Enrollment
69
Elementary
DISTRICT 43 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAITH SCHOOL DISTRICT 46-2·NCES 462294000805
Faith Elementary - 02
206 W 5th St, Faith, SD 57626 · (605) 967-2152 · Meade County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL69 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% 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.
- BBeats 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
9.5:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.0:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
19 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 9 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 8 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 19% |
| Grade 6 | 3 | 4% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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 Faith School District 46-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
SD avg 50.3% . -6.3pp since 2022
Math
67.7%
SD avg 47.5% . +2.1pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 up about 2 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 67.7% |
| 2023-24 | 61.3% | 54.8% |
| 2022-23 | 56.3% | 65.6% |
% 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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.7%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Faith Elementary - 02
Faith Elementary - 02's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faith Elementary - 02 this school | 69 | 27.5% | 56.8% |
| Herreid Elementary - 02 Herreid | 77 | 27.3% | 39.8% |
| Onida Elementary - 04 Onida | 79 | 26.6% | 57.0% |
| Leola Elementary - 02 Leola | 57 | 29.8% | 64.4% |
| Selby Elementary - 02 Selby | 93 | 21.5% | 57.0% |
| New Underwood Elementary - 02 New Underwood | 113 | 26.5% | 39.1% |
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 Faith Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Meade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 69 | #228 of 331 | #4 of 10 |
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
69
+12 (+21%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 85
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 69 | 7.3 | 9.5:1 | 28% (19) |
| 2023-24 | 72 | 6.4 | 11.3:1 | 36% (26) |
| 2022-23 | 64 | 6.4 | 10.1:1 | 44% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 57 | 5 | 11.4:1 | 47% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 64 | 7.4 | 8.7:1 | 48% (31) |
| 2015-16 | 71 | 8 | 8.9:1 | 49% (35) |
| 2010-11 | 72 | 8 | 9.0:1 | 67% (48) |
| 2000-01 | 82 | 8 | 10.3:1 | 61% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 85 | 10 | 8.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Faith Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (64 to 69); teachers down 1% (7.4 to 7.3).
About Faith Elementary - 02
Faith Elementary - 02 is an elementary school in Faith, South Dakota, and it is part of Faith School District 46-2. The school offers pre-K through 6 and enrolls 69 students. The school is 66% below the average for elementary schools in South Dakota.
Faith School District 46-2 has 181 students in 4 schools, and Faith Elementary - 02 is one of those schools.
Faith Elementary - 02 is 83% White by enrollment. The remaining shares are 9% multiracial and 3% Native American. That is in line with Meade County, where about 86% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Faith Elementary - 02 scores 31%.
A staff of 7.3 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 9.5:1. The gap from the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in South Dakota is 5.9 students per teacher. By family income, 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Faith Elementary - 02 lands at B+, ahead of 70% of South Dakota public elementary schools.
Faith Elementary - 02's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (56.8%) and its predicted rate (51.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of South Dakota schools.
Meade County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $74,790, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 16 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,395, Faith Elementary - 02 among them.
Of the public schools around it, Faith Elementary - 02 is closest to Faith High School - 01, less than a tenth of a mile away. Faith Elementary - 02 has 2 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 26.3% on proficiency, and Faith Elementary - 02 is above that at 56.8%.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 57 to 69, a 21% increase. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 11.4:1 to 9.5:1.
The Faith Elementary - 02 discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Meade County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,546
Census ACS
Median income
$74,790
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
3,395 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Faith School District 46-2
- Faith High School - 01High · 77 students
- Faith Jr. High - 06Middle · 18 students
- Maurine Elementary - 04Elementary · 17 students
Other schools in Faith
- Faith High School - 01High · 77 students
- Faith Jr. High - 06Middle · 18 students
- Maurine Elementary - 04Elementary · 17 students
Nearby schools
- Faith High School - 010.0 mi · 77
- Faith Jr. High - 060.0 mi · 18
- Dupree Elementary - 0221.6 mi · 203
- Dupree Jr. High - 0421.6 mi · 52
- Dupree High School - 0121.6 mi · 111
- Opal Elementary - 1521.8 mi · 13
Frequently asked questions
About Faith Elementary - 02How many students attend Faith Elementary - 02?
Faith Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 69 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Faith Elementary - 02 serve?
Faith Elementary - 02 serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Faith Elementary - 02?
Approximately 9.5:1 students per teacher at Faith Elementary - 02.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Faith Elementary - 02?
At Faith Elementary - 02, the student body is approximately 83% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Faith Elementary - 02 in?
Faith Elementary - 02 is part of Faith School District 46-2.
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