Enrollment
94
Elementary
DISTRICT 54 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EUREKA SCHOOL DISTRICT 44-1·NCES 462256000195
Eureka Elementary - 02
805 10th St, Eureka, SD 57437 · (605) 284-2875 · McPherson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL94 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- BTest 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
8.9:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.4:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
42 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 10 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 14 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 8 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 12 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 17% larger than its 6th grade class (12).
Student demographics
38%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 Eureka School District 44-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
57.1%
SD avg 50.3% . -8.9pp since 2022
Math
46.9%
SD avg 47.5% . -19.1pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 9 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 19 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.1% | 46.9% |
| 2023-24 | 54.9% | 62.8% |
| 2022-23 | 66.0% | 66.0% |
% 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
50.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Eureka Elementary - 02
Eureka Elementary - 02's state test result (50.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eureka Elementary - 02 this school | 94 | 44.7% | 50.5% |
| Wilmot Elementary - 02 Wilmot | 112 | 48.2% | 33.3% |
| Tripp Elementary - 03 Tripp | 88 | 42.0% | 27.9% |
| Wall Elementary - 02 Wall | 107 | 39.3% | 57.7% |
| Edgemont Elementary - 03 Edgemont | 93 | 51.6% | 39.5% |
| Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02 Waverly | 128 | 50.8% | 34.1% |
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 Eureka Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 94 | #214 of 331 |
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
94
-7 (-7%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 150
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 94 | 10.6 | 8.9:1 | 45% (42) |
| 2023-24 | 105 | 11.1 | 9.4:1 | 43% (45) |
| 2022-23 | 105 | 10.9 | 9.7:1 | 35% (37) |
| 2020-21 | 101 | 9 | 11.2:1 | 34% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 84 | 11 | 7.7:1 | 38% (32) |
| 2015-16 | 75 | 9 | 8.3:1 | 39% (29) |
| 2010-11 | 78 | 11 | 7.1:1 | 37% (29) |
| 2000-01 | 119 | 11 | 10.8:1 | 36% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 150 | 13 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eureka Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (84 to 94); teachers down 3% (11 to 10.6).
About Eureka Elementary - 02
Eureka Elementary - 02 is a small elementary school for students in Eureka, South Dakota. The school serves pre-K through 6. Enrollment is 94 students. It has 54% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in South Dakota (about 204).
Eureka School District 44-1 counts 163 students in its 3 schools, and Eureka Elementary - 02 is one of them.
At Eureka Elementary - 02, 78% of students are White. The school is also 10% multiracial, 10% Native American, and 3% Hispanic. That is lower than the 97% White share among all McPherson County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 38%.
For every teacher at Eureka Elementary - 02, there are about 8.9 students; the school has 10.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in South Dakota, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 45%. The figure for public schools in McPherson County is close, at 44%.
Eureka Elementary - 02 earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 60% of South Dakota public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Eureka Elementary - 02 would be expected to post about 44.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 50.5%.
In the wider McPherson County area, median household income comes to about $66,906, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. McPherson County's 10 public schools enroll about 345 students and include Eureka Elementary - 02.
Eureka Jr. High - 03 is the nearest public school to Eureka Elementary - 02, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 2.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 7%, from 101 to 94. The school's ratio dropped from 11.2:1 to 8.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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.
McPherson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,145
Census ACS
Median income
$66,906
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
345 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Eureka School District 44-1
- Eureka High School - 01High · 43 students
- Eureka Jr. High - 03Middle · 26 students
Other schools in Eureka
- Eureka High School - 01High · 43 students
- Eureka Jr. High - 03Middle · 26 students
Other Eureka Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Eureka Elementary. Eureka Elementary - 02 is the 5th largest of the 5.
- EUREKA ELEM.EUREKA, MO · 519 students
- Eureka ElementaryKeysville, VA · 471 students
- Eureka Elementary SchoolEureka, MT · 274 students
- Eureka Elementary SchoolEureka, NV · 122 students
Nearby schools
- Eureka Jr. High - 030.0 mi · 26
- Eureka High School - 010.0 mi · 43
- Boulder Colony School - 0613.6 mi · 12
- ZEELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL17.1 mi · 13
- ZEELAND HIGH SCHOOL17.1 mi · 14
- ASHLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL21.7 mi · 74
Frequently asked questions
About Eureka Elementary - 02What is the total enrollment at Eureka Elementary - 02?
Eureka Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 94 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Eureka Elementary - 02 serve?
Eureka Elementary - 02 serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Eureka Elementary - 02 have?
Eureka Elementary - 02 employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Eureka Elementary - 02?
Student demographics at Eureka Elementary - 02 are roughly 78% White, 3% Hispanic, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Eureka Elementary - 02?
Eureka Elementary - 02 is overseen by Eureka School District 44-1 in McPherson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.