Enrollment
345
Elementary
DISTRICT 443 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRANDON VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 49-2·NCES 460795001416
Inspiration Elementary - 08
3401 S Sparta Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57110 · (605) 582-5890 · Minnehaha County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL345 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
14.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
87 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 72 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 29% larger than its 4th grade class (56).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Inspiration Elementary - 08→Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07→Brandon Valley Middle School - 02→Brandon Valley High School - 01
Based on grade levels within Brandon Valley School District 49-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
80.5%
SD avg 50.3% . +8.3pp since 2022
Math
76.6%
SD avg 47.5% . +8.6pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 8 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 9 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.5% | 76.6% |
| 2023-24 | 73.3% | 70.3% |
| 2022-23 | 72.2% | 68.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of SD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
75.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.7%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 53% typical for South Dakota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in South Dakota's top 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 Inspiration Elementary - 08
Inspiration Elementary - 08's state test result (75.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspiration Elementary - 08 this school | 345 | 25.2% | 75.2% |
| Explorer Elementary - 04 Sioux Falls | 338 | 27.8% | 51.4% |
| Horizon Elementary - 09 Sioux Falls | 458 | 28.2% | 37.8% |
| Journey Elementary - 05 Sioux Falls | 340 | 16.5% | 62.5% |
| Endeavor Elementary - 07 Sioux Falls | 358 | 12.6% | 56.6% |
| Hillcrest Elementary - 04 Brookings | 316 | 26.3% | 41.7% |
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 Inspiration Elementary - 08 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Minnehaha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #6 of 193 | #3 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #12 of 199 ▲ 15 | #3 of 35 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.5% | #6 of 202 no change | #3 of 35 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 345 | #78 of 331 | #25 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #86 of 131 | #15 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.3% | #49 of 131 | #17 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.2% | #150 of 209 | #23 of 36 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 345 | 23.2 | 14.9:1 | 25% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 320 | 20.5 | 15.6:1 | 18% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 295 | 18.9 | 15.6:1 | 17% (50) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Inspiration Elementary - 08.
About Inspiration Elementary - 08
Students in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, attend Inspiration Elementary - 08, a high-enrollment elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 4 attend the school, which enrolls 345 students. For comparison, elementary schools in South Dakota average about 204 students.
Inspiration Elementary - 08 is part of Brandon Valley School District 49-2, where 8 schools serve 5,182 students.
At Inspiration Elementary - 08, White students make up 69% of the student body. The next largest groups are 11% Black, 9% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. The school's White share is 11 points below the 80% share among Minnehaha County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 50% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Inspiration Elementary - 08 counts 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.9 students for each one. That matches the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in South Dakota fairly closely. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Minnehaha County is 42%.
Measured against South Dakota public elementary schools, Inspiration Elementary - 08 receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Inspiration Elementary - 08 ranks in the top 10% of South Dakota schools. It scores 75.2%; the prediction is 52.7%.
Federal survey data for Minnehaha County show that the median household income is $76,880, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Minnehaha County is home to 83 public schools and about 34,919 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Ben Reifel Middle School - 68 is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Inspiration Elementary - 08. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Inspiration Elementary - 08 ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Inspiration Elementary - 08 falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Inspiration Elementary - 08 covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Minnehaha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
203,289
Census ACS
Median income
$76,880
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
34,919 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brandon Valley School District 49-2
- Brandon Valley High School - 01High · 1,381 students
- Brandon Valley Intermediate - 07Middle · 829 students
- Brandon Valley Middle School - 02Middle · 759 students
- Brandon Elementary - 03Elementary · 728 students
- Robert Bennis Elementary - 05Elementary · 542 students
- Fred Assam Elementary - 06Elementary · 531 students
Other schools in Sioux Falls
- Lincoln High School - 02High · 1,954 students
- Jefferson High School - 67High · 1,888 students
- Washington High School - 01High · 1,819 students
- Roosevelt High School - 03High · 1,785 students
- Memorial Middle School - 04Middle · 1,133 students
- Edison Middle School - 06Middle · 937 students
Nearby schools
- Ben Reifel Middle School - 680.3 mi · 885
- Rosa Parks Elementary - 151.6 mi · 618
- Harvey Dunn Elementary - 542.3 mi · 681
- Fred Assam Elementary - 062.4 mi · 531
- John Harris Elementary - 232.4 mi · 666
- Horizon Elementary - 092.5 mi · 458
Frequently asked questions
About Inspiration Elementary - 08How large is Inspiration Elementary - 08?
Inspiration Elementary - 08 enrolls approximately 345 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Inspiration Elementary - 08 serve?
Inspiration Elementary - 08 serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many teachers does Inspiration Elementary - 08 have?
Inspiration Elementary - 08 employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Inspiration Elementary - 08?
At Inspiration Elementary - 08, the student body is approximately 69% White, 9% Hispanic, 11% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Inspiration Elementary - 08 public or private?
Inspiration Elementary - 08 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Brandon Valley School District 49-2.
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