Enrollment
61
Elementary
DISTRICT 37 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDMUNDS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 22-5·NCES 463444001066
Edmunds Central Elementary - 05
105 1st Ave, Roscoe, SD 57471 · (605) 287-4251 · Edmunds County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL61 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
6.8:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.4:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
21 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 13 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 14 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 6 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 6 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 7 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 7 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 8 | 13% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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 Edmunds Central School District 22-5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.4%
SD avg 50.3% . +15.3pp since 2022
Math
52.6%
SD avg 47.5% . +20.5pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 15 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 21 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.4% | 52.6% |
| 2023-24 | 47.8% | 30.4% |
| 2022-23 | 32.1% | 32.1% |
% 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
37.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Edmunds Central Elementary - 05
Edmunds Central Elementary - 05's state test result (37.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edmunds Central Elementary - 05 this school | 61 | 34.4% | 37.5% |
| Avon Elementary - 02 Avon | 74 | 31.1% | 53.5% |
| Rosholt Elementary - 02 Rosholt | 97 | 35.1% | 53.9% |
| Gettysburg Elementary - 02 Gettysburg | 88 | 30.7% | 62.0% |
| Estelline Elementary - 02 Estelline | 149 | 34.9% | 54.9% |
| Bison Elementary - 02 Bison | 65 | 27.7% | 39.9% |
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 Edmunds Central Elementary - 05 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Edmunds County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 61 | #237 of 331 | #2 of 6 |
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
61
-12 (-16%) vs 2020
+221% since 2000-01, when it was 19
Student : Teacher
6.8:1
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 | 61 | 8.9 | 6.8:1 | 34% (21) |
| 2023-24 | 64 | 9.4 | 6.8:1 | 34% (22) |
| 2022-23 | 57 | 9 | 6.3:1 | 47% (27) |
| 2020-21 | 73 | 8 | 9.1:1 | 47% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 92 | 9.1 | 10.1:1 | 48% (44) |
| 2015-16 | 62 | 7 | 8.9:1 | 34% (21) |
| 2010-11 | 65 | 7 | 9.3:1 | 37% (24) |
| 2000-01 | 19 | 1 | 19.0:1 | 53% (10) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edmunds Central Elementary - 05.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (92 to 61); teachers down 2% (9.1 to 8.9).
About Edmunds Central Elementary - 05
In Roscoe, South Dakota, Edmunds Central Elementary - 05 is a small elementary school. A total of 61 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in South Dakota is about 204 students, so this school is 70% smaller than average.
Edmunds Central School District 22-5 enrolls 144 students in 4 schools, including Edmunds Central Elementary - 05.
White students make up a majority at Edmunds Central Elementary - 05, at 77%. Next come 18% Hispanic and 3% Native American. That compares with about 95% White among all Edmunds County residents. The school's diversity index is 37%, meaning two students picked at random have a 37% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Edmunds Central Elementary - 05 employs 8.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 6.8:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in South Dakota. Edmunds Central Elementary - 05's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 34%.
The allk12 Grade for Edmunds Central Elementary - 05 is C-. Compared with South Dakota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 24% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Edmunds Central Elementary - 05, the prediction is 48.9% and the result is 37.5%.
Edmunds County has about 4,048 residents, and the median household income is $81,630, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. In all, Edmunds County has 14 public schools and roughly 684 students.
The nearest public school is Edmunds Central High School - 01, at less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Edmunds Central Elementary - 05 places 3rd of 4 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over 4 years, Edmunds Central Elementary - 05's enrollment declined 16%, to 61. The number of students per teacher fell from 9.1 to 6.8 over 4 years.
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Edmunds County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,048
Census ACS
Median income
$81,630
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
684 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Edmunds Central School District 22-5
- Edmunds Central High School - 01High · 43 students
- Edmunds Central Middle School - 02Middle · 28 students
- Boulder Colony School - 06Elementary · 12 students
Other schools in Roscoe
- Edmunds Central High School - 01High · 43 students
- Edmunds Central Middle School - 02Middle · 28 students
Nearby schools
- Edmunds Central High School - 010.0 mi · 43
- Edmunds Central Middle School - 020.0 mi · 28
- Boulder Colony School - 0612.3 mi · 12
- Ipswich Middle School - 0414.9 mi · 85
- Ipswich Elementary - 0214.9 mi · 182
- Dakota Trail Virtual School - 9214.9 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About Edmunds Central Elementary - 05How many students attend Edmunds Central Elementary - 05?
Edmunds Central Elementary - 05 enrolls approximately 61 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Edmunds Central Elementary - 05 serve?
Edmunds Central Elementary - 05 serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Edmunds Central Elementary - 05?
Approximately 6.8:1 students per teacher at Edmunds Central Elementary - 05.
How diverse is Edmunds Central Elementary - 05?
Edmunds Central Elementary - 05 reports a student body of 77% White, 18% Hispanic.
Who oversees Edmunds Central Elementary - 05?
Edmunds Central Elementary - 05 is overseen by Edmunds Central School District 22-5 in Edmunds County.
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