Enrollment
133
Elementary
DISTRICT 76 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIGHMORE-HARROLD SCHOOL DISTRICT 34-2·NCES 468044000323
Highmore Elementary - 02
415 Iowa Ave S, Highmore, SD 57345 · (605) 852-2276 · Hyde County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL133 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- C+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
11.5:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
49 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 | 15 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 9 | 7% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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 Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
41.7%
SD avg 50.3% . -0.7pp since 2022
Math
40.0%
SD avg 47.5% . +2.7pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 3 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.7% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.8% | 48.3% |
| 2022-23 | 42.4% | 37.3% |
% 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
41.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Highmore Elementary - 02
Highmore Elementary - 02's state test result (41.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highmore Elementary - 02 this school | 133 | 36.8% | 41.2% |
| Wall Elementary - 02 Wall | 107 | 39.3% | 57.7% |
| Langford Area Elementary - 02 Langford | 111 | 36.0% | 58.8% |
| Irene - Wakonda Elementary - 02 Wakonda | 161 | 34.8% | 32.5% |
| Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04 Alcester | 166 | 33.7% | 50.1% |
| Gayville-Volin Elementary - 02 Gayville | 136 | 31.6% | 33.2% |
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 Highmore Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #133 of 193 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #150 of 199 ▼ 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #143 of 202 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 133 | #183 of 331 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.8% | #96 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
133
+6 (+5%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 161
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 133 | 11.6 | 11.5:1 | 37% (49) |
| 2023-24 | 138 | 10.9 | 12.6:1 | 22% (31) |
| 2022-23 | 130 | 11.6 | 11.2:1 | 38% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 127 | 12 | 10.6:1 | 37% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 127 | 13.6 | 9.3:1 | 35% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 146 | 14 | 10.4:1 | 32% (47) |
| 2010-11 | 161 | 14 | 11.5:1 | 32% (52) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highmore Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (127 to 133); teachers down 15% (13.6 to 11.6).
About Highmore Elementary - 02
Highmore Elementary - 02 is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Highmore, South Dakota. Enrollment stands at 133 students, covering pre-K through 6. The school is 35% below the average for elementary schools in South Dakota.
The district, Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2, has 229 students enrolled across 3 schools.
About 79% of the student body at Highmore Elementary - 02 is White. Enrollment also includes 17% Native American and 4% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 35%.
On staff are 11.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.5:1. Elementary schools in South Dakota have an average ratio of 15.4:1. About 37% of students at Highmore Elementary - 02 are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Hyde County average 73%.
On the allk12 Grade, Highmore Elementary - 02 lands at C, ahead of 32% of South Dakota public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Highmore Elementary - 02 would be expected to post about 47.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 41.2%.
Looking at the county, Hyde County, median household income comes to about $73,472, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 1%. The county's public schools total 5, with about 619 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Highmore High School - 01, is less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Highmore Elementary - 02 ranks 4th in a group of 4 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 5% increase, from 127 to 133.
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Hyde County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,191
Census ACS
Median income
$73,472
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
1%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
619 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2
- Highmore High School - 01High · 62 students
- Highmore Jr. High - 03Middle · 34 students
Other schools in Highmore
- Highmore High School - 01High · 62 students
- Highmore Jr. High - 03Middle · 34 students
Nearby schools
- Highmore High School - 010.0 mi · 62
- Highmore Jr. High - 030.0 mi · 34
- Millerdale Colony Elementary - 1118.2 mi · 37
- Crow Creek Reservation High School18.6 mi · 241
- Crow Creek Sioux Tribal Elementary School18.6 mi · 149
- Miller Elementary - 0222.8 mi · 231
Frequently asked questions
About Highmore Elementary - 02How many students attend Highmore Elementary - 02?
Highmore Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 133 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Highmore Elementary - 02 serve?
Highmore Elementary - 02 serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Highmore Elementary - 02?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Highmore Elementary - 02 is approximately 11.5:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Highmore Elementary - 02?
At Highmore Elementary - 02, the student body is approximately 79% White, 4% Hispanic.
Who oversees Highmore Elementary - 02?
Highmore Elementary - 02 is overseen by Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2 in Hyde County.
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