Enrollment
182
Elementary
DISTRICT 68 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IPSWICH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT 22-6·NCES 463606000332
Ipswich Elementary - 02
510 2nd Ave, Ipswich, SD 57451 · (605) 426-6832 · Edmunds County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL182 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
41 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 Ipswich Public School District 22-6. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
64.9%
SD avg 50.3% . +7.6pp since 2022
Math
66.2%
SD avg 47.5% . -0.5pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 have held steady.
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
66.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.8%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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
182
-9 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.3:1
% White
93%
was 94%
% Hispanic
4%
was 3%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Ipswich Elementary - 02
As a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Ipswich, South Dakota, Ipswich Elementary - 02 caters to 182 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Ipswich Public School District 22-6.
Ipswich Elementary - 02 is one of 7 schools operated by Ipswich Public School District 22-6, a district that caters to 462 students overall.
On the student-mix side, Ipswich Elementary - 02 logs that nearly all students (93%) are White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Ipswich Elementary - 02 reports 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. Roughly 23% of students at Ipswich Elementary - 02 qualify 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, Ipswich Elementary - 02 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.8%; this one delivers 66.2%.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Edmunds County indicate median household income runs about $81,630, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Edmunds County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 684 students), Ipswich Elementary - 02 is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Dakota Trail Virtual School - 92, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Ipswich Elementary - 02. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ipswich Elementary - 02 at 2nd of 4; the average score across the group is 42.4%.
Ipswich Elementary - 02 operates from a countryside location.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 5%: 191 students in 2018 compared to 182 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.
On the community side, members of the Ipswich Elementary - 02 community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Edmunds County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,048
Census ACS
Median income
$81,630
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
684 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ipswich Public School District 22-6
- Ipswich High School - 01High · 103 students
- Ipswich Middle School - 04Middle · 85 students
- Pembrook Colony Elementary - 06Elementary · 34 students
- Rosette Colony Elementary - 03Elementary · 31 students
- Deerfield Colony Elementary - 05Elementary · 26 students
- Dakota Trail Virtual School - 92High · 1 students
Other schools in Ipswich
- Ipswich High School - 01High · 103 students
- Ipswich Middle School - 04Middle · 85 students
- Pembrook Colony Elementary - 06Elementary · 34 students
- Dakota Trail Virtual School - 92High · 1 students
Nearby schools
- Dakota Trail Virtual School - 920.0 mi · 1
- Ipswich Middle School - 040.0 mi · 85
- Ipswich High School - 010.0 mi · 103
- Pembrook Colony Elementary - 065.2 mi · 34
- Rosette Colony Elementary - 039.5 mi · 31
- Deerfield Colony Elementary - 0511.7 mi · 26
Frequently asked questions
About Ipswich Elementary - 02How many students attend Ipswich Elementary - 02?
Ipswich Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 182 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Ipswich Elementary - 02 serve?
Ipswich Elementary - 02 serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Ipswich Elementary - 02 have?
Ipswich Elementary - 02 employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Ipswich Elementary - 02?
Student demographics at Ipswich Elementary - 02 are roughly 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Ipswich Elementary - 02 in?
Ipswich Elementary - 02 is part of Ipswich Public School District 22-6.
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