Freeman Elementary - 02

Located at 1001 S Wipf St, in Freeman, South Dakota, Freeman Elementary - 02 is a medium-sized elementary school that instructs 192 students (grades pre-K through 6), part of Freeman School District 33-1.

Freeman School District 33-1 comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 435 students; Freeman Elementary - 02 is among them.

Demographically, Freeman Elementary - 02 lists that White students make up the majority at 80%. The remainder reads as 17% Hispanic, 2% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 91%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Freeman Elementary - 02 records 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.7:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Freeman Elementary - 02 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.5%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Hutchinson County put median household income runs about $73,977, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Hutchinson County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,376 students), of which Freeman Elementary - 02 is one.

Freeman Jr High - 05 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Freeman Elementary - 02. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Freeman Elementary - 02 ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 46.1%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Freeman Elementary - 02's enrollment has expanded 29% since 2018, when it stood at 149 (now 192). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 10% to 17%. Class-load math has fell: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

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