Enrollment
63
Elementary
DISTRICT 26 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT 56-2·NCES 461917000170
Doland Elementary - 03
405 N Humphrey Dr, Doland, SD 57436 · (605) 635-6241 · Spink County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL63 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- BTest 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
8.4:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
27 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 3 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 11 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 6 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 10 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 6 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 8 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 9 | 14% |
Student demographics
12%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
Doland Elementary - 03→Doland Jr. High - 02
Based on grade levels within Doland School District 56-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
48.5%
SD avg 50.3% . +3.3pp since 2022
Math
48.5%
SD avg 47.5% . +0.1pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.5% | 48.5% |
| 2023-24 | 57.1% | 64.3% |
| 2022-23 | 45.2% | 48.4% |
% 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
54.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Doland Elementary - 03
Doland Elementary - 03's state test result (54.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doland Elementary - 03 this school | 63 | 42.9% | 54.6% |
| Tripp Elementary - 03 Tripp | 88 | 42.0% | 27.9% |
| North Park Elementary - 08 Belle Fourche | 89 | 44.9% | 43.3% |
| White Lake Elementary - 02 White Lake | 62 | 41.9% | 48.8% |
| Marion Elementary - 02 Marion | 100 | 38.0% | 48.2% |
| Springfield Elementary - 03 Springfield | 57 | 43.9% | 38.9% |
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 Doland Elementary - 03 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Spink County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 63 | #234 of 331 | #3 of 8 |
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
63
-1 (-2%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 117
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 9.1:1
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 | 63 | 7.5 | 8.4:1 | 43% (27) |
| 2023-24 | 67 | 7.3 | 9.1:1 | 27% (18) |
| 2022-23 | 81 | 7.6 | 10.7:1 | 7% (6) |
| 2020-21 | 64 | 7 | 9.1:1 | 17% (11) |
| 2017-18 | 72 | 6.9 | 10.5:1 | 35% (25) |
| 2015-16 | 49 | 6 | 8.2:1 | 37% (18) |
| 2010-11 | 41 | 5 | 8.2:1 | 46% (19) |
| 2000-01 | 77 | 10 | 7.7:1 | 43% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 117 | 9 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Doland Elementary - 03.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (72 to 63); teachers up 9% (6.9 to 7.5).
About Doland Elementary - 03
Doland Elementary - 03 runs as a small elementary school in Doland, South Dakota. It covers pre-K through 6, with a total enrollment of 63 students. Enrollment is 69% lower than the average for elementary schools in South Dakota, which is about 204.
Doland School District 56-2 counts 141 students in its 6 schools, and Doland Elementary - 03 is one of them.
The large majority of students at Doland Elementary - 03, 94%, are White. The remaining shares are 6% Hispanic. County-wide, about 93% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Doland Elementary - 03 belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 12%.
Dividing enrollment by its 7.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 8.4:1. Among elementary schools in South Dakota, the typical ratio is 15.4:1. Eligible students account for 43% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Public schools in Spink County average 24%.
The allk12 Grade for Doland Elementary - 03 is B+. Compared with South Dakota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 70% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 45.5% at Doland Elementary - 03; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 54.6%.
Census estimates describe Spink County this way: median household income is about $70,139, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 22 public schools in Spink County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,155.
Doland Jr. High - 02 is located less than a tenth of a mile from Doland Elementary - 03. Within five miles are 2 other public schools.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 64 in 2020-21 and 63 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Spink County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,219
Census ACS
Median income
$70,139
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
1,155 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Doland School District 56-2
- Clark Colony Elementary - 05Elementary · 24 students
- Doland High School - 01High · 21 students
- Doland Jr. High - 02Middle · 15 students
- Camrose Colony Elementary - 06Elementary · 10 students
- Hillside Colony Elementary - 04Elementary · 8 students
- Hillside Colony High School - 07High
Other schools in Doland
- Doland High School - 01High · 21 students
- Doland Jr. High - 02Middle · 15 students
- Hillside Colony Elementary - 04Elementary · 8 students
- Hillside Colony High School - 07High
Nearby schools
- Doland Jr. High - 020.0 mi · 15
- Doland High School - 010.0 mi · 21
- Camrose Colony Elementary - 066.1 mi · 10
- Clark Colony Elementary - 059.6 mi · 24
- Glendale Colony Elementary - 0411.3 mi · 22
- Hillside Colony Elementary - 0411.4 mi · 8
Frequently asked questions
About Doland Elementary - 03How large is Doland Elementary - 03?
Doland Elementary - 03 enrolls approximately 63 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Doland Elementary - 03 serve?
Doland Elementary - 03 serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Doland Elementary - 03 have?
Doland Elementary - 03 employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Doland Elementary - 03?
Student demographics at Doland Elementary - 03 are roughly 94% White, 6% Hispanic.
Who oversees Doland Elementary - 03?
Doland Elementary - 03 is overseen by Doland School District 56-2 in Spink County.
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