Enrollment
237
Elementary
DISTRICT 147 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREGORY SCHOOL DISTRICT 26-4·NCES 462988000238
Gregory Elementary - 02
505 Logan St, Gregory, SD 57533 · (605) 835-8771 · Gregory County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL237 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
103 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 24 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 85% larger than its 5th grade class (26).
Student demographics
27%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 Gregory School District 26-4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
58.7%
SD avg 50.3% . -0.6pp since 2022
Math
66.3%
SD avg 47.5% . +8.3pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 are up about 8 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.7% | 66.3% |
| 2023-24 | 66.3% | 62.5% |
| 2022-23 | 59.3% | 58.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of SD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
59.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% typical for South Dakota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in South Dakota's top 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 Gregory Elementary - 02
Gregory Elementary - 02's state test result (59.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Elementary - 02 this school | 237 | 43.5% | 59.2% |
| Tyndall Elementary - 04 Tyndall | 188 | 38.3% | 71.6% |
| Webster Area Elementary - 03 Webster | 274 | 33.6% | 62.4% |
| Woonsocket Elementary - 03 Woonsocket | 181 | 40.3% | 44.8% |
| Whitewood Elementary - 04 Whitewood | 138 | 47.1% | 74.3% |
| Willow Lake Elementary - 02 Willow Lake | 153 | 48.4% | 40.4% |
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 Gregory Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #42 of 193 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #39 of 199 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #62 of 202 ▼ 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 237 | #120 of 331 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #58 of 131 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.5% | #95 of 131 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.5% | #66 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
237
+28 (+13%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 262
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 237 | 17.4 | 13.7:1 | 43% (103) |
| 2023-24 | 231 | 17.4 | 13.3:1 | 42% (96) |
| 2022-23 | 240 | 17.9 | 13.4:1 | 48% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 209 | 16 | 13.1:1 | 25% (52) |
| 2017-18 | 184 | 16.7 | 11.0:1 | 55% (102) |
| 2015-16 | 220 | 18 | 12.2:1 | 58% (127) |
| 2010-11 | 188 | 12 | 15.7:1 | 54% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 183 | 14 | 13.1:1 | 63% (116) |
| 1990-91 | 262 | 12 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gregory Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (184 to 237); teachers up 4% (16.7 to 17.4).
About Gregory Elementary - 02
Gregory Elementary - 02 is one of the public schools in Gregory, South Dakota. It is a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 237 students in pre-K through 5.
In Gregory School District 26-4, 3 schools enroll a combined 442 students.
About 84% of the student body at Gregory Elementary - 02 is White. Other students are 11% Native American and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 87% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 27%, meaning two students picked at random have a 27% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in South Dakota. Eligible students account for 43% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Gregory County average 44%.
Gregory Elementary - 02 is a top-10% school in South Dakota on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests of 45.2% with an actual 59.2%.
Within Gregory County, the median household income is $62,917, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. In all, Gregory County has 8 public schools and roughly 755 students.
Gregory Junior High - 04 is located less than a tenth of a mile from Gregory Elementary - 02. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Gregory Elementary - 02 is 1st of 6 on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment has grown by 28 students since 2020-21, to 237.
Community posts for Gregory Elementary - 02 can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Gregory County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,016
Census ACS
Median income
$62,917
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
755 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gregory School District 26-4
- Gregory High School - 01High · 117 students
- Gregory Junior High - 04Middle · 88 students
Other schools in Gregory
- Gregory High School - 01High · 117 students
- Gregory Junior High - 04Middle · 88 students
Other Gregory Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Gregory Elementary. Gregory Elementary - 02 is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Gregory Elementary SchoolLONG BRANCH, NJ · 573 students
- Gregory Elementary SchoolW ORANGE, NJ · 484 students
- Gregory Elementary SchoolRockford, IL · 418 students
Nearby schools
- Gregory Junior High - 040.0 mi · 88
- Gregory High School - 010.0 mi · 117
- Burke Middle School - 047.5 mi · 62
- Burke High School - 017.5 mi · 94
- Burke Elementary - 027.6 mi · 105
- Colome Middle School - 0315.1 mi · 32
Frequently asked questions
About Gregory Elementary - 02What is the total enrollment at Gregory Elementary - 02?
Gregory Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 237 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Gregory Elementary - 02 serve?
Gregory Elementary - 02 serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gregory Elementary - 02?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gregory Elementary - 02 is approximately 13.7:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gregory Elementary - 02?
At Gregory Elementary - 02, the student body is approximately 84% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Gregory Elementary - 02 public or private?
Gregory Elementary - 02 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Gregory School District 26-4.
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