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
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
12.1:1
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 52% larger than its 5th grade class (25).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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 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.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.9% | 66.2% |
| 2023-24 | 72.2% | 73.6% |
| 2022-23 | 57.3% | 66.7% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Ipswich Elementary - 02
Ipswich Elementary - 02's state test result (66.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich Elementary - 02 this school | 182 | 22.5% | 66.2% |
| Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02 Britton | 166 | 22.9% | 47.4% |
| Faulkton Elementary - 02 Faulkton | 185 | 26.5% | 76.6% |
| Chester Elementary -02 Chester | 154 | 20.1% | 49.8% |
| Arlington Elementary - 02 Arlington | 152 | 20.4% | 63.9% |
| Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02 Platte | 230 | 23.5% | 62.8% |
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 Ipswich Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Edmunds County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #20 of 193 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #40 of 199 ▼ 22 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #29 of 202 ▼ 20 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 182 | #140 of 331 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.5% | #164 of 209 | N/A |
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
182
+4 (+2%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 135
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 182 | 15.1 | 12.1:1 | 23% (41) |
| 2023-24 | 177 | 15.2 | 11.7:1 | 24% (42) |
| 2022-23 | 185 | 15.9 | 11.7:1 | 25% (46) |
| 2020-21 | 178 | 14 | 12.7:1 | 24% (43) |
| 2017-18 | 191 | 14.4 | 13.3:1 | 31% (59) |
| 2015-16 | 154 | 11 | 14.0:1 | 28% (43) |
| 2010-11 | 120 | 11 | 10.9:1 | 21% (25) |
| 2000-01 | 150 | 13 | 11.5:1 | 36% (54) |
| 1990-91 | 135 | 12 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ipswich Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (191 to 182); teachers up 5% (14.4 to 15.1).
About Ipswich Elementary - 02
Ipswich Elementary - 02 is a medium-sized elementary school based in Ipswich, South Dakota. A federal count lists 182 students at the school, in pre-K through 5.
The district, Ipswich Public School District 22-6, has 462 students enrolled across 7 schools.
The student body at Ipswich Elementary - 02 is 93% White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 95% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 14% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Ipswich Elementary - 02 counts 15.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.1 students for each one. This ratio sits 3.3 below the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in South Dakota. About 23% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
The allk12 Grade for Ipswich Elementary - 02 is A. Compared with South Dakota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 90% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 53.8% for Ipswich Elementary - 02. The school posts 66.2%, 12.4 points above the prediction.
In Edmunds County (population about 4,048), the median household income is $81,630, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. There are 14 public schools in Edmunds County, enrolling about 684 students in all.
The school nearest to Ipswich Elementary - 02 is Dakota Trail Virtual School - 92, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number 3.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 178 in 2020-21 and 182 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.