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Enrollment
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Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SIOUX FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT 49-5·NCES 466627000590
Hayward Elementary - 38
400 N Valley View Rd, Sioux Falls, SD 57107 · (605) 367-4590 · Minnehaha County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL728 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 2% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
14.2:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
608 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 144 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 124 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (124).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
16.8%
SD avg 50.3% . -2.5pp since 2022
Math
15.0%
SD avg 47.5% . -7.5pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 8 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.8% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 21.4% | 17.9% |
| 2022-23 | 19.3% | 22.5% |
% 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
17.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.8%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Hayward Elementary - 38
Hayward Elementary - 38's state test result (17.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayward Elementary - 38 this school | 728 | 83.5% | 17.4% |
| Lowell Elementary - 28 Sioux Falls | 426 | 87.3% | 29.7% |
| Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10 Sioux Falls | 291 | 85.2% | 23.8% |
| Garfield Elementary - 19 Sioux Falls | 574 | 88.3% | 20.4% |
| Rosa Parks Elementary - 15 Sioux Falls | 618 | 59.4% | 34.0% |
| The Learning Lab Early Childhood - 74 Sioux Falls | 65 | 100.0% | 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 Hayward Elementary - 38 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Minnehaha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #185 of 193 | #34 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #192 of 199 ▼ 3 | #34 of 35 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.8% | #194 of 202 ▼ 5 | #35 of 35 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 728 | #5 of 331 | #4 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #72 of 131 | #10 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.2% | #16 of 131 | #11 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.5% | #30 of 209 | #7 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.7% | #33 of 36 | #11 of 13 |
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
728
+60 (+9%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 520
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 728 | 51.4 | 14.2:1 | 84% (608) |
| 2023-24 | 676 | 50.3 | 13.4:1 | 74% (503) |
| 2022-23 | 652 | 46.5 | 14.0:1 | 70% (454) |
| 2020-21 | 668 | 44 | 15.2:1 | 80% (537) |
| 2017-18 | 723 | 52.4 | 13.8:1 | 75% (545) |
| 2015-16 | 788 | 50 | 15.8:1 | 80% (631) |
| 2010-11 | 540 | 46 | 11.7:1 | 65% (352) |
| 2000-01 | 605 | 41 | 14.8:1 | 32% (193) |
| 1990-91 | 520 | 28 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hayward Elementary - 38.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (723 to 728); teachers down 2% (52.4 to 51.4).
About Hayward Elementary - 38
Hayward Elementary - 38 is a large elementary school in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The school serves 728 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in South Dakota average about 204 students.
Enrollment across the 44 schools in Sioux Falls School District 49-5 totals 25,060 students.
Enrollment at Hayward Elementary - 38 is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 47%. Beyond that, enrollment is 28% White, 10% Black, 8% multiracial, and 6% Native American. In Minnehaha County overall, about 7% of residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Hayward Elementary - 38 comes in at 68%.
Federal staffing data show 51.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Hayward Elementary - 38 and a ratio of 14.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in South Dakota is 15.4:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 84% of enrollment. The gap from the 42% average for public schools in Minnehaha County is 42 points.
Measured against South Dakota public elementary schools, Hayward Elementary - 38 receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 28.8% for Hayward Elementary - 38. The school posts 17.4%, 11.4 points below the prediction.
Among Minnehaha County residents, median household income is about $76,880, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Hayward Elementary - 38 is one of 83 public schools in Minnehaha County, which together enroll about 34,919 students.
The closest public school, CTE - 37, is about 1.1 miles from Hayward Elementary - 38. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Hayward Elementary - 38 is 5th on average proficiency.
Hayward Elementary - 38 has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
The student count in 2024-25 was 728, 9% above the 668 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 15.2:1 to 14.2:1.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Minnehaha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
203,289
Census ACS
Median income
$76,880
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
34,919 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sioux Falls School District 49-5
- Lincoln High School - 02High · 1,954 students
- Jefferson High School - 67High · 1,888 students
- Washington High School - 01High · 1,819 students
- Roosevelt High School - 03High · 1,785 students
- Memorial Middle School - 04Middle · 1,133 students
- Edison Middle School - 06Middle · 937 students
Other schools in Sioux Falls
- Lincoln High School - 02High · 1,954 students
- Jefferson High School - 67High · 1,888 students
- Washington High School - 01High · 1,819 students
- Roosevelt High School - 03High · 1,785 students
- Memorial Middle School - 04Middle · 1,133 students
- Edison Middle School - 06Middle · 937 students
Other Hayward Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Hayward Elementary. Hayward Elementary - 38 is the largest of the 2.
- HAYWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNEBRASKA CITY, NE · 330 students
Nearby schools
- CTE - 371.1 mi · 1
- Jefferson High School - 671.1 mi · 1,888
- The Learning Lab Early Childhood - 741.5 mi · 65
- George McGovern Middle School -091.5 mi · 780
- Memorial Middle School - 041.6 mi · 1,133
- Discovery Elementary - 261.7 mi · 873
Frequently asked questions
About Hayward Elementary - 38How large is Hayward Elementary - 38?
Hayward Elementary - 38 enrolls approximately 728 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hayward Elementary - 38 serve?
Hayward Elementary - 38 serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hayward Elementary - 38?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hayward Elementary - 38 is approximately 14.2:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hayward Elementary - 38?
At Hayward Elementary - 38, the student body is approximately 28% White, 47% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Hayward Elementary - 38 in?
Hayward Elementary - 38 is part of Sioux Falls School District 49-5.
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