Enrollment
306
Elementary
DISTRICT 237 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOT SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT 23-2·NCES 463448000287
Hot Springs Elementary - 02
240 N 19th St, Hot Springs, SD 57747 · (605) 745-4149 · Fall River County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL306 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- CTest 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
12.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
109 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 22 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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 Hot Springs School District 23-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
40.5%
SD avg 50.3% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
35.3%
SD avg 47.5% . -6.6pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Dakota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 47. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 7 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.5% | 35.3% |
| 2023-24 | 45.8% | 43.8% |
| 2022-23 | 34.5% | 41.9% |
% 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
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% 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 Hot Springs Elementary - 02
Hot Springs Elementary - 02's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Springs Elementary - 02 this school | 306 | 35.6% | 38.0% |
| McKinley Early Childhood Center - 06 Watertown | 296 | 38.2% | N/A |
| Jefferson Elementary - 06 Pierre | 377 | 35.5% | 52.9% |
| Black Hawk Elementary - 03 Black Hawk | 305 | 34.1% | 29.9% |
| Buchanan Elementary - 03 Pierre | 432 | 36.6% | 63.3% |
| Stewart Elementary - 05 Yankton | 271 | 38.0% | 45.6% |
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 Hot Springs Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #148 of 193 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #164 of 199 ▼ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #147 of 202 ▼ 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 306 | #92 of 331 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #28 of 131 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #54 of 131 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.6% | #102 of 209 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.4% | #21 of 87 |
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
306
-31 (-9%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 447
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 306 | 24.7 | 12.4:1 | 36% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 332 | 26.2 | 12.7:1 | 33% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 331 | 25.5 | 13.0:1 | 30% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 337 | 26 | 13.0:1 | 42% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 375 | 26.3 | 14.3:1 | 45% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 377 | 28 | 13.5:1 | 49% (184) |
| 2010-11 | 360 | 30 | 12.0:1 | 55% (199) |
| 2000-01 | 364 | 24 | 15.2:1 | 48% (173) |
| 1990-91 | 447 | 30 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hot Springs Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (375 to 306); teachers down 6% (26.3 to 24.7).
About Hot Springs Elementary - 02
In Hot Springs, South Dakota, Hot Springs Elementary - 02 is a large elementary school. It teaches 306 students in pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in South Dakota enroll about 204 students on average.
Hot Springs Elementary - 02 is part of a district of 3 schools: Hot Springs School District 23-2, with 710 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hot Springs Elementary - 02 is 70% White. The remaining shares are 10% multiracial, 10% Native American, and 8% Hispanic. Fall River County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school's share is lower. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 48, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Hot Springs Elementary - 02 totals 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.4:1. The average for elementary schools in South Dakota is 15.4:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Hot Springs Elementary - 02 is about 36%.
On the allk12 Grade, Hot Springs Elementary - 02 lands at C-, ahead of 21% of South Dakota public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Hot Springs Elementary - 02 is -10.5 points: 38.0% actual, 48.4% predicted.
For the population of Fall River County, the median household earns about $67,917 a year, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Across Fall River County, 8 public schools serve about 953 students.
Measured in a straight line, Hot Springs Middle School - 06 is about 0.2 miles from Hot Springs Elementary - 02. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Among 5 nearby schools that report test results, Hot Springs Elementary - 02 ranks 4th on proficiency.
Hot Springs Elementary - 02 is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 337 to 306, a 9% drop.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Hot Springs Elementary - 02. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Fall River County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,258
Census ACS
Median income
$67,917
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
953 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hot Springs School District 23-2
- Hot Springs High School - 01High · 215 students
- Hot Springs Middle School - 06Middle · 189 students
Other schools in Hot Springs
- Hot Springs High School - 01High · 215 students
- Hot Springs Middle School - 06Middle · 189 students
Other Hot Springs Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Hot Springs Elementary. Hot Springs Elementary - 02 is the largest of the 3.
- Hot Springs ElementaryHot Springs, NC · 128 students
- Hot Springs ElementaryCalifornia Hot Springs, CA · 10 students
Nearby schools
- Hot Springs Middle School - 060.2 mi · 189
- Hot Springs High School - 010.2 mi · 215
- Edgemont Elementary - 0319.7 mi · 93
- Edgemont High School - 0119.7 mi · 26
- Oelrichs Jr. High - 0321.5 mi · 25
- Oelrichs High School - 0121.5 mi · 44
Frequently asked questions
About Hot Springs Elementary - 02How large is Hot Springs Elementary - 02?
Hot Springs Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 306 students in grades PK-05.
Is Hot Springs Elementary - 02 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hot Springs Elementary - 02 is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Hot Springs Elementary - 02?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Hot Springs Elementary - 02.
How diverse is Hot Springs Elementary - 02?
Hot Springs Elementary - 02 reports a student body of 70% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Hot Springs Elementary - 02 public or private?
Hot Springs Elementary - 02 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hot Springs School District 23-2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.