Enrollment
287
Elementary
DISTRICT 161 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLANDREAU SCHOOL DISTRICT 50-3·NCES 462439000207
Flandreau Elementary - 04
500 W Community Dr, Flandreau, SD 57028 · (605) 997-2780 · Moody County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL287 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
12.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
147 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 78 | 27% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 53% larger than its 4th grade class (51).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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 Flandreau School District 50-3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
41.7%
SD avg 50.3% . +22.5pp since 2022
Math
39.6%
SD avg 47.5% . +19.4pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 23 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 19 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.7% | 39.6% |
| 2023-24 | 35.4% | 39.6% |
| 2022-23 | 19.2% | 20.2% |
% 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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Flandreau Elementary - 04
Flandreau Elementary - 04's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flandreau Elementary - 04 this school | 287 | 51.2% | 39.1% |
| O M Tiffany Elementary - 11 Aberdeen | 304 | 55.3% | 32.4% |
| Simmons Elementary - 10 Aberdeen | 386 | 48.2% | 38.1% |
| Lincoln Elementary - 04 Yankton | 416 | 43.0% | 49.1% |
| Woodrow Wilson Elementary - 17 Rapid City | 328 | 41.8% | 41.0% |
| Elkton Elementary - 02 Elkton | 186 | 43.0% | 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 Flandreau Elementary - 04 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #145 of 193 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #151 of 199 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #142 of 202 ▲ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 287 | #101 of 331 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #29 of 131 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.8% | #10 of 131 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.2% | #52 of 209 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #55 of 87 |
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
287
+26 (+10%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 383
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 287 | 23 | 12.5:1 | 51% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 23.9 | 11.3:1 | 42% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 269 | 25.4 | 10.6:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 261 | 24 | 10.9:1 | 48% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 315 | 24.6 | 12.8:1 | 30% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 321 | 25 | 12.8:1 | 53% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 321 | 23 | 14.0:1 | 52% (167) |
| 2000-01 | 245 | 19 | 12.9:1 | 45% (110) |
| 1990-91 | 383 | 21 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Flandreau Elementary - 04.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (315 to 287); teachers down 7% (24.6 to 23).
About Flandreau Elementary - 04
Flandreau Elementary - 04 is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in Flandreau, South Dakota. The school serves 287 students in kindergarten through 4 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in South Dakota is roughly 204 students; this school is 41% larger than that.
Federal data list 4 schools in Flandreau School District 50-3, with 715 students enrolled.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Flandreau Elementary - 04, at 41%. Enrollment also includes 26% Native American, 21% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. Among people living in Moody County, the White share is about 75%. Flandreau Elementary - 04's diversity index is 71%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 12.5:1 comes from the school's 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in South Dakota. The lunch program counts 51% of students at Flandreau Elementary - 04 as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 49% average for public schools in Moody County.
allk12 grades Flandreau Elementary - 04 a C. The grade compares the school only with South Dakota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Flandreau Elementary - 04's average proficiency rate on state tests of 39.1% is 3.0 points below the 42.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Moody County census figures show that the median household income is $78,427, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Moody County is home to 8 public schools and about 1,193 public school students.
The closest public school, Flandreau High School - 01, is less than a tenth of a mile from Flandreau Elementary - 04. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Flandreau Elementary - 04 ranks 2nd in a group of 5 nearby schools.
Flandreau Elementary - 04 is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 26 more students in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 10.9:1 to 12.5:1.
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Moody County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,397
Census ACS
Median income
$78,427
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,193 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Flandreau School District 50-3
- Flandreau High School - 01High · 201 students
- Flandreau Middle School - 03Middle · 193 students
- Pleasant Valley Colony Elementary - 06Elementary · 34 students
Other schools in Flandreau
- Flandreau High School - 01High · 201 students
- Flandreau Middle School - 03Middle · 193 students
- Flandreau Indian Boarding SchoolHigh · 149 students
- Pleasant Valley Colony Elementary - 06Elementary · 34 students
Nearby schools
- Flandreau High School - 010.1 mi · 201
- Flandreau Middle School - 030.1 mi · 193
- Flandreau Indian Boarding School0.8 mi · 149
- Pleasant Valley Colony Elementary - 066.8 mi · 34
- Colman-Egan Jr. High - 0211.4 mi · 36
- Colman-Egan High School - 0111.4 mi · 100
Frequently asked questions
About Flandreau Elementary - 04How large is Flandreau Elementary - 04?
Flandreau Elementary - 04 enrolls approximately 287 students in grades KG-04.
Is Flandreau Elementary - 04 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Flandreau Elementary - 04 is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Flandreau Elementary - 04 have?
Flandreau Elementary - 04 employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Flandreau Elementary - 04?
Student demographics at Flandreau Elementary - 04 are roughly 41% White, 21% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Flandreau Elementary - 04 in?
Flandreau Elementary - 04 is part of Flandreau School District 50-3.
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