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Enrollment
523
Elementary
DISTRICT 427 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROOKINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT 05-1·NCES 460852001298
Camelot Intermediate - 06
1401 15th St S, Brookings, SD 57006 · (605) 696-4400 · Brookings County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL523 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
17.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
112 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 265 | 51% |
| Grade 5 | 258 | 49% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Brookings School District 05-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
50.3%
SD avg 50.3% . +1.2pp since 2022
Math
41.1%
SD avg 47.5% . +11.2pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 11 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.3% | 41.1% |
| 2023-24 | 45.5% | 39.5% |
| 2022-23 | 49.1% | 29.9% |
% 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
44.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 Camelot Intermediate - 06
Camelot Intermediate - 06's state test result (44.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camelot Intermediate - 06 this school | 523 | 21.4% | 44.2% |
| Freedom Elementary - 06 Harrisburg | 442 | 23.3% | 37.8% |
| Liberty Elementary - 02 Harrisburg | 559 | 16.1% | 40.7% |
| Madison Elementary - 07 Madison | 515 | 28.5% | 53.7% |
| Meadowbrook Elementary - 10 Rapid City | 478 | 24.7% | 51.7% |
| Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06 Tea | 379 | 20.6% | 58.9% |
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 Camelot Intermediate - 06 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Brookings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #123 of 193 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #141 of 199 ▲ 3 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #102 of 202 ▲ 21 | #4 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 523 | #23 of 331 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #121 of 131 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.9% | #69 of 131 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.4% | #170 of 209 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #54 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
523
+14 (+3%) vs 2020
+18% since 2010-11, when it was 444
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
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 | 523 | 30.4 | 17.2:1 | 21% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 503 | 35.4 | 14.2:1 | 21% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 529 | 35.5 | 14.9:1 | 23% (120) |
| 2020-21 | 509 | 32 | 15.9:1 | 14% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 576 | 36.3 | 15.9:1 | 24% (141) |
| 2015-16 | 546 | 36 | 15.2:1 | 28% (155) |
| 2010-11 | 444 | 28 | 15.9:1 | 26% (114) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Camelot Intermediate - 06.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (576 to 523); teachers down 16% (36.3 to 30.4).
About Camelot Intermediate - 06
In Brookings, South Dakota, part of Brookings County, Camelot Intermediate - 06 is an elementary school. The school covers grades 4 through 5 and reported 523 students in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in South Dakota enroll around 204, and this school is 156% larger than that mark.
Camelot Intermediate - 06 is among 8 schools run by Brookings School District 05-1, which serves 3,546 students.
At Camelot Intermediate - 06, 76% of students are White. After that, the student body is 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census figures show Brookings County is about 88% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 41%.
Camelot Intermediate - 06 reported 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 17.2:1. Elementary schools in South Dakota average 15.4:1, 1.8 fewer students per teacher than here. There are 112 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 21% of enrollment. The average for public schools in Brookings County is similar, at 20%.
On the allk12 Grade, Camelot Intermediate - 06 lands at C, ahead of 29% of South Dakota public elementary schools.
Camelot Intermediate - 06's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.2% is 10.0 points below the 54.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census data for Brookings County show median household income comes to about $70,064, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 21 public schools and about 4,921 students.
George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02 sits about 0.4 miles from Camelot Intermediate - 06. Camelot Intermediate - 06 has 7 other public schools within five miles. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Camelot Intermediate - 06 ranks 4th on proficiency.
Camelot Intermediate - 06 is coded as Town: Remote in federal locale data.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 523, up from 509 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 17.2 students per teacher, compared with 15.9 in 2020-21.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Camelot Intermediate - 06. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Brookings County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,353
Census ACS
Median income
$70,064
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
4,921 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brookings School District 05-1
- Brookings High School - 01High · 979 students
- George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02Middle · 780 students
- Dakota Prairie Elementary - 07Elementary · 509 students
- Medary Elementary - 05Elementary · 358 students
- Hillcrest Elementary - 04Elementary · 316 students
- Bobcat Plains Academy High School - 92High · 77 students
Other schools in Brookings
- Brookings High School - 01High · 979 students
- George S. Mickelson Middle School - 02Middle · 780 students
- Dakota Prairie Elementary - 07Elementary · 509 students
- Medary Elementary - 05Elementary · 358 students
- Hillcrest Elementary - 04Elementary · 316 students
- Bobcat Plains Academy High School - 92High · 77 students
Nearby schools
- George S. Mickelson Middle School - 020.4 mi · 780
- Bobcat Plains Academy High School - 920.5 mi · 77
- Bobcat Plains Academy Middle School - 930.5 mi · 4
- Brookings High School - 010.7 mi · 979
- Medary Elementary - 050.9 mi · 358
- Dakota Prairie Elementary - 071.3 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About Camelot Intermediate - 06What is the total enrollment at Camelot Intermediate - 06?
Camelot Intermediate - 06 enrolls approximately 523 students in grades 04-05.
Is Camelot Intermediate - 06 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Camelot Intermediate - 06 is an elementary school covering grades 04-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Camelot Intermediate - 06?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Camelot Intermediate - 06 is approximately 17.2:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Camelot Intermediate - 06?
Camelot Intermediate - 06 reports a student body of 76% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Camelot Intermediate - 06?
Camelot Intermediate - 06 is overseen by Brookings School District 05-1 in Brookings County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.