Explorer Elementary - 04

Explorer Elementary - 04, a well-populated elementary-level community in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, run under Harrisburg School District 41-2, enrolls 338 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 204 students per school, that is 66% bigger than typical.

Explorer Elementary - 04 is one of 11 schools operated by Harrisburg School District 41-2, a district that instructs 6,222 students overall.

On demographics, Explorer Elementary - 04 reports that 66% of the student body identifies as White; the rest reads as 10% Black, 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 4% Native American. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Explorer Elementary - 04 has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. An estimated 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Lincoln County runs at roughly 18%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Explorer Elementary - 04 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.4%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Lincoln County put the typical household earns roughly $99,166 per year, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Explorer Elementary - 04 is one of 26 public schools in Lincoln County (combined enrollment of about 10,530 students).

Avera Behavioral Health Program - 82 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Explorer Elementary - 04 ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 62.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Explorer Elementary - 04's enrollment has edged down 24% since 2018, when it stood at 443 (now 338). White enrollment moved from 83% to 66% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.