Enrollment
217
Elementary
DISTRICT 147 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BENNETT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 03-1·NCES 460624000045
Bennett County Elementary School - 03
201 5th St, Martin, SD 57551 · (605) 685-6717 · Bennett County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL217 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
217 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 18 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (33).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Bennett County Elementary School - 03→Bennett County Middle School - 06→Bennett County High School - 01
Based on grade levels within Bennett County School District 03-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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START A DISCUSSIONTest scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
25.5%
SD avg 50.3% . +8.4pp since 2022
Math
19.2%
SD avg 47.5% . +8.9pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 8 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 | 25.5% | 19.2% |
| 2023-24 | 22.2% | 19.8% |
| 2022-23 | 17.1% | 10.3% |
% 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
20.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.1%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Bennett County Elementary School - 03
Bennett County Elementary School - 03's state test result (20.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett County Elementary School - 03 this school | 217 | 100.0% | 20.1% |
| White River Elementary - 02 White River | 172 | 98.3% | 19.5% |
| Andes Central Elementary - 02 Lake Andes | 184 | 100.0% | 24.4% |
| Dupree Elementary - 02 Dupree | 203 | 100.0% | 27.1% |
| He Dog Elementary - 05 Parmelee | 189 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03 Eagle Butte | 281 | 100.0% | 10.2% |
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 Bennett County Elementary School - 03 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #182 of 193 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.2% | #188 of 199 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #182 of 202 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 217 | #127 of 331 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #7 of 131 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.7% | #26 of 131 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #1 of 209 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.5% | #13 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
217
-38 (-15%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 240
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 217 | 21.3 | 10.2:1 | 100% (217) |
| 2023-24 | 229 | 20.2 | 11.3:1 | 100% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 253 | 21.2 | 11.9:1 | 100% (253) |
| 2020-21 | 255 | 22 | 11.6:1 | 100% (255) |
| 2017-18 | 280 | 22.4 | 12.5:1 | 83% (233) |
| 2015-16 | 277 | 24 | 11.5:1 | 75% (207) |
| 2010-11 | 266 | 25 | 10.6:1 | 69% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 277 | 30 | 9.2:1 | 70% (194) |
| 1990-91 | 240 | 16 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bennett County Elementary School - 03.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (280 to 217); teachers down 5% (22.4 to 21.3).
About Bennett County Elementary School - 03
Bennett County Elementary School - 03 sits in Martin, South Dakota, and is classified as an elementary school. The school reports 217 students in pre-K through 5.
Bennett County School District 03-1 runs 3 schools with a combined 442 students. Bennett County Elementary School - 03 is one of them.
Native American students are the majority at Bennett County Elementary School - 03, with 57% of enrollment. It is also 19% White, 17% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 61% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Bennett County Elementary School - 03 operates with 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 10.2:1. On average, elementary schools in South Dakota have 15.4:1, compared with 10.2:1 here. Bennett County Elementary School - 03 reports 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Bennett County average 100%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Bennett County Elementary School - 03 is 2.0 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 20.1% actual, 22.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in South Dakota.
Within Bennett County, the median household income is $53,750, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 28% of people live in poverty. Besides Bennett County Elementary School - 03, Bennett County has 3 other public schools.
Bennett County Middle School - 06 is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
Over 4 years, Bennett County Elementary School - 03's enrollment declined 15%, to 217. The number of students per teacher fell from 11.6 to 10.2 over 4 years.
The Bennett County Elementary School - 03 community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Bennett County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,345
Census ACS
Median income
$53,750
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
28%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
682 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bennett County School District 03-1
- Bennett County High School - 01High · 125 students
- Bennett County Middle School - 06Middle · 100 students
Other schools in Martin
- Bennett County High School - 01High · 125 students
- Bennett County Middle School - 06Middle · 100 students
Nearby schools
- Bennett County Middle School - 060.5 mi · 100
- Bennett County High School - 010.5 mi · 125
- American Horse School11.9 mi · 240
- Batesland School - 0118.4 mi · 175
- Oglala Lakota County Virtual High School - 9218.4 mi · 83
- Longvalley Elementary - 1026.4 mi · 22
Frequently asked questions
About Bennett County Elementary School - 03How large is Bennett County Elementary School - 03?
Bennett County Elementary School - 03 enrolls approximately 217 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bennett County Elementary School - 03 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bennett County Elementary School - 03 is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Bennett County Elementary School - 03 have?
Bennett County Elementary School - 03 employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Bennett County Elementary School - 03?
Student demographics at Bennett County Elementary School - 03 are roughly 19% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 17% Two or more.
What district is Bennett County Elementary School - 03 in?
Bennett County Elementary School - 03 is part of Bennett County School District 03-1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.