Enrollment
192
Elementary
DISTRICT 92 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREEMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT 33-1·NCES 462550000219
Freeman Elementary - 02
1001 S Wipf St, Freeman, SD 57029 · (605) 925-4216 · Hutchinson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL192 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
11.7:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
63 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 6 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 26% larger than its 6th grade class (23).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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 Freeman School District 33-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
51.5%
SD avg 50.3% . -0.8pp since 2022
Math
43.7%
SD avg 47.5% . +0.5pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Dakota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 47. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.5% | 43.7% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.3% | 43.2% |
% 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
48.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% 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 Freeman Elementary - 02
Freeman Elementary - 02's state test result (48.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman Elementary - 02 this school | 192 | 32.8% | 48.5% |
| Hill City Elementary - 02 Hill City | 247 | 31.6% | 47.4% |
| Stewart Elementary - 05 Yankton | 271 | 38.0% | 45.6% |
| Estelline Elementary - 02 Estelline | 149 | 34.9% | 54.9% |
| Beresford Elementary - 02 Beresford | 273 | 28.9% | 54.9% |
| McKinley Early Childhood Center - 06 Watertown | 296 | 38.2% | N/A |
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 Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Hutchinson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #107 of 193 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #130 of 199 ▲ 4 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #96 of 202 ▼ 2 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 192 | #133 of 331 | #2 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.8% | #115 of 209 | N/A |
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
192
+60 (+45%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 237
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 192 | 16.4 | 11.7:1 | 33% (63) |
| 2023-24 | 188 | 13.8 | 13.6:1 | 27% (51) |
| 2022-23 | 173 | 13.6 | 12.7:1 | 24% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 132 | 10 | 13.2:1 | 23% (30) |
| 2017-18 | 149 | 11.2 | 13.3:1 | 25% (37) |
| 2015-16 | 143 | 10 | 14.3:1 | 37% (53) |
| 2010-11 | 157 | 12 | 13.1:1 | 38% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 234 | 15 | 15.6:1 | 21% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 237 | 10 | 23.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Freeman Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (149 to 192); teachers up 46% (11.2 to 16.4).
About Freeman Elementary - 02
Freeman Elementary - 02 is a medium-sized elementary school in South Dakota, with an address in Freeman. It covers pre-K through 6, with a total enrollment of 192 students.
Freeman School District 33-1 has 435 students spread across 5 schools.
White students make up a majority at Freeman Elementary - 02, at 80%. The next largest groups are 17% Hispanic and 2% Asian. In Hutchinson County overall, about 91% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 34%, meaning two students picked at random have a 34% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 16.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Freeman Elementary - 02 and a ratio of 11.7:1. This ratio sits 3.7 below the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in South Dakota. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 33% of students.
Measured against South Dakota public elementary schools, Freeman Elementary - 02 receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Freeman Elementary - 02 are 1.1 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (48.5% actual, 49.6% predicted).
Federal survey data for Hutchinson County show that the median household income is $73,977, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 19 public schools in Hutchinson County, enrolling about 1,376 students in all.
Freeman High School - 01 is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 2. The school's 48.5% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 6 nearby schools.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The 2020-21 count was 132 students and the 2024-25 count was 192. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves. The ratio was 13.2:1 in 2020-21 and 11.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Hutchinson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,404
Census ACS
Median income
$73,977
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
1,376 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Freeman School District 33-1
- Freeman High School - 01High · 110 students
- Tschetter Colony Elementary - 03Elementary · 50 students
- Freeman Jr High - 05Middle · 49 students
- Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 04Elementary · 34 students
Other schools in Freeman
- Freeman High School - 01High · 110 students
- Freeman Jr High - 05Middle · 49 students
Other Freeman Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Freeman Elementary. Freeman Elementary - 02 is the 9th largest of the 9.
- Freeman Elementary SchoolIRVING, TX · 651 students
- Freeman Elementary SchoolAurora, IL · 529 students
- Freeman ElementaryWoodland, CA · 415 students
- Freeman ElemHaysville, KS · 397 students
- Freeman Elementary SchoolRockford, WA · 385 students
Nearby schools
- Freeman High School - 010.1 mi · 110
- Freeman Jr High - 050.1 mi · 49
- Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 049.6 mi · 34
- Marion Elementary - 0210.1 mi · 100
- Marion Middle School - 0310.1 mi · 46
- Marion High School - 0110.1 mi · 62
Frequently asked questions
About Freeman Elementary - 02How large is Freeman Elementary - 02?
Freeman Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 192 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Freeman Elementary - 02 serve?
Freeman Elementary - 02 serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Freeman Elementary - 02?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Freeman Elementary - 02 is approximately 11.7:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Freeman Elementary - 02?
At Freeman Elementary - 02, the student body is approximately 80% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Freeman Elementary - 02?
Freeman Elementary - 02 is overseen by Freeman School District 33-1 in Hutchinson County.
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