Enrollment
140
Elementary
DISTRICT 79 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CASTLEWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT 28-1·NCES 461128000113
Castlewood Elementary - 02
310 E Harry St, Castlewood, SD 57223 · (605) 793-2497 · Hamlin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL140 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% 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.
- 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
13.0:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
37 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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 | 8 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 12 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (25).
Student demographics
12%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
Based on grade levels within Castlewood School District 28-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
67.2%
SD avg 50.3% . +23.8pp since 2022
Math
75.0%
SD avg 47.5% . +14.5pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 24 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 15 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.2% | 75.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.6% | 68.3% |
| 2022-23 | 43.4% | 60.5% |
% 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
54.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Castlewood Elementary - 02
Castlewood Elementary - 02's state test result (54.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castlewood Elementary - 02 this school | 140 | 26.4% | 54.5% |
| Wolsey Wessington Elementary - 02 Wolsey | 145 | 29.0% | 34.4% |
| Viborg-Hurley Elementary - 02 Viborg | 153 | 26.8% | 60.5% |
| Scotland Elementary - 02 Scotland | 114 | 27.2% | 56.7% |
| Worthing Elementary - 05 Worthing | 119 | 24.4% | 72.7% |
| Hanson Elementary - 06 Alexandria | 151 | 25.2% | 59.4% |
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 Castlewood Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #70 of 193 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #18 of 199 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #25 of 202 ▲ 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 140 | #178 of 331 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.4% | #143 of 209 |
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
140
-44 (-24%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 181
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 140 | 10.8 | 13.0:1 | 26% (37) |
| 2023-24 | 144 | 10.6 | 13.6:1 | 20% (29) |
| 2022-23 | 154 | 10.4 | 14.9:1 | 19% (29) |
| 2020-21 | 184 | 10 | 18.4:1 | 22% (41) |
| 2017-18 | 171 | 10.5 | 16.2:1 | 23% (39) |
| 2015-16 | 147 | 10 | 14.7:1 | 23% (34) |
| 2010-11 | 163 | 10 | 16.3:1 | 31% (51) |
| 2000-01 | 156 | 11 | 14.2:1 | 28% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 181 | 8 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Castlewood Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (171 to 140); teachers up 2% (10.5 to 10.8).
About Castlewood Elementary - 02
Castlewood Elementary - 02 serves students in Castlewood, South Dakota, as a low-enrollment elementary school. Total enrollment is 140 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in South Dakota have about 204 students on average; enrollment here is 31% lower.
Castlewood School District 28-1 is the local district for Castlewood Elementary - 02. It runs 4 schools with 345 students.
White students are 94% of those enrolled at Castlewood Elementary - 02. Next come 6% Hispanic. That is in line with Hamlin County, where about 92% of residents are White. A diversity index of 12% means there is a 12% chance two randomly chosen students at Castlewood Elementary - 02 are from different groups.
Its ratio of 13.0:1 is based on 10.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in South Dakota average 15.4:1, 2.4 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 26%.
Among South Dakota public elementary schools, Castlewood Elementary - 02 outscored 63%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Castlewood Elementary - 02 is 52.2%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.5%.
In Hamlin County, home to about 6,373 people, the median household earns about $87,101 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Hamlin County number 10, with about 1,533 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Castlewood Middle School - 03, is the closest to Castlewood Elementary - 02. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Castlewood Elementary - 02. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Castlewood Elementary - 02 is 2nd of 4 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 140 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 184. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 18.4:1 to 13.0:1.
This page is set up for the Castlewood Elementary - 02 community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Hamlin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,373
Census ACS
Median income
$87,101
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,533 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Castlewood School District 28-1
- Castlewood High School - 01High · 112 students
- Castlewood Middle School - 03Middle · 76 students
- Claremont Colony Elementary - 04Elementary · 17 students
Other schools in Castlewood
- Castlewood High School - 01High · 112 students
- Castlewood Middle School - 03Middle · 76 students
- Claremont Colony Elementary - 04Elementary · 17 students
Other Castlewood Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Castlewood Elementary. Castlewood Elementary - 02 is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Castlewood ElementaryCastlewood, VA · 354 students
Nearby schools
- Castlewood Middle School - 030.0 mi · 76
- Castlewood High School - 010.0 mi · 112
- Claremont Colony Elementary - 043.9 mi · 17
- Estelline Elementary - 0212.1 mi · 149
- Estelline Middle School - 0312.2 mi · 60
- Estelline High School - 0112.2 mi · 83
Frequently asked questions
About Castlewood Elementary - 02How large is Castlewood Elementary - 02?
Castlewood Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 140 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Castlewood Elementary - 02 serve?
Castlewood Elementary - 02 serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Castlewood Elementary - 02?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Castlewood Elementary - 02 is approximately 13.0:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Castlewood Elementary - 02?
At Castlewood Elementary - 02, the student body is approximately 94% White, 6% Hispanic.
Is Castlewood Elementary - 02 public or private?
Castlewood Elementary - 02 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Castlewood School District 28-1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.