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
B
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Scored higher than 58% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 10 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 35% larger than its 5th grade class (17).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
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.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.5% | 71.2% |
| 2023-24 | 48.6% | 64.3% |
| 2022-23 | 54.2% | 74.6% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Canistota Elementary - 02
Canistota Elementary - 02's state test result (52.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canistota Elementary - 02 this school | 141 | 28.4% | 52.9% |
| Ethan Elementary - 02 Ethan | 155 | 26.5% | 68.3% |
| Philip Elementary - 02 Philip | 131 | 25.2% | 48.4% |
| Hanson Elementary - 06 Alexandria | 151 | 25.2% | 59.4% |
| Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary - 02 De Smet | 176 | 29.0% | 55.4% |
| Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02 Bridgewater | 143 | 30.8% | 63.4% |
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 Canistota Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In McCook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #82 of 193 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #25 of 199 ▲ 18 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #15 of 202 ▲ 97 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 141 | #177 of 331 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.4% | #133 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
141
+25 (+22%) vs 2020
+88% since 1990-91, when it was 75
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 141 | 13.3 | 10.6:1 | 28% (40) |
| 2023-24 | 158 | 12.8 | 12.3:1 | 31% (49) |
| 2022-23 | 157 | 10.1 | 15.5:1 | 24% (38) |
| 2020-21 | 116 | 10 | 11.6:1 | 23% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 108 | 9.8 | 11.1:1 | 29% (31) |
| 2015-16 | 107 | 9 | 11.9:1 | 25% (27) |
| 2010-11 | 119 | 10 | 11.9:1 | 29% (35) |
| 2000-01 | 97 | 5 | 19.4:1 | 34% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 75 | 6 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Canistota Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students up 31% (108 to 141); teachers up 36% (9.8 to 13.3).
About Canistota Elementary - 02
Canistota Elementary - 02 is the name of a low-enrollment elementary school in Canistota, South Dakota. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 141 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in South Dakota) has about 204 students.
Canistota School District 43-1 runs Canistota Elementary - 02 along with 2 other schools, enrolling 308 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Canistota Elementary - 02 is 86% White. Other groups make up 7% Native American, 3% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 26% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1 at Canistota Elementary - 02, with 13.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 4.8 below the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in South Dakota. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 28%.
allk12 grades Canistota Elementary - 02 a B. The grade compares the school only with South Dakota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 51.4% at Canistota Elementary - 02; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 52.9%.
Census Bureau estimates for McCook County show that the median household income is $83,852, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Besides Canistota Elementary - 02, McCook County has 11 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Canistota Middle School - 03 is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Canistota Elementary - 02. Its average proficiency rate of 52.9% is above the 52.0% average for nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Canistota Elementary - 02 as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal data show a 22% enrollment rise, from 116 in 2020-21 to 141 in 2024-25.
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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 High School - 018.8 mi · 63
- Montrose Elementary - 028.8 mi · 108
- Montrose Middle School - 038.8 mi · 53
- 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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