Enrollment
155
Elementary
DISTRICT 96 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ETHAN SCHOOL DISTRICT 17-1·NCES 462250000193
Ethan Elementary - 02
320 S 2nd St, Ethan, SD 57334 · (605) 227-4211 · Davison County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL155 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
41 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 17 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 18 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 29 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 38% smaller than its 6th grade class (29).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 Ethan School District 17-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
62.4%
SD avg 50.3% . -6.4pp since 2022
Math
77.7%
SD avg 47.5% . -2.8pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Dakota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 47. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.4% | 77.7% |
| 2023-24 | 68.9% | 77.8% |
| 2022-23 | 68.8% | 80.5% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of SD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
68.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 52% typical for South Dakota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in South Dakota's top 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 Ethan Elementary - 02
Ethan Elementary - 02's state test result (68.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Elementary - 02 this school | 155 | 26.5% | 68.3% |
| Hanson Elementary - 06 Alexandria | 151 | 25.2% | 59.4% |
| Viborg-Hurley Elementary - 02 Viborg | 153 | 26.8% | 60.5% |
| Philip Elementary - 02 Philip | 131 | 25.2% | 48.4% |
| Faulkton Elementary - 02 Faulkton | 185 | 26.5% | 76.6% |
| Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02 Bridgewater | 143 | 30.8% | 63.4% |
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 Ethan Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Davison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #15 of 193 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.7% | #10 of 199 ▲ 2 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #39 of 202 ▼ 19 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 155 | #157 of 331 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.5% | #142 of 209 | N/A |
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
155
-5 (-3%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 112
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 155 | 11 | 14.1:1 | 26% (41) |
| 2023-24 | 161 | 10.6 | 15.2:1 | 32% (51) |
| 2022-23 | 152 | 10.5 | 14.5:1 | 27% (41) |
| 2020-21 | 160 | 10 | 16.0:1 | 28% (44) |
| 2017-18 | 150 | 11.2 | 13.4:1 | 31% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 149 | 11 | 13.6:1 | 36% (53) |
| 2010-11 | 109 | 11 | 9.9:1 | 22% (24) |
| 2000-01 | 82 | 9 | 9.1:1 | 35% (29) |
| 1990-91 | 112 | 6 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ethan Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (150 to 155); teachers down 1% (11.2 to 11).
About Ethan Elementary - 02
Ethan Elementary - 02 is one of the public schools in Ethan, South Dakota. It is a low-enrollment elementary school. It enrolls 155 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 6. The school is 24% below the average for elementary schools in South Dakota.
Ethan Elementary - 02 is one of 3 schools in Ethan School District 17-1, which enrolls 287 students in total.
The share of students at Ethan Elementary - 02 who are White is 90%. Other groups make up 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Davison County residents are about 90% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 18% means there is an 18% chance two randomly chosen students at Ethan Elementary - 02 are from different groups.
The school has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.1 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in South Dakota average 15.4:1. Of all students at Ethan Elementary - 02, 26% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Davison County report 38%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Ethan Elementary - 02 is +16.1 points, in the top 10% of South Dakota. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 68.3%, and the predicted rate is 52.2%.
In the surrounding county, Davison County, median household income comes to about $66,208, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 13, with about 3,137 students.
Ethan Jr. High - 03 is the nearest public school to Ethan Elementary - 02, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 2.
NCES describes the area around Ethan Elementary - 02 as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Ethan Elementary - 02 enrolled 160 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 155. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.0:1 to 14.1:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Davison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,952
Census ACS
Median income
$66,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,137 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ethan School District 17-1
- Ethan High School - 01High · 93 students
- Ethan Jr. High - 03Middle · 39 students
Other schools in Ethan
- Ethan High School - 01High · 93 students
- Ethan Jr. High - 03Middle · 39 students
- New Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 08Elementary · 21 students
- Parkston Virtual School - 92High
Nearby schools
- Ethan Jr. High - 030.0 mi · 39
- Ethan High School - 010.0 mi · 93
- Rockport Colony Elementary- 106.9 mi · 12
- Rosedale Colony Elementary - 117.9 mi · 21
- New Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 088.8 mi · 21
- Old Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 0310.1 mi · 31
Frequently asked questions
About Ethan Elementary - 02What is the total enrollment at Ethan Elementary - 02?
Ethan Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 155 students in grades PK-06.
Is Ethan Elementary - 02 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ethan Elementary - 02 is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ethan Elementary - 02?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ethan Elementary - 02 is approximately 14.1:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ethan Elementary - 02?
At Ethan Elementary - 02, the student body is approximately 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Ethan Elementary - 02 public or private?
Ethan Elementary - 02 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ethan School District 17-1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.