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.