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
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- DTest 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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 15 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 93% larger than its 6th grade class (15).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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 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.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.5% | 31.5% |
| 2023-24 | 26.7% | 26.7% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Dupree Elementary - 02
Dupree Elementary - 02's state test result (27.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dupree Elementary - 02 this school | 203 | 100.0% | 27.1% |
| Batesland School - 01 Batesland | 175 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Andes Central Elementary - 02 Lake Andes | 184 | 100.0% | 24.4% |
| McLaughlin Elementary - 02 McLaughlin | 203 | 100.0% | 11.5% |
| Isna Wica Owayawa Oglala | 230 | 98.7% | N/A |
| White River Elementary - 02 White River | 172 | 98.3% | 19.5% |
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 Dupree Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #174 of 193 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #172 of 199 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #169 of 202 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 203 | #130 of 331 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #10 of 131 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.3% | #80 of 131 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #2 of 209 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #45 of 87 |
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
203
-11 (-5%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 190
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 203 | 18.8 | 10.8:1 | 100% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 207 | 18 | 11.5:1 | 100% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 232 | 18.7 | 12.4:1 | 100% (232) |
| 2020-21 | 214 | 20 | 10.7:1 | 100% (214) |
| 2017-18 | 230 | 21.5 | 10.7:1 | 100% (230) |
| 2015-16 | 238 | 20 | 11.9:1 | 100% (238) |
| 2010-11 | 211 | 19 | 11.1:1 | 99% (208) |
| 2000-01 | 142 | 17 | 8.3:1 | 76% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 190 | 13 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dupree Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (230 to 203); teachers down 12% (21.5 to 18.8).
About Dupree Elementary - 02
Dupree Elementary - 02, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Dupree, South Dakota. In all, 203 students attend the school in pre-K through 6.
Dupree School District 64-2 runs 3 schools with a combined 366 students. Dupree Elementary - 02 is one of them.
About 79% of the student body at Dupree Elementary - 02 is Native American. Other groups include 10% multiracial, 8% White, and 2% Hispanic. A diversity index of 35% means there is a 35% chance two randomly chosen students at Dupree Elementary - 02 are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Dupree Elementary - 02 totals 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.8:1. Compared with the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in South Dakota, this school's ratio is lower. Federal data show 100% of students (203) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Ziebach County is close, at 100%.
Dupree Elementary - 02 earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 35% of South Dakota public elementary schools.
In South Dakota, Dupree Elementary - 02 is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 27.1% actual against a predicted 22.1%.
Census data for Ziebach County show median household income comes to about $53,958, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and roughly 32% of residents are in poverty. The county has 5 public schools and about 800 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Dupree Elementary - 02 from the closest public school, Dupree High School - 01. The five-mile area around Dupree Elementary - 02 holds 2 other public schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Dupree Elementary - 02 is Rural: Remote.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 214 (2020-21) to 203 (2024-25).
This page collects posts and questions about Dupree Elementary - 02, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 High School - 010.0 mi · 111
- Dupree Jr. High - 040.0 mi · 52
- Cheyenne-Eagle Butte School18.0 mi · 829
- E. A. G. L. E. Center High School - 0718.0 mi · 3
- Eagle Butte Primary - 0218.0 mi · 85
- Eagle Butte Jr. High - 0618.0 mi · 5
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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