Enrollment
166
Elementary
DISTRICT 100 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALCESTER-HUDSON SCHOOL DISTRICT 61-1·NCES 460002800013
Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04
409 E 6th St, Alcester, SD 57001 · (605) 934-2171 · Union County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL166 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
12.0:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
56 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 42%
Community
0
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 | 28 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (27).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
59.4%
SD avg 50.3% . +14.3pp since 2022
Math
52.5%
SD avg 47.5% . +2.5pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Dakota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 47. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.4% | 52.5% |
| 2023-24 | 53.1% | 46.9% |
| 2022-23 | 45.1% | 50.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for South Dakota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among South Dakota's top nor bottom 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 Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04
Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04's state test result (50.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04 this school | 166 | 33.7% | 50.1% |
| Florence Elementary - 02 Florence | 179 | 32.4% | 39.2% |
| Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02 Bridgewater | 143 | 30.8% | 63.4% |
| Gayville-Volin Elementary - 02 Gayville | 136 | 31.6% | 33.2% |
| Irene - Wakonda Elementary - 02 Wakonda | 161 | 34.8% | 32.5% |
| Hermosa Elementary - 04 Hermosa | 181 | 30.9% | 37.7% |
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 Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #96 of 193 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #95 of 199 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #58 of 202 ▲ 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 166 | #151 of 331 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.7% | #110 of 209 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.8% | #6 of 87 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
166
-57 (-26%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 276
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 166 | 13.9 | 12.0:1 | 34% (56) |
| 2023-24 | 170 | 14.1 | 12.1:1 | 35% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 195 | 17.8 | 10.9:1 | 25% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 223 | 17 | 13.1:1 | 36% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 230 | 16.9 | 13.6:1 | 25% (57) |
| 2015-16 | 213 | 15 | 14.2:1 | 32% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 153 | 16 | 9.6:1 | 37% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 229 | 18 | 12.7:1 | 24% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 276 | 18 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (230 to 166); teachers down 18% (16.9 to 13.9).
About Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04
As a small elementary school, Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04 serves students in Alcester, South Dakota. The school serves 166 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25.
Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1 includes 4 schools. Together they enroll 351 students.
White students make up 91% of enrollment at Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04. The remaining students are 4% Hispanic and 2% Native American. For comparison, Union County is about 90% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 17% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04 counts 13.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.0 students for each one. This ratio sits 3.4 below the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in South Dakota. About 34% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The average for public schools in Union County is 19%.
allk12 grades Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04 a B-. The grade compares the school only with South Dakota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In South Dakota, Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04 is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 50.1% actual against a predicted 49.2%.
In the county around the school, Union County, the median household income is $89,636, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 14 public schools in Union County, enrolling about 3,037 students in all.
Nearest public school: Alcester-Hudson Preschool - 05, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 56.7%; Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04's is 50.1%, ranking 4th of 6.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal data show a 26% enrollment decrease, from 223 in 2020-21 to 166 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.1:1 to 12.0:1.
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Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,081
Census ACS
Median income
$89,636
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,037 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1
- Alcester-Hudson High School - 01High · 99 students
- Alcester-Hudson Jr. High - 03Middle · 53 students
- Alcester-Hudson Preschool - 05Elementary · 33 students
Other schools in Alcester
- Alcester-Hudson High School - 01High · 99 students
- Alcester-Hudson Jr. High - 03Middle · 53 students
- Alcester-Hudson Preschool - 05Elementary · 33 students
Nearby schools
- Alcester-Hudson Preschool - 050.0 mi · 33
- Alcester-Hudson High School - 010.0 mi · 99
- Alcester-Hudson Jr. High - 030.0 mi · 53
- Hawarden Elementary School7.3 mi · 193
- West Sioux Middle School7.8 mi · 154
- West Sioux High School7.8 mi · 242
Frequently asked questions
About Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04How many students attend Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04?
Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04 enrolls approximately 166 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04 serve?
Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04 serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04 is approximately 12.0:1 (14 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04?
Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04 reports a student body of 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04?
Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04 is overseen by Alcester-Hudson School District 61-1 in Union County.
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