Enrollment
143
Elementary
DISTRICT 109 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRIDGEWATER-EMERY 30-3·NCES 462142010071
Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02
510 N Main St, Bridgewater, SD 57319 · (605) 729-2541 · McCook County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL143 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% 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.
- ABeats 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
11.7:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
44 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 16 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 39% smaller than its 5th grade class (23).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02→Bridgewater-Emery Middle School - 04→Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
61.5%
SD avg 50.3% . -3.6pp since 2022
Math
76.9%
SD avg 47.5% . +13.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 13 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.5% | 76.9% |
| 2023-24 | 71.9% | 73.4% |
| 2022-23 | 65.1% | 63.9% |
% 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
63.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02
Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02's state test result (63.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02 this school | 143 | 30.8% | 63.4% |
| Gayville-Volin Elementary - 02 Gayville | 136 | 31.6% | 33.2% |
| Ethan Elementary - 02 Ethan | 155 | 26.5% | 68.3% |
| Florence Elementary - 02 Florence | 179 | 32.4% | 39.2% |
| Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04 Alcester | 166 | 33.7% | 50.1% |
| Viborg-Hurley Elementary - 02 Viborg | 153 | 26.8% | 60.5% |
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 Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In McCook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #27 of 193 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.9% | #11 of 199 ▲ 8 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #47 of 202 ▼ 36 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 143 | #175 of 331 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.8% | #124 of 209 | N/A |
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
143
-24 (-14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 143 | 12.2 | 11.7:1 | 31% (44) |
| 2023-24 | 159 | 12.2 | 13.0:1 | 40% (63) |
| 2022-23 | 162 | 13.8 | 11.7:1 | 39% (63) |
| 2020-21 | 167 | 13 | 12.8:1 | 42% (70) |
| 2017-18 | 162 | 14.3 | 11.3:1 | 43% (70) |
| 2015-16 | 108 | 9 | 12.0:1 | 43% (46) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (162 to 143); teachers down 15% (14.3 to 12.2).
About Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02
Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02 is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Bridgewater, South Dakota. The school counted 143 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 30% below the average for elementary schools in South Dakota.
Bridgewater-Emery 30-3 is the district for Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02. It has 3 schools and 328 students.
White students are 94% of those enrolled at Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02. Other reported shares: 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is in line with McCook County, where about 93% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 12%.
Based on 12.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02 has a ratio of 11.7:1. The average for elementary schools in South Dakota, 15.4:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 31% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02 earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 88% of South Dakota public elementary schools.
Test results at Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02 are 13.0 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (63.4% actual, 50.4% predicted).
American Community Survey estimates for McCook County show that the median household earns about $83,852 a year, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. McCook County has 12 public schools with about 1,172 students, including Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02.
Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01 is about 6.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02 is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within ten miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02 at 1st of 5.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
The school shrank from 167 students in 2020-21 to 143 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.7:1.
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McCook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,751
Census ACS
Median income
$83,852
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
1,172 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bridgewater-Emery 30-3
- Bridgewater-Emery High School - 01High · 100 students
- Bridgewater-Emery Middle School - 04Middle · 85 students
Nearby schools
- Bridgewater-Emery High School - 016.7 mi · 100
- Bridgewater-Emery Middle School - 046.7 mi · 85
- Goldenview Colony School - 049.9 mi · 28
- Canistota Middle School - 0310.8 mi · 68
- Canistota High School - 0110.8 mi · 99
- Canistota Elementary - 0210.8 mi · 141
Frequently asked questions
About Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02How large is Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02?
Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 143 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02 serve?
Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02 serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02 is approximately 11.7:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02?
Student demographics at Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02 are roughly 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02 public or private?
Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bridgewater-Emery 30-3.
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