Enrollment
88
Elementary
DISTRICT 71 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GETTYSBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT 53-1·NCES 462697000231
Gettysburg Elementary - 02
100 E King Ave, Gettysburg, SD 57442 · (605) 765-2438 · Potter County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL88 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- A-Test 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
9.4:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
27 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 | 7 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 22% |
Student demographics
41%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 Gettysburg School District 53-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
65.4%
SD avg 50.3% . -1.9pp since 2022
Math
59.6%
SD avg 47.5% . -9.6pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 10 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.4% | 59.6% |
| 2023-24 | 67.4% | 61.2% |
| 2022-23 | 67.3% | 69.2% |
% 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
62.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% 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 Gettysburg Elementary - 02
Gettysburg Elementary - 02's state test result (62.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gettysburg Elementary - 02 this school | 88 | 30.7% | 62.0% |
| Avon Elementary - 02 Avon | 74 | 31.1% | 53.5% |
| Rosholt Elementary - 02 Rosholt | 97 | 35.1% | 53.9% |
| Scotland Elementary - 02 Scotland | 114 | 27.2% | 56.7% |
| Centerville Elementary - 02 Centerville | 108 | 28.7% | 52.5% |
| Onida Elementary - 04 Onida | 79 | 26.6% | 57.0% |
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 Gettysburg Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 88 | #220 of 331 |
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
88
-12 (-12%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 204
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 88 | 9.4 | 9.4:1 | 31% (27) |
| 2023-24 | 97 | 11.5 | 8.4:1 | 23% (22) |
| 2022-23 | 95 | 10.6 | 8.9:1 | 15% (14) |
| 2020-21 | 100 | 10 | 10.0:1 | 16% (16) |
| 2017-18 | 119 | 10.7 | 11.2:1 | 19% (23) |
| 2015-16 | 135 | 10 | 13.5:1 | 30% (40) |
| 2010-11 | 120 | 9 | 13.3:1 | 26% (31) |
| 2000-01 | 136 | 9 | 15.1:1 | 20% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 204 | 14 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gettysburg Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (119 to 88); teachers down 12% (10.7 to 9.4).
About Gettysburg Elementary - 02
Gettysburg Elementary - 02, located in Gettysburg, South Dakota, is a small elementary school. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 88 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in South Dakota) has about 204 students.
The Gettysburg School District 53-1 system has 3 schools and 214 students.
At 76%, White students outnumber all other groups at Gettysburg Elementary - 02 combined. After that, the student body is 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Native American, and 3% Pacific Islander. Among all residents of Potter County, the White share is about 93%. Gettysburg Elementary - 02 has a diversity index of 41%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 9.4 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 9.4:1. Among elementary schools in South Dakota, the typical ratio is 15.4:1. Eligible students account for 31% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Gettysburg Elementary - 02 is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 84% of South Dakota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Gettysburg Elementary - 02 is 11.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of South Dakota schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Potter County show that median household income is about $72,045, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Gettysburg Elementary - 02 is one of 6 public schools in Potter County, which together enroll about 326 students.
Of nearby public schools, Gettysburg High School - 01 is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 62.4% proficiency; Gettysburg Elementary - 02 posts 62.0%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 88, 12% below the 100 of 2020-21.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Potter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,388
Census ACS
Median income
$72,045
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
326 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gettysburg School District 53-1
- Gettysburg High School - 01High · 72 students
- Gettysburg Middle School - 03Middle · 54 students
Other schools in Gettysburg
- Gettysburg High School - 01High · 72 students
- Gettysburg Middle School - 03Middle · 54 students
Other Gettysburg Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Gettysburg Elementary. Gettysburg Elementary - 02 is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Gettysburg ElementaryClovis, CA · 626 students
Nearby schools
- Gettysburg High School - 010.0 mi · 72
- Gettysburg Middle School - 030.0 mi · 54
- Hoven Jr. High - 0318.2 mi · 14
- Hoven High School - 0118.2 mi · 29
- Hoven Elementary - 0218.2 mi · 69
- Sully Buttes Middle School - 0621.7 mi · 66
Frequently asked questions
About Gettysburg Elementary - 02How many students attend Gettysburg Elementary - 02?
Gettysburg Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 88 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Gettysburg Elementary - 02 serve?
Gettysburg Elementary - 02 serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Gettysburg Elementary - 02 have?
Gettysburg Elementary - 02 employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Gettysburg Elementary - 02?
Student demographics at Gettysburg Elementary - 02 are roughly 76% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Gettysburg Elementary - 02 public or private?
Gettysburg Elementary - 02 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Gettysburg School District 53-1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.