Enrollment
203
Elementary
DISTRICT 122 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUPREE SCHOOL DISTRICT 64-2·NCES 461945000799
Dupree Elementary - 02
127 B St, Dupree, SD 57623 · (605) 365-5140 · Ziebach County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL203 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
203 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Dupree School District 64-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
31.5%
SD avg 50.3% . +8.5pp since 2022
Math
31.5%
SD avg 47.5% . +10.5pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 11 points.
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
27.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.1%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
203
-27 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 10.7:1
% White
8%
was 15%
% Hispanic
2%
was 2%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Dupree Elementary - 02
Dupree Elementary - 02 is an elementary campus of average-sized scale in Dupree, South Dakota, overseen by Dupree School District 64-2, teacheing 203 students in grades pre-K through 6.
Across the 3 schools in Dupree School District 64-2 (366 students total), Dupree Elementary - 02 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, Dupree Elementary - 02 reports that 79% of the student body identifies as Native American. The remainder breaks down as 10% multiracial, 8% White, 2% Hispanic.
On the income-and-resources front, Dupree Elementary - 02 lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Dupree Elementary - 02 tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at Dupree Elementary - 02 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, Dupree Elementary - 02 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 22.1%, the actual is 27.1%, a residual of +5.1 points.
Across the wider county, census data for Ziebach County shows median household income runs about $53,958, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 32%. Across Ziebach County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 800 students), Dupree Elementary - 02 is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Dupree Jr. High - 04, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.
Dupree Elementary - 02 operates from an outlying location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 12%: 230 students in 2018 compared to 203 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 15% to 8%.
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Ziebach County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,377
Census ACS
Median income
$53,958
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
32%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
800 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dupree School District 64-2
- Dupree High School - 01High · 111 students
- Dupree Jr. High - 04Middle · 52 students
Other schools in Dupree
- Dupree High School - 01High · 111 students
- Dupree Jr. High - 04Middle · 52 students
Nearby schools
- Dupree Jr. High - 040.0 mi · 52
- Dupree High School - 010.0 mi · 111
- Cheyenne-Eagle Butte School18.0 mi · 829
- Eagle Butte Jr. High - 0618.0 mi · 5
- E. A. G. L. E. Center High School - 0718.0 mi · 3
- Eagle Butte Primary - 0218.0 mi · 85
Frequently asked questions
About Dupree Elementary - 02How large is Dupree Elementary - 02?
Dupree Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 203 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Dupree Elementary - 02 serve?
Dupree Elementary - 02 serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dupree Elementary - 02?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dupree Elementary - 02 is approximately 10.8:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dupree Elementary - 02?
At Dupree Elementary - 02, the student body is approximately 8% White, 2% Hispanic, 10% Two or more.
Is Dupree Elementary - 02 public or private?
Dupree Elementary - 02 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dupree School District 64-2.
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