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
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
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 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
193
+61 (+46%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 11.6:1
% White
80%
was 96%
% Hispanic
9%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Colman Elementary - 03
Colman Elementary - 03 operates as a reasonably sized K-5 school in Colman, South Dakota, overseen by Colman-Egan School District 50-5. Current enrollment sits at 193 students spanning grades pre-K through 6.
Colman-Egan School District 50-5 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 329 students. Colman Elementary - 03 is one of those campuses.
Demographically, Colman Elementary - 03 shows that 80% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Native American.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 23% of students at Colman Elementary - 03 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Moody County (around 49%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Colman Elementary - 03 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.5%, the actual is 49.9%, a residual of -3.6 points.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Moody County indicate median household earnings sit near $78,427, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Colman Elementary - 03 is one of 8 public schools in Moody County (combined enrollment of about 1,193 students).
The closest other public school is Colman-Egan High School - 01, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Colman Elementary - 03. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Colman Elementary - 03 at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 39.2%.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Colman Elementary - 03 has grew 46%, going from 132 students in 2018 to 193 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 96% to 80%. Class-load math has rose: from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.
On allk12, members of the Colman Elementary - 03 community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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.
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