Enrollment
185
Elementary
DISTRICT 68 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAULKTON AREA SCHOOLS 24-4·NCES 462403000202
Faulkton Elementary - 02
1114 Court St, Faulkton, SD 57438 · (605) 598-6266 · Faulk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL185 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
12.1:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
49 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 | 19 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 28% larger than its 5th grade class (25).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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 Faulkton Area Schools 24-4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
82.5%
SD avg 50.3% . +6.6pp since 2022
Math
87.5%
SD avg 47.5% . +4.2pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.5% | 87.5% |
| 2023-24 | 79.5% | 84.0% |
| 2022-23 | 75.9% | 83.3% |
% 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
76.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% 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 24 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 Faulkton Elementary - 02
Faulkton Elementary - 02's state test result (76.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faulkton Elementary - 02 this school | 185 | 26.5% | 76.6% |
| McCook Central Elementary - 02 Salem | 225 | 25.3% | 41.9% |
| Viborg-Hurley Elementary - 02 Viborg | 153 | 26.8% | 60.5% |
| Ethan Elementary - 02 Ethan | 155 | 26.5% | 68.3% |
| Hanson Elementary - 06 Alexandria | 151 | 25.2% | 59.4% |
| Ipswich Elementary - 02 Ipswich | 182 | 22.5% | 66.2% |
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 Faulkton Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #5 of 193 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.5% | #4 of 199 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.5% | #4 of 202 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 185 | #137 of 331 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.5% | #141 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
185
+16 (+9%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 181
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 185 | 15.3 | 12.1:1 | 26% (49) |
| 2023-24 | 175 | 15.2 | 11.6:1 | 23% (40) |
| 2022-23 | 162 | 15.3 | 10.6:1 | 27% (44) |
| 2020-21 | 169 | 14 | 12.1:1 | 15% (25) |
| 2017-18 | 158 | 12.2 | 12.9:1 | 20% (31) |
| 2015-16 | 145 | 10 | 14.5:1 | 20% (29) |
| 2010-11 | 113 | 9 | 12.6:1 | 24% (27) |
| 2000-01 | 143 | 11 | 13.0:1 | 41% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 181 | 9 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Faulkton Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (158 to 185); teachers up 25% (12.2 to 15.3).
About Faulkton Elementary - 02
Faulkton Elementary - 02 is a medium-sized elementary school in Faulkton, South Dakota, under Faulkton Area Schools 24-4. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 185 students.
Besides Faulkton Elementary - 02, Faulkton Area Schools 24-4 runs 6 other schools. The district enrolls 404 students.
The student body at Faulkton Elementary - 02 is 95% White. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic. The county population is about 95% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 10%, meaning two students picked at random have a 10% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1 at Faulkton Elementary - 02, with 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 3.3 below the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in South Dakota. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 26%. For comparison, public schools in Faulk County average 24%.
allk12 grades Faulkton Elementary - 02 an A+. The grade compares the school only with South Dakota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Faulkton Elementary - 02 ranks in the top 10% in South Dakota. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 76.6%, against a prediction of 52.2%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Faulk County, the median household income is $57,750, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. There are 7 public schools in Faulk County, enrolling about 404 students in all.
Nearest public school: Faulkton High School - 01, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Faulkton Elementary - 02 is Rural: Remote.
Federal data show a 9% enrollment gain, from 169 in 2020-21 to 185 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Faulkton Elementary - 02 can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Faulk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,126
Census ACS
Median income
$57,750
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
404 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Faulkton Area Schools 24-4
- Faulkton High School - 01High · 73 students
- Faulkton Middle School - 08Middle · 53 students
- Blumengard Colony Elementary - 06Elementary · 33 students
- Thunderbird Colony Elementary - 10Elementary · 33 students
- Brentwood Colony Elementary - 05Elementary · 20 students
- Brentwood Colony Virtual High School - 92High · 7 students
Other schools in Faulkton
- Faulkton High School - 01High · 73 students
- Faulkton Middle School - 08Middle · 53 students
- Blumengard Colony Elementary - 06Elementary · 33 students
- Thunderbird Colony Elementary - 10Elementary · 33 students
- Brentwood Colony Elementary - 05Elementary · 20 students
- Brentwood Colony Virtual High School - 92High · 7 students
Nearby schools
- Faulkton High School - 010.0 mi · 73
- Faulkton Middle School - 080.0 mi · 53
- Brentwood Colony Elementary - 0511.5 mi · 20
- Brentwood Colony Virtual High School - 9211.5 mi · 7
- Thunderbird Colony Elementary - 1012.7 mi · 33
- Blumengard Colony Elementary - 0614.6 mi · 33
Frequently asked questions
About Faulkton Elementary - 02How many students attend Faulkton Elementary - 02?
Faulkton Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 185 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Faulkton Elementary - 02 serve?
Faulkton Elementary - 02 serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Faulkton Elementary - 02?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Faulkton Elementary - 02 is approximately 12.1:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Faulkton Elementary - 02?
Student demographics at Faulkton Elementary - 02 are roughly 95% White, 4% Hispanic.
What district is Faulkton Elementary - 02 in?
Faulkton Elementary - 02 is part of Faulkton Area Schools 24-4.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.