Enrollment
150
Elementary
DISTRICT 91 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CORSICA-STICKNEY 21-3·NCES 468044501354
Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02
506 Main St, Stickney, SD 57375 · (605) 732-4221 · Aurora County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL150 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
13.9:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
31 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 | 26 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (23).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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 Corsica-Stickney 21-3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
67.7%
SD avg 50.3% . +9.4pp since 2022
Math
80.0%
SD avg 47.5% . +16.1pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 16 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.7% | 80.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.8% | 78.4% |
| 2022-23 | 58.3% | 63.9% |
% 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
67.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.5%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02
Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02's state test result (67.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02 this school | 150 | 20.7% | 67.0% |
| Chester Elementary -02 Chester | 154 | 20.1% | 49.8% |
| Howard Elementary - 02 Howard | 158 | 16.5% | 62.2% |
| Hitchcock-Tulare Elementary - 05 Hitchcock | 116 | 24.1% | 53.7% |
| Northwestern Elementary - 04 Mellette | 135 | 19.3% | 52.8% |
| 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 Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #18 of 193 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #7 of 199 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #22 of 202 ▲ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 150 | #166 of 331 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.7% | #174 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
150
-25 (-14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 150 | 10.8 | 13.9:1 | 21% (31) |
| 2023-24 | 136 | 10.3 | 13.2:1 | 18% (24) |
| 2022-23 | 170 | 12.3 | 13.8:1 | 19% (32) |
| 2020-21 | 175 | 12 | 14.6:1 | 26% (45) |
| 2017-18 | 153 | 12.5 | 12.2:1 | 27% (41) |
| 2015-16 | 141 | 11 | 12.8:1 | 33% (46) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (153 to 150); teachers down 14% (12.5 to 10.8).
About Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02
In Stickney, South Dakota, Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02 is a low-enrollment elementary school. School enrollment was 150 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in South Dakota average about 204 students.
Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02 is in Corsica-Stickney 21-3, a district with 274 students across 3 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02 is 97% White. Among all residents of Aurora County, the White share is about 87%. Pick two students at random and there is a 5% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 10.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.9:1. That is lower than the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in South Dakota. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 21%. That is 13 points below the 34% average for public schools in Aurora County.
Measured against South Dakota public elementary schools, Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02 receives an A. 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 Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02, the prediction is 54.5% and the result is 67.0%.
Census Bureau estimates for Aurora County show that the median household income is $72,885, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. There are 11 public schools in Aurora County, enrolling about 566 students in all.
Plankinton High School - 01 is the public school closest to Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02, about 8.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 7.
Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02 has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
2024-25 enrollment was 150, a 14% decrease from 175 in 2020-21.
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Aurora County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,642
Census ACS
Median income
$72,885
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
566 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Corsica-Stickney 21-3
- Corsica-Stickney High School - 01High · 72 students
- Corsica-Stickney Jr. High - 03Middle · 52 students
Nearby schools
- Plankinton High School - 018.7 mi · 86
- Plankinton Middle School - 038.7 mi · 49
- Plankinton Elementary - 028.7 mi · 132
- Aurora Plains Academy High School - 059.5 mi · 10
- Dakota Reach Middle School - 079.5 mi · 2
- Aurora Plains Academy Middle School - 049.5 mi · 7
Frequently asked questions
About Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02What is the total enrollment at Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02?
Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 150 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02 serve?
Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02 serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02?
At Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02, the student body is approximately 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Is Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02 public or private?
Corsica-Stickney Elementary - 02 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Corsica-Stickney 21-3.
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