Enrollment
149
Elementary
DISTRICT 146 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBRIDGE-POLLOCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 62-6·NCES 468044100486
Freeman Davis Elementary - 03
601 E 4th Ave, Mobridge, SD 57601 · (605) 845-9275 · Walworth County
GRADES KG–02ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL149 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- BTest 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
13.6:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
80 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 53 | 36% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 33% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 32% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Freeman Davis Elementary - 03→Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04→Mobridge Middle School - 02→Mobridge High School - 01
Based on grade levels within Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.9%
SD avg 50.3% . -9.4pp since 2022
Math
45.6%
SD avg 47.5% . -16.7pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Dakota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 47. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 17 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.9% | 45.6% |
| 2023-24 | 55.2% | 56.6% |
| 2022-23 | 62.3% | 62.3% |
% 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
52.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Freeman Davis Elementary - 03
Freeman Davis Elementary - 03's state test result (52.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman Davis Elementary - 03 this school | 149 | 53.7% | 52.6% |
| Lyman Elementary - 04 Kennebec | 171 | 55.0% | 40.8% |
| Kadoka Elementary - 02 Kadoka | 118 | 51.7% | 63.6% |
| Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04 Mobridge | 143 | 46.2% | 53.3% |
| Summit Elementary - 02 Summit | 132 | 51.5% | 20.1% |
| Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02 Waverly | 128 | 50.8% | 34.1% |
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 Freeman Davis Elementary - 03 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #85 of 193 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #123 of 199 ▼ 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #85 of 202 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 149 | #169 of 331 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.7% | #47 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
149
+5 (+3%) vs 2020
+3% since 2010-11, when it was 145
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 149 | 10.9 | 13.6:1 | 54% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 146 | 11 | 13.3:1 | 40% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 149 | 12 | 12.5:1 | 29% (43) |
| 2020-21 | 144 | 8 | 18.0:1 | 47% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 134 | 9.1 | 14.8:1 | 49% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 155 | 9 | 17.2:1 | 41% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 145 | 12 | 12.1:1 | 52% (76) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Freeman Davis Elementary - 03.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (134 to 149); teachers up 20% (9.1 to 10.9).
About Freeman Davis Elementary - 03
Federal records list Freeman Davis Elementary - 03 as an elementary school in Mobridge, South Dakota. The school has 149 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 2. That compares with an average of about 204 students for elementary schools in South Dakota.
In Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6, 4 schools enroll a combined 596 students.
Federal enrollment data show Freeman Davis Elementary - 03 is 52% White. Other groups make up 43% Native American and 2% Hispanic. Walworth County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school's share is lower. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 54, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 10.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.6 students per teacher. Elementary schools in South Dakota average 15.4:1, 1.8 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at Freeman Davis Elementary - 03, 54% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 39% average for public schools in Walworth County.
Freeman Davis Elementary - 03 holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 73% of South Dakota public elementary schools.
A school with Freeman Davis Elementary - 03's lunch-eligibility share in South Dakota is predicted to score 41.0%. Freeman Davis Elementary - 03 scores 52.6%, 11.6 points above that line.
In the surrounding county, Walworth County, median household income comes to about $65,026, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county has 7 public schools and about 784 students.
Among nearby public schools, Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04 is closest at about 0.4 miles. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Freeman Davis Elementary - 03. On state test proficiency, Freeman Davis Elementary - 03 ranks 4th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 149, compared with 144 in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 18.0:1 to 13.6:1.
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Walworth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,271
Census ACS
Median income
$65,026
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
784 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6
- Mobridge High School - 01High · 194 students
- Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04Elementary · 143 students
- Mobridge Middle School - 02Middle · 110 students
Other schools in Mobridge
- Mobridge High School - 01High · 194 students
- Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04Elementary · 143 students
- Mobridge Middle School - 02Middle · 110 students
Nearby schools
- Mobridge Upper Elementary - 040.4 mi · 143
- Mobridge Middle School - 020.4 mi · 110
- Mobridge High School - 010.4 mi · 194
- Wakpala High School - 017.5 mi · 38
- Wakpala Middle School - 047.5 mi · 41
- Wakpala Elementary - 027.5 mi · 95
Frequently asked questions
About Freeman Davis Elementary - 03What is the total enrollment at Freeman Davis Elementary - 03?
Freeman Davis Elementary - 03 enrolls approximately 149 students in grades KG-02.
Is Freeman Davis Elementary - 03 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Freeman Davis Elementary - 03 is an elementary school covering grades KG-02.
How many teachers does Freeman Davis Elementary - 03 have?
Freeman Davis Elementary - 03 employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Freeman Davis Elementary - 03?
Student demographics at Freeman Davis Elementary - 03 are roughly 52% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Freeman Davis Elementary - 03 public or private?
Freeman Davis Elementary - 03 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6.
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