Enrollment
152
Elementary
DISTRICT 85 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARLINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 38-1·NCES 460372000021
Arlington Elementary - 02
306 S Main St, Arlington, SD 57212 · (605) 983-5741 · Kingsbury County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL152 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- ATest 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
14.1:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
31 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 32% smaller than its 6th grade class (25).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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 Arlington School District 38-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
71.4%
SD avg 50.3% . +10.2pp since 2022
Math
74.7%
SD avg 47.5% . +8.8pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 10 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 9 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.4% | 74.7% |
| 2023-24 | 59.3% | 77.9% |
| 2022-23 | 61.2% | 65.9% |
% 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
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.7%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Arlington Elementary - 02
Arlington Elementary - 02's state test result (63.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington Elementary - 02 this school | 152 | 20.4% | 63.9% |
| Chester Elementary -02 Chester | 154 | 20.1% | 49.8% |
| Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02 Britton | 166 | 22.9% | 47.4% |
| Northwestern Elementary - 04 Mellette | 135 | 19.3% | 52.8% |
| Ipswich Elementary - 02 Ipswich | 182 | 22.5% | 66.2% |
| Hanson Elementary - 06 Alexandria | 151 | 25.2% | 59.4% |
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 Arlington Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #24 of 193 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.7% | #20 of 199 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #9 of 202 ▲ 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 152 | #164 of 331 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.4% | #177 of 209 |
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
152
+15 (+11%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 200
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 152 | 10.8 | 14.1:1 | 20% (31) |
| 2023-24 | 161 | 10.8 | 14.9:1 | 19% (31) |
| 2022-23 | 155 | 10.9 | 14.2:1 | 17% (26) |
| 2020-21 | 137 | 9 | 15.2:1 | 16% (22) |
| 2017-18 | 150 | 10.4 | 14.4:1 | 20% (30) |
| 2015-16 | 167 | 10 | 16.7:1 | 21% (35) |
| 2010-11 | 158 | 10 | 15.8:1 | 25% (40) |
| 2000-01 | 169 | 15 | 11.3:1 | 34% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 200 | 13 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arlington Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (150 to 152); teachers up 4% (10.4 to 10.8).
About Arlington Elementary - 02
Arlington Elementary - 02 sits in Arlington, South Dakota, and is classified as an elementary school. It has an enrollment of 152 students in kindergarten through 6. That compares with an average of about 204 students for elementary schools in South Dakota.
Arlington School District 38-1 is responsible for 4 schools, Arlington Elementary - 02 included, with 292 students in all.
Of every 100 students at Arlington Elementary - 02, about 91 are White. After that, the student body is 5% Hispanic. Census estimates put Kingsbury County at about 92% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 16% means there is a 16% chance two randomly chosen students at Arlington Elementary - 02 are from different groups.
Staffing at Arlington Elementary - 02 comes to 10.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.1:1. Elementary schools in South Dakota have an average ratio of 15.4:1. On the income side, 20% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Kingsbury County averages 29%, higher than here.
Arlington Elementary - 02 holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 85% of South Dakota public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 63.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 54.7%.
In the surrounding county, Kingsbury County, median household income comes to about $74,000, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 17 public schools and about 1,061 students.
Arlington Preschool - 04, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. By average proficiency, Arlington Elementary - 02 is 2nd among 4 schools close by.
Federal data place Arlington Elementary - 02 in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 11%, from 137 to 152. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.1:1, from 15.2:1.
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Kingsbury County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,244
Census ACS
Median income
$74,000
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
1,061 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Arlington School District 38-1
- Arlington High School - 01High · 76 students
- Arlington Jr. High - 03Middle · 47 students
- Arlington Preschool - 04Elementary · 17 students
Other schools in Arlington
- Arlington High School - 01High · 76 students
- Arlington Jr. High - 03Middle · 47 students
- Spring Lake Colony ElementaryElementary · 18 students
- Arlington Preschool - 04Elementary · 17 students
- Spring Lake Colony High SchoolHigh · 12 students
- Spring Lake Colony Elementary - 04Combined
Other Arlington Elementary schools
16 other US public schools in 13 states are named Arlington Elementary. Arlington Elementary - 02 is the 16th largest of the 17.
- Arlington ElementaryArlington, TN · 926 students
- Arlington Elementary SchoolJackson, TN · 626 students
- Arlington ElementaryTorrance, CA · 594 students
- Arlington ElementaryLawrence, MA · 558 students
- Arlington ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 529 students
Nearby schools
- Arlington Preschool - 040.0 mi · 17
- Arlington High School - 010.0 mi · 76
- Arlington Jr. High - 030.0 mi · 47
- Spring Lake Colony Elementary8.9 mi · 18
- Spring Lake Colony High School8.9 mi · 12
- Sioux Valley Elementary - 0211.1 mi · 372
Frequently asked questions
About Arlington Elementary - 02How large is Arlington Elementary - 02?
Arlington Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 152 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Arlington Elementary - 02 serve?
Arlington Elementary - 02 serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Arlington Elementary - 02 have?
Arlington Elementary - 02 employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
How diverse is Arlington Elementary - 02?
Arlington Elementary - 02 reports a student body of 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is Arlington Elementary - 02 public or private?
Arlington Elementary - 02 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Arlington School District 38-1.
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