Enrollment
149
Elementary
DISTRICT 97 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESTELLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT 28-2·NCES 462241000191
Estelline Elementary - 02
404 6th St N, Estelline, SD 57234 · (605) 873-2201 · Hamlin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL149 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- B+Test 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
14.1:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
52 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 20 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (24).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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 Estelline School District 28-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
61.0%
SD avg 50.3% . +18.4pp since 2022
Math
62.7%
SD avg 47.5% . +12.7pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 18 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 13 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 62.7% |
| 2023-24 | 44.1% | 52.5% |
| 2022-23 | 42.6% | 50.0% |
% 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
54.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% 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 Estelline Elementary - 02
Estelline Elementary - 02's state test result (54.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estelline Elementary - 02 this school | 149 | 34.9% | 54.9% |
| Elkton Elementary - 02 Elkton | 186 | 43.0% | 39.1% |
| Freeman Elementary - 02 Freeman | 192 | 32.8% | 48.5% |
| Hill City Elementary - 02 Hill City | 247 | 31.6% | 47.4% |
| Plankinton Elementary - 02 Plankinton | 132 | 42.4% | 50.4% |
| Edmunds Central Elementary - 05 Roscoe | 61 | 34.4% | 37.5% |
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 Estelline Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #68 of 193 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #53 of 199 ▲ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #51 of 202 ▲ 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 149 | #167 of 331 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.9% | #104 of 209 |
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
149
+8 (+6%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 113
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 149 | 10.6 | 14.1:1 | 35% (52) |
| 2023-24 | 136 | 11.1 | 12.2:1 | 30% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 133 | 11.6 | 11.5:1 | 26% (35) |
| 2020-21 | 141 | 11 | 12.8:1 | 34% (48) |
| 2017-18 | 177 | 12.6 | 14.0:1 | 34% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 166 | 11 | 15.1:1 | 36% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 153 | 10 | 15.3:1 | 37% (56) |
| 2000-01 | 149 | 10 | 14.9:1 | 28% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 113 | 10 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Estelline Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (177 to 149); teachers down 16% (12.6 to 10.6).
About Estelline Elementary - 02
Students in Estelline, South Dakota, attend Estelline Elementary - 02, a small elementary school. The school's enrollment of 149 students covers pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in South Dakota average about 204 students each.
Estelline School District 28-2 runs Estelline Elementary - 02 along with 2 other schools, enrolling 292 students in total.
White students make up a majority at Estelline Elementary - 02, at 75%. Smaller groups are 21% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Hamlin County is roughly 92% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 39% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 10.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 14.1:1. That is 1.3 students per teacher below the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in South Dakota. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 35%.
The allk12 Grade for Estelline Elementary - 02 is B+. Compared with South Dakota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 71% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Estelline Elementary - 02 falls in the middle 80% of South Dakota schools: 54.9% actual against 48.7% predicted.
Hamlin County has about 6,373 residents, and the median household income is $87,101, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. In all, Hamlin County has 10 public schools and roughly 1,533 students.
The next-closest public school is Estelline High School - 01, less than a tenth of a mile away. Estelline Elementary - 02 is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Estelline Elementary - 02 ranks 1st of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 54.9% against a local average of 45.8%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment is up 6% from 2020-21, when Estelline Elementary - 02 had 141 students, to 2024-25, when it had 149. Students per teacher rose from 12.8 in 2020-21 to 14.1 in 2024-25.
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Hamlin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,373
Census ACS
Median income
$87,101
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,533 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Estelline School District 28-2
- Estelline High School - 01High · 83 students
- Estelline Middle School - 03Middle · 60 students
Other schools in Estelline
- Estelline High School - 01High · 83 students
- Estelline Middle School - 03Middle · 60 students
Nearby schools
- Estelline High School - 010.0 mi · 83
- Estelline Middle School - 030.0 mi · 60
- Red Willow Colony School - 098.6 mi · 26
- Claremont Colony Elementary - 049.7 mi · 17
- Castlewood High School - 0112.1 mi · 112
- Castlewood Elementary - 0212.1 mi · 140
Frequently asked questions
About Estelline Elementary - 02How large is Estelline Elementary - 02?
Estelline Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 149 students in grades PK-05.
Is Estelline Elementary - 02 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Estelline Elementary - 02 is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Estelline Elementary - 02?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Estelline Elementary - 02.
How diverse is Estelline Elementary - 02?
Estelline Elementary - 02 reports a student body of 75% White, 21% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Estelline Elementary - 02?
Estelline Elementary - 02 is overseen by Estelline School District 28-2 in Hamlin County.
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