Enrollment
281
Elementary
DISTRICT 183 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAGLE BUTTE SCHOOL DISTRICT 20-1·NCES 462010000605
Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03
24 W Prairie Rd, Eagle Butte, SD 57625 · (605) 964-4911 · Ziebach County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL281 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
14.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
281 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 56 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 26% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 29% |
| Grade 6 | 69 | 25% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03→Eagle Butte Jr. High - 06
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Eagle Butte School District 20-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
7.1%
SD avg 50.3% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 7 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The South Dakota average is about 50 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2022.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 7.1% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 10.5% | 9.3% |
| 2022-23 | 9.1% | N/A |
% 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
10.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.1%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% 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 Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03
Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03's state test result (10.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03 this school | 281 | 100.0% | 10.2% |
| Rosebud Elementary - 04 Rosebud | 292 | 100.0% | 11.3% |
| Isna Wica Owayawa Oglala | 230 | 98.7% | N/A |
| Dupree Elementary - 02 Dupree | 203 | 100.0% | 27.1% |
| McLaughlin Elementary - 02 McLaughlin | 203 | 100.0% | 11.5% |
| Rockyford School - 03 Porcupine | 404 | 100.0% | N/A |
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 Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.2% | #193 of 193 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.3% | #196 of 199 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 7.1% | #202 of 202 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 281 | #103 of 331 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #70 of 131 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.9% | #128 of 131 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #3 of 209 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.2% | #5 of 36 |
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
281
+30 (+12%) vs 2020
+12% since 2000-01, when it was 251
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 281 | 20 | 14.0:1 | 100% (281) |
| 2023-24 | 295 | 25.8 | 11.4:1 | 100% (295) |
| 2022-23 | 242 | 23.9 | 10.1:1 | 100% (242) |
| 2020-21 | 251 | 24 | 10.5:1 | 91% (229) |
| 2017-18 | 228 | 23.3 | 9.8:1 | 100% (228) |
| 2015-16 | 242 | 22 | 11.0:1 | 100% (242) |
| 2010-11 | 120 | 13 | 9.2:1 | 98% (117) |
| 2000-01 | 251 | 23 | 10.9:1 | 80% (202) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (228 to 281); teachers down 14% (23.3 to 20).
About Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03
Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03 is a medium-sized elementary school in South Dakota, located in Eagle Butte. It serves 281 students in grades 3 through 6. The average among elementary schools in South Dakota is roughly 204 students; this school is 38% larger than that.
Eagle Butte School District 20-1 has 5 schools and 380 students, and Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03 is one of those schools.
Most students at Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03 are Native American: 96% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 2% Hispanic. Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03 has a diversity index of 7%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in South Dakota average 15.4:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 100%. That is close to the 100% average for public schools in Ziebach County.
The allk12 Grade for Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03 is F. Compared with South Dakota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 1% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 22.1% for Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03. The school posts 10.2%, 11.9 points below the prediction.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Ziebach County show that median household income is about $53,958, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 32% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 5 public schools in Ziebach County, with a combined enrollment of about 800.
The nearest public school is Cheyenne-Eagle Butte School, at about 0.5 miles. There are 5 other public schools within five miles.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment was 251 in 2020-21 and 281 in 2024-25, a gain of 30 students. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 10.5:1 in 2020-21 to 14.0:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Eagle Butte School District 20-1
- Eagle Butte Primary - 02Elementary · 85 students
- Eagle Butte High School - 01High · 6 students
- Eagle Butte Jr. High - 06Middle · 5 students
- E. A. G. L. E. Center High School - 07High · 3 students
- E.A.G.L.E. Center - 09Middle
Other schools in Eagle Butte
- Cheyenne-Eagle Butte SchoolCombined · 829 students
- Eagle Butte Primary - 02Elementary · 85 students
- Eagle Butte High School - 01High · 6 students
- Eagle Butte Jr. High - 06Middle · 5 students
- E. A. G. L. E. Center High School - 07High · 3 students
- E.A.G.L.E. Center - 09Middle
Nearby schools
- Cheyenne-Eagle Butte School0.5 mi · 829
- Eagle Butte Primary - 020.6 mi · 85
- Eagle Butte Jr. High - 060.6 mi · 5
- Eagle Butte High School - 010.6 mi · 6
- E. A. G. L. E. Center High School - 070.6 mi · 3
- Dupree High School - 0118.1 mi · 111
Frequently asked questions
About Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03How many students attend Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03?
Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03 enrolls approximately 281 students in grades 03-06.
What grades does Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03 serve?
Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03 serves grades 03-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03 is approximately 14.0:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03?
At Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03, the student body is approximately 0% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03 in?
Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03 is part of Eagle Butte School District 20-1.
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