Enrollment
65
Elementary
DISTRICT 45 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLOME SCHOOL DISTRICT 59-3·NCES 461413000140
Colome Elementary - 02
105 Carr St, Colome, SD 57528 · (605) 842-1624 · Tripp County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL65 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- C+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
7.5:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.0:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
35 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 6 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 6 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 3 | 5% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 10 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 60% larger than its 5th grade class (10).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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 Colome School District 59-3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
64.0%
SD avg 50.3% . +24.5pp since 2022
Math
48.0%
SD avg 47.5% . +19.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 25 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 19 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.5% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.5% | 29.0% |
% 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
42.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Colome Elementary - 02
Colome Elementary - 02's state test result (42.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colome Elementary - 02 this school | 65 | 53.8% | 42.4% |
| Jones County Elementary - 02 Murdo | 74 | 59.5% | 76.4% |
| Big Stone City Elementary - 01 Big Stone City | 60 | 60.0% | 60.9% |
| Edgemont Elementary - 03 Edgemont | 93 | 51.6% | 39.5% |
| Waubay Elementary - 02 Waubay | 88 | 64.8% | 53.3% |
| Kadoka Elementary - 02 Kadoka | 118 | 51.7% | 63.6% |
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 Colome Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 65 | #232 of 331 |
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
65
-18 (-22%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 122
Student : Teacher
7.5:1
was 9.2:1
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 | 65 | 8.6 | 7.5:1 | 54% (35) |
| 2023-24 | 78 | 8.7 | 8.9:1 | 59% (46) |
| 2022-23 | 81 | 9.3 | 8.8:1 | 59% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 83 | 9 | 9.2:1 | 64% (53) |
| 2017-18 | 97 | 8.4 | 11.5:1 | 55% (53) |
| 2015-16 | 106 | 10 | 10.6:1 | 64% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 115 | 8 | 14.4:1 | 57% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 93 | 8 | 11.6:1 | 48% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 122 | 7 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colome Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (97 to 65); teachers up 3% (8.4 to 8.6).
About Colome Elementary - 02
Colome Elementary - 02 is a public elementary school run by Colome School District 59-3 in Colome, South Dakota. It had 65 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in South Dakota have about 204 students on average; enrollment here is 68% lower.
Colome School District 59-3 is the district for Colome Elementary - 02. It has 3 schools and 135 students.
More than half of enrollment at Colome Elementary - 02 is White: 66%. Next come 20% Native American, 9% multiracial, and 3% Pacific Islander. The county population is about 80% White. The diversity index for Colome Elementary - 02 is 51%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 8.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.5:1. Statewide, elementary schools in South Dakota average 15.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 54% of the student body. It compares with 44% for public schools in Tripp County.
Colome Elementary - 02 holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 47% of South Dakota public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Colome Elementary - 02 is 41.0%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 42.4%.
In the surrounding county, Tripp County, the median household earns about $58,987 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Tripp County has 6 public schools with about 962 students, including Colome Elementary - 02.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Colome High School - 01, is less than a tenth of a mile. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Colome Elementary - 02 ranks 2nd in a group of 6 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school shrank from 83 students in 2020-21 to 65 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 9.2:1 to 7.5:1.
On allk12, people connected to Colome Elementary - 02 can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Tripp County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,611
Census ACS
Median income
$58,987
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
962 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Colome School District 59-3
- Colome High School - 01High · 38 students
- Colome Middle School - 03Middle · 32 students
- Wood Elementary - 05Combined
Other schools in Colome
- Colome High School - 01High · 38 students
- Colome Middle School - 03Middle · 32 students
Nearby schools
- Colome High School - 010.0 mi · 38
- Colome Middle School - 030.0 mi · 32
- Winner Middle School - 0210.1 mi · 159
- Winner High School - 0110.1 mi · 203
- Winner Elementary - 0410.8 mi · 465
- Gregory High School - 0115.1 mi · 117
Frequently asked questions
About Colome Elementary - 02What is the total enrollment at Colome Elementary - 02?
Colome Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 65 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Colome Elementary - 02 serve?
Colome Elementary - 02 serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Colome Elementary - 02 have?
Colome Elementary - 02 employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Colome Elementary - 02?
At Colome Elementary - 02, the student body is approximately 66% White, 2% Hispanic, 9% Two or more.
Is Colome Elementary - 02 public or private?
Colome Elementary - 02 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Colome School District 59-3.
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