Enrollment
166
Elementary
DISTRICT 79 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRITTON-HECLA SCHOOL DISTRICT 45-4·NCES 460004101140
Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02
759 5th St, Britton, SD 57430 · (605) 443-2234 · Marshall County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL166 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
10.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
38 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (25).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02→Britton-Hecla Middle School - 03
Based on grade levels within Britton-Hecla School District 45-4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.7%
SD avg 50.3% . +0.3pp since 2022
Math
47.1%
SD avg 47.5% . +3.7pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Dakota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 47. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.7% | 47.1% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 42.2% |
| 2022-23 | 43.4% | 43.4% |
% 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
47.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.6%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02
Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02's state test result (47.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02 this school | 166 | 22.9% | 47.4% |
| Arlington Elementary - 02 Arlington | 152 | 20.4% | 63.9% |
| Ipswich Elementary - 02 Ipswich | 182 | 22.5% | 66.2% |
| Hanson Elementary - 06 Alexandria | 151 | 25.2% | 59.4% |
| Viborg-Hurley Elementary - 02 Viborg | 153 | 26.8% | 60.5% |
| Chester Elementary -02 Chester | 154 | 20.1% | 49.8% |
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 Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #112 of 193 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #119 of 199 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #129 of 202 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 166 | #152 of 331 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.9% | #162 of 209 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.4% | #14 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
166
-4 (-2%) vs 2020
-14% since 2010-11, when it was 194
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 166 | 15.6 | 10.6:1 | 23% (38) |
| 2023-24 | 173 | 14.4 | 12.1:1 | 18% (32) |
| 2022-23 | 174 | 15.7 | 11.1:1 | 17% (30) |
| 2020-21 | 170 | 13 | 13.1:1 | 21% (36) |
| 2017-18 | 214 | 16.5 | 12.9:1 | 28% (59) |
| 2015-16 | 207 | 17 | 12.2:1 | 29% (61) |
| 2010-11 | 194 | 14 | 13.9:1 | 41% (80) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (214 to 166); teachers down 6% (16.5 to 15.6).
About Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02
Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02, located in Britton, South Dakota, is a small elementary school. The latest federal count shows 166 students in kindergarten through 5.
The district, Britton-Hecla School District 45-4, operates 6 schools serving 468 students.
Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02's enrollment is 89% White. The next largest groups are 5% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 21%, meaning two students picked at random have a 21% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02's 15.6 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 10.6:1. On average, elementary schools in South Dakota have 15.4:1, compared with 10.6:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 23%. The 31% average for public schools in Marshall County is 8 points higher.
Measured against South Dakota public elementary schools, Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02 receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02 would be expected to post about 53.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 47.4%.
In Marshall County (population about 4,344), the median household income is $78,156, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 2% of residents are in poverty. Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02 is one of 13 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Britton-Hecla High School - 01, is less than a tenth of a mile from Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02 is 1st on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 170 in 2020-21 and 166 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.1:1 in 2020-21 to 10.6:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Marshall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,344
Census ACS
Median income
$78,156
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
2%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
726 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Britton-Hecla School District 45-4
- Britton-Hecla High School - 01High · 127 students
- Britton-Hecla Middle School - 03Middle · 97 students
- Westwood Rural Elementary - 05Elementary · 38 students
- Sunset Colony Elementary - 04Elementary · 32 students
- Sunset Colony High School - 06High · 8 students
Other schools in Britton
- Britton-Hecla High School - 01High · 127 students
- Britton-Hecla Middle School - 03Middle · 97 students
- Westwood Rural Elementary - 05Elementary · 38 students
- Sunset Colony Elementary - 04Elementary · 32 students
- Sunset Colony High School - 06High · 8 students
Nearby schools
- Britton-Hecla High School - 010.0 mi · 127
- Britton-Hecla Middle School - 030.0 mi · 97
- Westwood Rural Elementary - 056.6 mi · 38
- Sunset Colony High School - 066.6 mi · 8
- Sunset Colony Elementary - 046.6 mi · 32
- Newport Colony Elementary - 0411.8 mi · 44
Frequently asked questions
About Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02What is the total enrollment at Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02?
Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 166 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02 serve?
Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02 serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02.
How diverse is Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02?
Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02 reports a student body of 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02?
Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02 is overseen by Britton-Hecla School District 45-4 in Marshall County.
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