Enrollment
193
Elementary
DISTRICT 110 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLMAN-EGAN SCHOOL DISTRICT 50-5·NCES 461410000093
Colman Elementary - 03
200 S Loban Ave, Colman, SD 57017 · (605) 534-3534 · Moody County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL193 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% 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
13.8:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
45 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 35 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 30% larger than its 6th grade class (27).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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 Colman-Egan School District 50-5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.0%
SD avg 50.3% . +8.6pp since 2022
Math
57.1%
SD avg 47.5% . +8.9pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 9 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 9 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 57.1% |
| 2023-24 | 49.4% | 49.4% |
| 2022-23 | 43.4% | 48.2% |
% 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
49.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Colman Elementary - 03
Colman Elementary - 03's state test result (49.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colman Elementary - 03 this school | 193 | 23.3% | 49.9% |
| Mountain View Elementary - 08 Spearfish | 168 | 20.8% | 56.0% |
| Clark Elementary - 02 Clark | 212 | 26.4% | 49.0% |
| Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 Deadwood | 243 | 21.4% | 41.1% |
| Miller Elementary - 02 Miller | 231 | 22.5% | 65.0% |
| Beresford Elementary - 02 Beresford | 273 | 28.9% | 54.9% |
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 Colman Elementary - 03 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #97 of 193 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #76 of 199 ▲ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #89 of 202 ▲ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 193 | #132 of 331 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.3% | #159 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
193
+39 (+25%) vs 2020
+233% since 2000-01, when it was 58
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 193 | 14 | 13.8:1 | 23% (45) |
| 2023-24 | 168 | 11.7 | 14.4:1 | 18% (30) |
| 2022-23 | 156 | 11.5 | 13.6:1 | 14% (22) |
| 2020-21 | 154 | 11 | 14.0:1 | 23% (36) |
| 2017-18 | 132 | 11.4 | 11.6:1 | 24% (32) |
| 2015-16 | 147 | 10 | 14.7:1 | 31% (46) |
| 2010-11 | 142 | 8 | 17.8:1 | 23% (33) |
| 2000-01 | 58 | 3 | 19.3:1 | 14% (8) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colman Elementary - 03.
Since 2017-18: students up 46% (132 to 193); teachers up 23% (11.4 to 14).
About Colman Elementary - 03
Colman Elementary - 03 is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Colman, South Dakota. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 193 students in pre-K through 6.
Colman Elementary - 03 sits within Colman-Egan School District 50-5, which has 3 schools and 329 students.
Colman Elementary - 03's enrollment is 80% White. The remaining shares are 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Native American. By the diversity index, Colman Elementary - 03 comes in at 35%.
Federal data list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers at Colman Elementary - 03 in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.8:1. Among elementary schools in South Dakota, the typical ratio is 15.4:1. The lunch program counts 23% of students at Colman Elementary - 03 as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is lower than the 49% average for public schools in Moody County.
Measured against South Dakota public elementary schools, Colman Elementary - 03 receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Colman Elementary - 03, the prediction is 53.5% and the result is 49.9%.
Across Moody County, median household income is about $78,427, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Colman Elementary - 03 is among the 8 public schools in Moody County.
The nearest public school is Colman-Egan High School - 01, at less than a tenth of a mile. Colman Elementary - 03 has 2 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 40.5%, lower than Colman Elementary - 03's 49.9%.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
Federal counts put enrollment at 154 in 2020-21 and 193 in 2024-25, a 25% increase.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Colman Elementary - 03 covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Moody County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,397
Census ACS
Median income
$78,427
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,193 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Colman-Egan School District 50-5
- Colman-Egan High School - 01High · 100 students
- Colman-Egan Jr. High - 02Middle · 36 students
Other schools in Colman
- Colman-Egan High School - 01High · 100 students
- Colman-Egan Jr. High - 02Middle · 36 students
Nearby schools
- Colman-Egan High School - 010.0 mi · 100
- Colman-Egan Jr. High - 020.0 mi · 36
- Chester Middle School - 038.2 mi · 67
- Chester High School - 018.2 mi · 107
- Chester Elementary -028.2 mi · 154
- Chester Area Cyber School - 928.4 mi · 106
Frequently asked questions
About Colman Elementary - 03How many students attend Colman Elementary - 03?
Colman Elementary - 03 enrolls approximately 193 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Colman Elementary - 03 serve?
Colman Elementary - 03 serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Colman Elementary - 03?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Colman Elementary - 03 is approximately 13.8:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Colman Elementary - 03?
Student demographics at Colman Elementary - 03 are roughly 80% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Colman Elementary - 03 in?
Colman Elementary - 03 is part of Colman-Egan School District 50-5.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.