Dakota Valley Elementary - 02

Dakota Valley Elementary - 02, a substantial elementary-level community in North Sioux City, South Dakota, one of the schools within Dakota Valley School District 61-8, educates 386 students, covering grades K through 3. Enrollment runs roughly 89% larger than the state mean of about 204.

Dakota Valley Elementary - 02 is one of 4 schools operated by Dakota Valley School District 61-8, a district that enrolls 1,341 students overall.

Demographically, Dakota Valley Elementary - 02 lists that 74% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Native American. By comparison, Union County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. An estimated 16% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Dakota Valley Elementary - 02 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.5%, the actual is 55.0%, a residual of -1.6 points.

Around the school, census data for Union County shows median household income runs about $89,636, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dakota Valley Elementary - 02 is one of 14 public schools in Union County (combined enrollment of about 3,037 students).

Dakota Valley Middle School - 03 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Dakota Valley Elementary - 02. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dakota Valley Elementary - 02 at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 58.8%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 3%: 396 students in 2018 compared to 386 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 84% to 74% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

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