Enrollment
141
Elementary
DISTRICT 103 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANISTOTA SCHOOL DISTRICT 43-1·NCES 461032000104
Canistota Elementary - 02
431 4th Ave, Canistota, SD 57012 · (605) 296-3458 · McCook County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL141 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
40 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Based on grade levels within Canistota School District 43-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
69.5%
SD avg 50.3% . +15.3pp since 2022
Math
71.2%
SD avg 47.5% . -3.4pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 15 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.
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
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
141
+33 (+31%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 11.1:1
% White
86%
was 92%
% Hispanic
3%
was 5%
% Black
1%
was 4%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Canistota Elementary - 02
Canistota Elementary - 02 is a low-enrollment elementary school in Canistota, South Dakota, part of Canistota School District 43-1. The school enrolls 141 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 31% smaller than the state mean of about 204.
Canistota School District 43-1 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 308 students; Canistota Elementary - 02 is among them.
Looking at the student body, Canistota Elementary - 02 lists that nearly all students (86%) are White. The remainder consists of 7% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. Roughly 28% of students at Canistota Elementary - 02 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Canistota Elementary - 02 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.4%, the actual is 52.9%, a residual of +1.4 points.
Around the school, census data for McCook County shows the typical household earns roughly $83,852 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across McCook County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,172 students), Canistota Elementary - 02 is one campus in the mix.
Canistota Middle School - 03 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Canistota Elementary - 02 comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 49.5%.
Canistota Elementary - 02 operates from a low-density location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Canistota Elementary - 02 has edged up 31%, going from 108 students in 2018 to 141 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 92% to 86%.
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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 Canistota School District 43-1
- Canistota High School - 01High · 99 students
- Canistota Middle School - 03Middle · 68 students
Other schools in Canistota
- Canistota High School - 01High · 99 students
- Canistota Middle School - 03Middle · 68 students
Nearby schools
- Canistota Middle School - 030.0 mi · 68
- Canistota High School - 010.0 mi · 99
- Montrose Middle School - 038.8 mi · 53
- Montrose High School - 018.8 mi · 63
- Montrose Elementary - 028.8 mi · 108
- Goldenview Colony School - 049.8 mi · 28
Frequently asked questions
About Canistota Elementary - 02How large is Canistota Elementary - 02?
Canistota Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 141 students in grades PK-05.
Is Canistota Elementary - 02 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Canistota Elementary - 02 is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Canistota Elementary - 02 have?
Canistota Elementary - 02 employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
How diverse is Canistota Elementary - 02?
Canistota Elementary - 02 reports a student body of 86% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Canistota Elementary - 02 in?
Canistota Elementary - 02 is part of Canistota School District 43-1.
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