Enrollment
40
Elementary
DISTRICT 24 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOWDLE SCHOOL DISTRICT 22-1·NCES 460780000068
Bowdle Elementary - 02
3083 2nd Ave, Bowdle, SD 57428 · (605) 285-6590 · Edmunds County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL40 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 83% 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
5.5:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
17 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 12 | 30% |
| Grade 1 | 5 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 3 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 8 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 6 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 6 | 15% |
Student demographics
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 Bowdle School District 22-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
55.0%
SD avg 50.3% . -11.7pp since 2022
Math
60.0%
SD avg 47.5% . -1.9pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 12 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 75.0% |
| 2022-23 | 66.7% | 61.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of SD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
61.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% 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 16 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 →
Where Bowdle Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Edmunds County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 40 | #259 of 331 | #3 of 6 |
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
40
-27 (-40%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 105
Student : Teacher
5.5:1
was 7.4:1
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 | 40 | 7.3 | 5.5:1 | 43% (17) |
| 2023-24 | 38 | 7.7 | 5.0:1 | 37% (14) |
| 2022-23 | 46 | 7.1 | 6.4:1 | 46% (21) |
| 2020-21 | 67 | 9 | 7.4:1 | 39% (26) |
| 2017-18 | 67 | 8.4 | 8.0:1 | 43% (29) |
| 2015-16 | 68 | 9 | 7.6:1 | 35% (24) |
| 2010-11 | 81 | 8 | 10.1:1 | 37% (30) |
| 2000-01 | 77 | 8 | 9.6:1 | 47% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 105 | 7 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bowdle Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (67 to 40); teachers down 13% (8.4 to 7.3).
About Bowdle Elementary - 02
Bowdle Elementary - 02 is a very small elementary school with its address in Bowdle, South Dakota. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 40 students in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in South Dakota, the average enrollment is about 204.
The 4 schools of Bowdle School District 22-1, including Bowdle Elementary - 02, enroll 90 students.
White students are 85% of those enrolled at Bowdle Elementary - 02. Next come 8% Asian, 5% Native American, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 95% White among all Edmunds County residents.
With 7.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 5.5:1. The average for elementary schools in South Dakota is 15.4:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Bowdle Elementary - 02, 43% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 29% for public schools in Edmunds County.
Bowdle Elementary - 02 holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 83% of South Dakota public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Bowdle Elementary - 02 ranks in the top 10% in South Dakota. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 61.3%, against a prediction of 45.6%.
In the wider Edmunds County area, the median household earns about $81,630 a year, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Bowdle Elementary - 02 shares Edmunds County with 13 other public schools.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Bowdle Elementary - 02 from the closest public school, Bowdle High School - 01. Bowdle Elementary - 02 has 3 other public schools within five miles. Bowdle Elementary - 02 comes in 1st of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 27 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 7.4 to 5.5 over 4 years.
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Edmunds County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,048
Census ACS
Median income
$81,630
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
684 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bowdle School District 22-1
- Bowdle High School - 01High · 23 students
- Bowdle Jr. High - 03Middle · 20 students
- Bowdle Preschool - 04Elementary · 7 students
Other schools in Bowdle
- Bowdle High School - 01High · 23 students
- Bowdle Jr. High - 03Middle · 20 students
- Bowdle Preschool - 04Elementary · 7 students
Nearby schools
- Bowdle High School - 010.0 mi · 23
- Bowdle Preschool - 040.0 mi · 7
- Bowdle Jr. High - 030.0 mi · 20
- Boulder Colony School - 0614.5 mi · 12
- Edmunds Central Elementary - 0515.2 mi · 61
- Edmunds Central Middle School - 0215.2 mi · 28
Frequently asked questions
About Bowdle Elementary - 02How large is Bowdle Elementary - 02?
Bowdle Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 40 students in grades KG-05.
Is Bowdle Elementary - 02 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bowdle Elementary - 02 is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Bowdle Elementary - 02 have?
Bowdle Elementary - 02 employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 5.5:1.
How diverse is Bowdle Elementary - 02?
Bowdle Elementary - 02 reports a student body of 85% White, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Bowdle Elementary - 02 in?
Bowdle Elementary - 02 is part of Bowdle School District 22-1.
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