Hitchcock-Tulare Elementary - 05

Hitchcock-Tulare Elementary - 05 is an elementary-level community of small scale in Hitchcock, South Dakota, one of the schools within Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6, hosting 116 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 43% smaller than the typical public school in South Dakota, which averages around 204 students.

Hitchcock-Tulare Elementary - 05 is one of 5 schools operated by Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6, a district that works with 236 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hitchcock-Tulare Elementary - 05 shows that nearly all students (97%) are White. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Hitchcock-Tulare Elementary - 05 has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Hitchcock-Tulare Elementary - 05 tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 24% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Beadle County (around 62%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hitchcock-Tulare Elementary - 05 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.1%, the actual is 53.7%, a residual of +0.5 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Beadle County put the typical household earns roughly $67,681 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Beadle County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,544 students), of which Hitchcock-Tulare Elementary - 05 is one.

Nearest neighbor: Hitchcock-Tulare High School - 01, around 8.8 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hitchcock-Tulare Elementary - 05 ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 35.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hitchcock-Tulare Elementary - 05 has edged up 17%, going from 99 students in 2018 to 116 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 9.9:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

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