Enrollment
212
Elementary
DISTRICT 75 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK SCHOOL DISTRICT 12-2·NCES 461294000132
Clark Elementary - 02
200 2nd Ave NW, Clark, SD 57225 · (605) 532-3606 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL212 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% 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.
- CBeats 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
12.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
56 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 27 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (31).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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 Clark School District 12-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
55.9%
SD avg 50.3% . -3.4pp since 2022
Math
51.6%
SD avg 47.5% . +9.6pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 10 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.9% | 51.6% |
| 2023-24 | 60.7% | 53.9% |
| 2022-23 | 59.3% | 42.0% |
% 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
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% 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 Clark Elementary - 02
Clark Elementary - 02's state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Elementary - 02 this school | 212 | 26.4% | 49.0% |
| Colman Elementary - 03 Colman | 193 | 23.3% | 49.9% |
| Beresford Elementary - 02 Beresford | 273 | 28.9% | 54.9% |
| Mountain View Elementary - 08 Spearfish | 168 | 20.8% | 56.0% |
| Miller Elementary - 02 Miller | 231 | 22.5% | 65.0% |
| Custer Elementary - 02 Custer | 269 | 34.2% | 57.4% |
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 Clark Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #102 of 193 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #100 of 199 ▼ 12 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #75 of 202 ▼ 33 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 212 | #128 of 331 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #22 of 131 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.8% | #96 of 131 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.4% | #144 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
212
+61 (+40%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 309
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 212 | 17.4 | 12.2:1 | 26% (56) |
| 2023-24 | 213 | 17.2 | 12.4:1 | 24% (51) |
| 2022-23 | 201 | 15.4 | 13.0:1 | 29% (59) |
| 2020-21 | 151 | 12 | 12.6:1 | 34% (52) |
| 2017-18 | 142 | 12 | 11.8:1 | 30% (42) |
| 2015-16 | 138 | 11 | 12.6:1 | 34% (47) |
| 2010-11 | 110 | 8 | 13.8:1 | 45% (50) |
| 2000-01 | 265 | 19 | 13.9:1 | 40% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 309 | 17 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clark Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students up 49% (142 to 212); teachers up 45% (12 to 17.4).
About Clark Elementary - 02
Clark Elementary - 02, located in Clark, South Dakota, is a mid-sized elementary school. The school counted 212 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5.
Clark School District 12-2 has 497 students spread across 6 schools.
White students are 85% of those enrolled at Clark Elementary - 02. The next largest groups are 10% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 27, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 12.2:1 is based on 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in South Dakota is 15.4:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 26% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Clark County, the average is 36%.
Clark Elementary - 02 holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 46% of South Dakota public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Clark Elementary - 02 is 3.2 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 49.0% actual, 52.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in South Dakota.
American Community Survey estimates for Clark County show that the median household earns about $70,726 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Clark County, 11 public schools serve about 820 students.
Clark High School - 01 is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Clark Elementary - 02 at 1st of 6.
In the federal locale system, Clark Elementary - 02 is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school's enrollment increased 40% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Clark Elementary - 02, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Clark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,917
Census ACS
Median income
$70,726
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
820 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clark School District 12-2
- Clark High School - 01High · 124 students
- Clark Middle School - 03Middle · 72 students
- Fordham Colony Elementary - 04Elementary · 42 students
- Hillcrest Colony Elementary - 05Elementary · 31 students
- Silver Lake Colony - 07Elementary · 16 students
Other schools in Clark
- Clark High School - 01High · 124 students
- Clark Middle School - 03Middle · 72 students
- Silver Lake Colony - 07Elementary · 16 students
Other Clark Elementary schools
20 other US public schools in 15 states are named Clark Elementary. Clark Elementary - 02 is the 17th largest of the 21.
- CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 858 students
- Clark Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 828 students
- Clark Elementary SchoolBAYTOWN, TX · 712 students
- Clark Elementary SchoolPaducah, KY · 615 students
- Clark ElementaryISSAQUAH, WA · 586 students
Nearby schools
- Clark High School - 010.2 mi · 124
- Clark Middle School - 030.2 mi · 72
- Hillcrest Colony Elementary - 055.6 mi · 31
- Silver Lake Colony - 076.4 mi · 16
- Fordham Colony Elementary - 0411.4 mi · 42
- Clark Colony Elementary - 0513.4 mi · 24
Frequently asked questions
About Clark Elementary - 02How many students attend Clark Elementary - 02?
Clark Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 212 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Clark Elementary - 02 serve?
Clark Elementary - 02 serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clark Elementary - 02?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clark Elementary - 02 is approximately 12.2:1 (17 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Clark Elementary - 02?
Clark Elementary - 02 reports a student body of 85% White, 10% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Clark Elementary - 02 public or private?
Clark Elementary - 02 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clark School District 12-2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.