Elementary - 06Elementary · 442 students
Other schools in Sioux Falls
- Lincoln High School - 02High · 1,954 students
- Jefferson High School - 67High · 1,888 students
- Washington High School - 01High · 1,819 students
- Roosevelt High School - 03High · 1,785 students
- Memorial Middle School - 04Middle · 1,133 students
- Edison Middle School - 06Middle · 937 students
Other Adventure Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Adventure Elementary. Adventure Elementary - 10 is the largest of the 2.
- Adventure ElementaryDENVER, CO · 429 students
Nearby schools
- Endeavor Elementary - 071.6 mi · 358
- Harrisburg North Middle School - 081.7 mi · 534
- Freedom Elementary - 062.3 mi · 442
- Harrisburg High School - 012.3 mi · 1,806
- Explorer Elementary - 042.5 mi · 338
- Journey Elementary - 053.0 mi · 340
Frequently asked questions
About Adventure Elementary - 10How large is Adventure Elementary - 10?
Adventure Elementary - 10 enrolls approximately 440 students in grades KG-05.
Is Adventure Elementary - 10 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Adventure Elementary - 10 is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Adventure Elementary - 10 have?
Adventure Elementary - 10 employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Adventure Elementary - 10?
At Adventure Elementary - 10, the student body is approximately 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Adventure Elementary - 10 public or private?
Adventure Elementary - 10 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Harrisburg School District 41-2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.