Flandreau Elementary - 04

Flandreau Elementary - 04, a reasonably sized primary school in Flandreau, South Dakota, one of the schools within Flandreau School District 50-3, caters to 287 students, covering grades K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 41% larger than the state mean of about 204.

Flandreau School District 50-3 comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 715 students; Flandreau Elementary - 04 is among them.

Demographically, Flandreau Elementary - 04 shows that the largest single group is White at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 26% Native American, 21% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. By comparison, Moody County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Flandreau Elementary - 04 has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Flandreau Elementary - 04 tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Flandreau Elementary - 04 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.1%.

Around the school, Moody County reports that the typical household earns roughly $78,427 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Flandreau Elementary - 04 is one of 8 public schools in Moody County (combined enrollment of about 1,193 students).

The closest other public school is Flandreau High School - 01, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Flandreau Elementary - 04 comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 36.3%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Flandreau Elementary - 04 has declined 9%, going from 315 students in 2018 to 287 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 14% to 21%.

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