Enrollment
98
Elementary
DISTRICT 62 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREDERICK AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT 06-2·NCES 462140000189
Frederick Area Elementary - 02
202 E Main St, Frederick, SD 57441 · (605) 329-2145 · Brown County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL98 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
10.0:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
19 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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 | 13 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 10 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 8 | 8% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 Frederick Area School District 06-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
SD avg 50.3% . +6.9pp since 2022
Math
70.0%
SD avg 47.5% . +13.7pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 14 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.3% | 66.7% |
| 2022-23 | 53.1% | 56.3% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Frederick Area Elementary - 02
Frederick Area Elementary - 02's state test result (63.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Area Elementary - 02 this school | 98 | 19.4% | 63.8% |
| Sanborn Central Elementary - 06 Forestburg | 102 | 19.6% | 55.4% |
| Selby Elementary - 02 Selby | 93 | 21.5% | 57.0% |
| Montrose Elementary - 02 Montrose | 108 | 13.9% | 56.7% |
| Buffalo Elementary - 02 Buffalo | 101 | 25.7% | 48.9% |
| Northwestern Elementary - 04 Mellette | 135 | 19.3% | 52.8% |
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 Frederick Area Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Brown County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 98 | #210 of 331 | #9 of 11 |
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
98
+23 (+31%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 114
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 9.4:1
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 | 98 | 9.8 | 10.0:1 | 19% (19) |
| 2023-24 | 92 | 9.8 | 9.4:1 | 18% (17) |
| 2022-23 | 79 | 11 | 7.2:1 | 22% (17) |
| 2020-21 | 75 | 8 | 9.4:1 | 35% (26) |
| 2017-18 | 88 | 10 | 8.8:1 | 44% (39) |
| 2015-16 | 84 | 10 | 8.4:1 | 36% (30) |
| 2010-11 | 84 | 10 | 8.4:1 | 38% (32) |
| 2000-01 | 112 | 8 | 14.0:1 | 38% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 114 | 8 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frederick Area Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (88 to 98); teachers down 2% (10 to 9.8).
About Frederick Area Elementary - 02
Frederick Area Elementary - 02 is a public elementary school in Frederick, South Dakota. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 98 students. The average among elementary schools in South Dakota is roughly 204 students; this school is 52% smaller than that.
Frederick Area School District 06-2 is the district for Frederick Area Elementary - 02. It has 3 schools and 187 students.
Most students at Frederick Area Elementary - 02 are White: 93% of enrollment. Other groups make up 5% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Frederick Area Elementary - 02 belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 13%.
Teachers at the school number 9.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.0:1. Among elementary schools in South Dakota, the typical ratio is 15.4:1. The school's lunch program data list 19% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 35% for public schools in Brown County.
The allk12 Grade for Frederick Area Elementary - 02 is A-. Compared with South Dakota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 83% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Frederick Area Elementary - 02 sits between the top and bottom 10% of South Dakota schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 63.8% and a predicted 55.1%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Brown County, median household income is about $70,898, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Frederick Area Elementary - 02 is one of 22 public schools in Brown County, which together enroll about 5,354 students.
Frederick High School - 01 is the public school closest to Frederick Area Elementary - 02, less than a tenth of a mile away. Frederick Area Elementary - 02 has 2 other public schools within five miles.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Frederick Area Elementary - 02 had 75 students in 2020-21 and 98 in 2024-25, a 31% gain.
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Brown County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,877
Census ACS
Median income
$70,898
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
5,354 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Frederick Area School District 06-2
- Frederick High School - 01High · 59 students
- Frederick Area Middle School - 03Middle · 30 students
Other schools in Frederick
- Frederick High School - 01High · 59 students
- Frederick Area Middle School - 03Middle · 30 students
Nearby schools
- Frederick High School - 010.0 mi · 59
- Frederick Area Middle School - 030.0 mi · 30
- ELLENDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL11.8 mi · 56
- ELLENDALE HIGH SCHOOL11.8 mi · 79
- ELLENDALE HIGH VIRTUAL ACADEMY11.8 mi · 1
- ELLENDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.8 mi · 120
Frequently asked questions
About Frederick Area Elementary - 02What is the total enrollment at Frederick Area Elementary - 02?
Frederick Area Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 98 students in grades PK-05.
Is Frederick Area Elementary - 02 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Frederick Area Elementary - 02 is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Frederick Area Elementary - 02 have?
Frederick Area Elementary - 02 employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Frederick Area Elementary - 02?
Student demographics at Frederick Area Elementary - 02 are roughly 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
What district is Frederick Area Elementary - 02 in?
Frederick Area Elementary - 02 is part of Frederick Area School District 06-2.
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