Enrollment
179
Elementary
DISTRICT 117 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLORENCE SCHOOL DISTRICT 14-1·NCES 462454000208
Florence Elementary - 02
515 Main Ave, Florence, SD 57235 · (605) 758-2412 · Codington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL179 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% 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.
- DBeats 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
16.2:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
58 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 28 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (23).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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 Florence School District 14-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.4%
SD avg 50.3% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
47.4%
SD avg 47.5% . +0.4pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.4% | 47.4% |
| 2023-24 | 33.8% | 36.3% |
| 2022-23 | 42.4% | 47.0% |
% 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
39.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.8%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Florence Elementary - 02
Florence Elementary - 02's state test result (39.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Elementary - 02 this school | 179 | 32.4% | 39.2% |
| Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04 Alcester | 166 | 33.7% | 50.1% |
| Bridgewater-Emery Elementary - 02 Bridgewater | 143 | 30.8% | 63.4% |
| Gayville-Volin Elementary - 02 Gayville | 136 | 31.6% | 33.2% |
| Faulkton Elementary - 02 Faulkton | 185 | 26.5% | 76.6% |
| Hermosa Elementary - 04 Hermosa | 181 | 30.9% | 37.7% |
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 Florence Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Codington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #142 of 193 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #117 of 199 ▲ 45 | #5 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #117 of 202 ▲ 45 | #2 of 7 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 179 | #143 of 331 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.4% | #118 of 209 | #7 of 7 |
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
179
+21 (+13%) vs 2020
+83% since 1990-91, when it was 98
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 179 | 11.1 | 16.2:1 | 32% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 172 | 10.7 | 16.1:1 | 27% (46) |
| 2022-23 | 152 | 9.7 | 15.7:1 | 30% (46) |
| 2020-21 | 158 | 10 | 15.8:1 | 41% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 148 | 9.6 | 15.5:1 | 41% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 158 | 11 | 14.4:1 | 42% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 107 | 10 | 10.7:1 | 38% (41) |
| 2000-01 | 119 | 10 | 11.9:1 | 32% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 98 | 6 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Florence Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (148 to 179); teachers up 15% (9.6 to 11.1).
About Florence Elementary - 02
Florence Elementary - 02 is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in Florence, South Dakota. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 179 students.
Florence School District 14-1 enrolls 352 students, and its 3 schools include Florence Elementary - 02.
Roughly 96% of students at Florence Elementary - 02 are White. The remaining students are 3% Hispanic. The diversity index for Florence Elementary - 02 is 8%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 11.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 16.2 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in South Dakota average 15.4:1. Of all students at Florence Elementary - 02, 32% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Florence Elementary - 02 earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 23% of South Dakota public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Florence Elementary - 02 falls in the middle 80% of South Dakota schools: 39.2% actual against 49.8% predicted.
In the wider Codington County area, median household income comes to about $72,727, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Codington County's 18 public schools enroll about 4,561 students and include Florence Elementary - 02.
Among nearby public schools, Florence Middle School - 03 is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Florence Elementary - 02 is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Ranked by average proficiency, Florence Elementary - 02 places 2nd out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
The federal government classifies Florence Elementary - 02's location as Rural: Remote.
A 13% gain took enrollment from 158 in 2020-21 to 179 in 2024-25.
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Codington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,767
Census ACS
Median income
$72,727
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
4,561 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Florence School District 14-1
- Florence High School - 01High · 102 students
- Florence Middle School - 03Middle · 71 students
Other schools in Florence
- Florence High School - 01High · 102 students
- Florence Middle School - 03Middle · 71 students
Other Florence Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 8 states are named Florence Elementary. Florence Elementary - 02 is the 10th largest of the 10.
- Florence ElementaryHigh Point, NC · 628 students
- Florence Elementary SchoolFlorence, KY · 610 students
- Florence ElementaryFlorence, MS · 537 students
- Florence Elementary SchoolFLORENCE, TX · 523 students
- Florence Elementary SchoolMESQUITE, TX · 509 students
Nearby schools
- Florence Middle School - 030.0 mi · 71
- Florence High School - 010.0 mi · 102
- Sunrise Colony - 1513.4 mi · 20
- Henry Elementary - 0213.5 mi · 93
- Henry Middle School - 0313.5 mi · 45
- Henry High School - 0113.5 mi · 54
Frequently asked questions
About Florence Elementary - 02What is the total enrollment at Florence Elementary - 02?
Florence Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 179 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Florence Elementary - 02 serve?
Florence Elementary - 02 serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Florence Elementary - 02?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Florence Elementary - 02 is approximately 16.2:1 (11 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Florence Elementary - 02?
Florence Elementary - 02 reports a student body of 96% White, 3% Hispanic.
Who oversees Florence Elementary - 02?
Florence Elementary - 02 is overseen by Florence School District 14-1 in Codington County.
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