Dakota Prairie Elementary - 07

Dakota Prairie Elementary - 07, a big primary school in Brookings, South Dakota, operated by Brookings School District 05-1, teaches 509 students, covering grades pre-K through 3. By comparison, South Dakota's public schools average about 204 students each, so Dakota Prairie Elementary - 07 sits 150% above that benchmark.

Across the 8 schools in Brookings School District 05-1 (3,546 students total), Dakota Prairie Elementary - 07 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Dakota Prairie Elementary - 07 lists that nearly all students (82%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Dakota Prairie Elementary - 07 lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 12% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Brookings County's rate of about 20%.

After controlling for student poverty, Dakota Prairie Elementary - 07 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.0%, the actual is 64.2%, a residual of +6.2 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Brookings County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $70,064 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Brookings County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,921 students), of which Dakota Prairie Elementary - 07 is one.

Camelot Intermediate - 06 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dakota Prairie Elementary - 07 ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 45.6%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dakota Prairie Elementary - 07 has ticked up 10%, going from 463 students in 2018 to 509 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Dakota Prairie Elementary - 07 community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.