Enrollment
119
Elementary
DISTRICT 75 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARMOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT 21-1·NCES 460378000023
Armour Elementary - 02
905 Dobson Ave, Armour, SD 57313 · (605) 724-2698 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL119 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
12.9:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
12 students
DISTRICT 14% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 23 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 18 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 50% larger than its 5th grade class (12).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
Based on grade levels within Armour School District 21-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
30.0%
SD avg 50.3% . -16.5pp since 2022
Math
37.5%
SD avg 47.5% . +2.6pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 17 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 | 30.0% | 37.5% |
| 2023-24 | 38.9% | 36.1% |
| 2022-23 | 46.5% | 34.9% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of SD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
33.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.9%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-25.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 59% typical for South Dakota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Armour Elementary - 02
Armour Elementary - 02's state test result (33.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armour Elementary - 02 this school | 119 | 10.1% | 33.2% |
| Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02 Colton | 154 | 16.2% | 50.4% |
| Montrose Elementary - 02 Montrose | 108 | 13.9% | 56.7% |
| Warner Elementary - 02 Warner | 145 | 4.8% | 82.8% |
| Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Elementary Rutland | 116 | 21.6% | 40.1% |
| Northwestern Elementary - 04 Mellette | 135 | 19.3% | 52.8% |
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 Armour Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #161 of 193 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #157 of 199 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #172 of 202 ▼ 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 119 | #189 of 331 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.1% | #205 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
119
+7 (+6%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 96
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 119 | 9.2 | 12.9:1 | 10% (12) |
| 2023-24 | 118 | 8.4 | 14.0:1 | 28% (33) |
| 2022-23 | 123 | 9.3 | 13.2:1 | 28% (35) |
| 2020-21 | 112 | 8 | 14.0:1 | 28% (31) |
| 2017-18 | 72 | 7.3 | 9.9:1 | 31% (22) |
| 2015-16 | 73 | 6 | 12.2:1 | 26% (19) |
| 2010-11 | 62 | 7 | 8.9:1 | 34% (21) |
| 2000-01 | 60 | 7 | 8.6:1 | 32% (19) |
| 1990-91 | 96 | 8 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Armour Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students up 65% (72 to 119); teachers up 27% (7.3 to 9.2).
About Armour Elementary - 02
Armour Elementary - 02, a small elementary school, is located in Armour, South Dakota. It reports enrollment of 119 students in pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 42% below the 204-student average for elementary schools in South Dakota.
The district, Armour School District 21-1, has 226 students enrolled across 3 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Armour Elementary - 02 is 87% White. Other groups include 8% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 24%.
For every teacher at Armour Elementary - 02, there are about 12.9 students; the school has 9.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in South Dakota average 15.4:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 10%.
Armour Elementary - 02 holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 11% of South Dakota public elementary schools.
Test results at Armour Elementary - 02 are 25.7 points below what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.2%, compared with a predicted 58.9%, which ranks in the bottom 10% in South Dakota.
The county, Douglas County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $86,442, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 6 public schools and about 353 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Armour Middle School - 03, is less than a tenth of a mile. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Armour Elementary - 02 places 4th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The federal government classifies Armour Elementary - 02's location as Rural: Remote.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 119, compared with 112 in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.9:1) than in 2020-21 (14.0:1).
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Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,828
Census ACS
Median income
$86,442
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
353 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Armour School District 21-1
- Armour High School - 01High · 57 students
- Armour Middle School - 03Middle · 50 students
Other schools in Armour
- Armour High School - 01High · 57 students
- Armour Middle School - 03Middle · 50 students
Other Armour Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Armour Elementary. Armour Elementary - 02 is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Armour Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 255 students
Nearby schools
- Armour Middle School - 030.0 mi · 50
- Armour High School - 010.0 mi · 57
- Corsica-Stickney High School - 017.6 mi · 72
- Corsica-Stickney Jr. High - 037.6 mi · 52
- Lakeview Colony Elementary - 059.0 mi · 23
- Greenwood Colony Elementary - 0512.5 mi · 3
Frequently asked questions
About Armour Elementary - 02How many students attend Armour Elementary - 02?
Armour Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 119 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Armour Elementary - 02 serve?
Armour Elementary - 02 serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Armour Elementary - 02?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Armour Elementary - 02 is approximately 12.9:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Armour Elementary - 02?
At Armour Elementary - 02, the student body is approximately 87% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Armour Elementary - 02 in?
Armour Elementary - 02 is part of Armour School District 21-1.
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