Enrollment
69
Elementary
DISTRICT 37 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOVEN SCHOOL DISTRICT 53-2·NCES 463460000297
Hoven Elementary - 02
551 S Main St, Hoven, SD 57450 · (605) 948-2252 · Potter County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL69 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.7:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
23 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Hoven School District 53-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
56.8%
SD avg 50.3% . -6.2pp since 2022
Math
59.5%
SD avg 47.5% . +7.6pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
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
58.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
69
+11 (+19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
was 5.9:1
% White
99%
was 95%
% Hispanic
0%
was 0%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Hoven Elementary - 02
As a tiny elementary-level community in Hoven, South Dakota, Hoven Elementary - 02 serves 69 students from grades pre-K through 6, run under Hoven School District 53-2. Enrollment runs roughly 66% smaller than the state mean of about 204.
Within Hoven School District 53-2, which oversees 3 schools and 112 students, Hoven Elementary - 02 is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, Hoven Elementary - 02 records that nearly all students (99%) are White.
On the resource side, On paper, Hoven Elementary - 02 has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hoven Elementary - 02 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.4%; this one delivers 58.4%.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Potter County) reports that median household earnings sit near $72,045, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. In all, Potter County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 326 students), of which Hoven Elementary - 02 is one.
Hoven Jr. High - 03 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Hoven Elementary - 02 comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 58.2%.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 19%: 58 students in 2018 compared to 69 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 5.9:1 in 2018 to 7.8:1 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the Hoven Elementary - 02 community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Potter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,388
Census ACS
Median income
$72,045
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
326 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hoven School District 53-2
- Hoven High School - 01High · 29 students
- Hoven Jr. High - 03Middle · 14 students
Other schools in Hoven
- Hoven High School - 01High · 29 students
- Hoven Jr. High - 03Middle · 14 students
Nearby schools
- Hoven Jr. High - 030.0 mi · 14
- Hoven High School - 010.0 mi · 29
- Bowdle High School - 0115.8 mi · 23
- Bowdle Preschool - 0415.8 mi · 7
- Bowdle Elementary - 0215.8 mi · 40
- Bowdle Jr. High - 0315.8 mi · 20
Frequently asked questions
About Hoven Elementary - 02What is the total enrollment at Hoven Elementary - 02?
Hoven Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 69 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Hoven Elementary - 02 serve?
Hoven Elementary - 02 serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Hoven Elementary - 02 have?
Hoven Elementary - 02 employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Hoven Elementary - 02?
Student demographics at Hoven Elementary - 02 are roughly 99% White.
Who oversees Hoven Elementary - 02?
Hoven Elementary - 02 is overseen by Hoven School District 53-2 in Potter County.
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