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What's the one class at Buchanan K-1 Center - 18 every student should take?
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Enrollment
467
Elementary
DISTRICT 286 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HURON SCHOOL DISTRICT 02-2·NCES 463548001370
Buchanan K-1 Center - 18
555 Mellette Ave SW, Huron, SD 57350 · (605) 353-7875 · Beadle County
GRADES KG–01ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL467 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- DTest 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
16.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
327 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 242 | 52% |
| Grade 1 | 225 | 48% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Buchanan K-1 Center - 18→Madison 2-3 Center - 19→Washington 4-5 Center - 20→Huron Middle School - 02→Huron High School - 01
Based on grade levels within Huron School District 02-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
25.0%
SD avg 50.3% . -6.3pp since 2022
Math
23.8%
SD avg 47.5% . -3.6pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 4 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.0% | 23.8% |
| 2023-24 | 32.3% | 30.3% |
| 2022-23 | 31.3% | 27.4% |
% 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
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Buchanan K-1 Center - 18
Buchanan K-1 Center - 18's state test result (27.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buchanan K-1 Center - 18 this school | 467 | 70.0% | 27.9% |
| Madison 2-3 Center - 19 Huron | 474 | 72.2% | 27.9% |
| Washington 4-5 Center - 20 Huron | 453 | 71.7% | 33.3% |
| Lincoln Elementary - 08 Aberdeen | 233 | 60.5% | 48.5% |
| Rosa Parks Elementary - 15 Sioux Falls | 618 | 59.4% | 34.0% |
| May Overby Elementary - 09 Aberdeen | 327 | 53.5% | 39.7% |
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 Buchanan K-1 Center - 18 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Beadle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #173 of 193 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #183 of 199 ▼ 9 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #185 of 202 ▼ 16 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 467 | #34 of 331 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #105 of 131 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #17 of 131 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.0% | #36 of 209 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #83 of 87 | 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
467
+21 (+5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 467 | 28.9 | 16.1:1 | 70% (327) |
| 2023-24 | 429 | 28 | 15.3:1 | 71% (306) |
| 2022-23 | 463 | 31 | 14.9:1 | 69% (321) |
| 2020-21 | 446 | 28 | 15.9:1 | 64% (286) |
| 2017-18 | 478 | 29.3 | 16.3:1 | 72% (342) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buchanan K-1 Center - 18.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (478 to 467); teachers down 1% (29.3 to 28.9).
About Buchanan K-1 Center - 18
Buchanan K-1 Center - 18 is a public elementary school in Huron, South Dakota. Enrollment totals 467 students across kindergarten through 1. The school is 129% above the average for elementary schools in South Dakota.
The district, Huron School District 02-2, operates 10 schools serving 3,078 students.
The largest group at Buchanan K-1 Center - 18 is Hispanic students, at 42%. The school is also 33% White, 19% Asian, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 15% Hispanic share among all Beadle County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
There are 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Buchanan K-1 Center - 18, giving a ratio of 16.1:1. Elementary schools in South Dakota average 15.4:1, 0.7 fewer students per teacher than here. A total of 327 students, or 70%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Beadle County average 62%.
Buchanan K-1 Center - 18 earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 15% of South Dakota public elementary schools.
Compared with South Dakota schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Buchanan K-1 Center - 18's results are 6.5 points below predicted: 27.9% against 34.3%.
In the wider Beadle County area, the median household earns about $67,681 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Beadle County, 17 public schools serve about 3,544 students.
Huron Middle School - 02 is about 1.0 miles from Buchanan K-1 Center - 18, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 7 other public schools. Buchanan K-1 Center - 18 places 3rd of 4 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Remote. That means it sits in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment rose 5% over 4 years, reaching 467 in 2024-25.
The Buchanan K-1 Center - 18 discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Beadle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,309
Census ACS
Median income
$67,681
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
3,544 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Huron School District 02-2
- Huron High School - 01High · 852 students
- Huron Middle School - 02Middle · 716 students
- Madison 2-3 Center - 19Elementary · 474 students
- Washington 4-5 Center - 20Elementary · 453 students
- Huron Virtual High School - 92High · 53 students
- Our Home ASAP - 12High · 23 students
Other schools in Huron
- Huron High School - 01High · 852 students
- Huron Middle School - 02Middle · 716 students
- Madison 2-3 Center - 19Elementary · 474 students
- Washington 4-5 Center - 20Elementary · 453 students
- Huron Virtual High School - 92High · 53 students
- Our Home ASAP - 12High · 23 students
Nearby schools
- Huron Middle School - 021.0 mi · 716
- Washington 4-5 Center - 201.1 mi · 453
- Huron Virtual High School - 921.1 mi · 53
- Huron High School - 011.1 mi · 852
- Madison 2-3 Center - 191.7 mi · 474
- Our Home ASAP - 124.8 mi · 23
Frequently asked questions
About Buchanan K-1 Center - 18How many students attend Buchanan K-1 Center - 18?
Buchanan K-1 Center - 18 enrolls approximately 467 students in grades KG-01.
Is Buchanan K-1 Center - 18 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Buchanan K-1 Center - 18 is an elementary school covering grades KG-01.
How many students per teacher at Buchanan K-1 Center - 18?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Buchanan K-1 Center - 18.
What is the student diversity at Buchanan K-1 Center - 18?
Student demographics at Buchanan K-1 Center - 18 are roughly 33% White, 42% Hispanic, 1% Black, 19% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Buchanan K-1 Center - 18 in?
Buchanan K-1 Center - 18 is part of Huron School District 02-2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.