1
Welcome to the Jefferson Elementary - 06 community. What's one thing that would make Jefferson Elementary - 06 even better?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 407 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PIERRE SCHOOL DISTRICT 32-2·NCES 465526000495
Jefferson Elementary - 06
900 N Poplar Ave, Pierre, SD 57501 · (605) 773-7320 · Hughes County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
134 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 77 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 35% larger than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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 Pierre School District 32-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
53.9%
SD avg 50.3% . +6.1pp since 2022
Math
48.9%
SD avg 47.5% . +0.6pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.9% | 48.9% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 52.8% |
| 2022-23 | 47.8% | 48.3% |
% 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
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Jefferson Elementary - 06
Jefferson Elementary - 06's state test result (52.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Elementary - 06 this school | 377 | 35.5% | 52.9% |
| Kennedy Elementary - 08 Pierre | 413 | 41.4% | 54.3% |
| Hot Springs Elementary - 02 Hot Springs | 306 | 35.6% | 38.0% |
| Vandenberg Elementary - 02 Box Elder | 454 | 40.5% | 46.4% |
| Beadle Elementary - 03 Yankton | 412 | 33.0% | 56.6% |
| Black Hawk Elementary - 03 Black Hawk | 305 | 34.1% | 29.9% |
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 Jefferson Elementary - 06 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #81 of 193 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #108 of 199 ▼ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #82 of 202 ▲ 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #66 of 331 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #52 of 131 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #39 of 131 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.5% | #103 of 209 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #34 of 87 |
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
377
-46 (-11%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 532
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 377 | 28 | 13.5:1 | 36% (134) |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 29 | 13.2:1 | 32% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 28.9 | 14.9:1 | 34% (145) |
| 2020-21 | 423 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 34% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 440 | 27 | 16.3:1 | 38% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 435 | 29 | 15.0:1 | 37% (163) |
| 2010-11 | 404 | 27 | 15.0:1 | 34% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 523 | 31 | 16.9:1 | 29% (151) |
| 1990-91 | 532 | 27 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Elementary - 06.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (440 to 377); teachers up 4% (27 to 28).
About Jefferson Elementary - 06
Jefferson Elementary - 06 is an elementary school in Pierre, South Dakota, reachable at (605) 773-7320. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 377 students. The school's enrollment is 85% above the 204 average for elementary schools in South Dakota.
Pierre School District 32-2 has 2,749 students in 5 schools, and Jefferson Elementary - 06 is one of those schools.
White students are the majority at Jefferson Elementary - 06, with 64% of enrollment. It is also 17% Native American, 12% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Hughes County's residents are about 81% White, 17 points above the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 55% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.5:1. That is lower than the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in South Dakota. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 36%. That tracks the 35% average for public schools in Hughes County.
allk12 grades Jefferson Elementary - 06 a B. The grade compares the school only with South Dakota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Jefferson Elementary - 06, the prediction is 48.5% and the result is 52.9%.
Across Hughes County, the median household income is $81,395, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Hughes County is home to 7 public schools and about 2,919 public school students.
Nearby, Georgia Morse Middle School - 02 is about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles of Jefferson Elementary - 06, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Jefferson Elementary - 06 places 4th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Remote: the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Federal data show an 11% enrollment decrease, from 423 in 2020-21 to 377 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 15.1 in 2020-21 to 13.5 in 2024-25.
To ask about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs, start a discussion on this page. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Hughes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,664
Census ACS
Median income
$81,395
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,919 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pierre School District 32-2
- T F Riggs High School - 01High · 855 students
- Georgia Morse Middle School - 02Middle · 672 students
- Buchanan Elementary - 03Elementary · 432 students
- Kennedy Elementary - 08Elementary · 413 students
Other schools in Pierre
- T F Riggs High School - 01High · 855 students
- Georgia Morse Middle School - 02Middle · 672 students
- Buchanan Elementary - 03Elementary · 432 students
- Kennedy Elementary - 08Elementary · 413 students
- Pierre Indian Learning CenterElementary · 156 students
Other Jefferson Elementary schools
143 other US public schools in 31 states are named Jefferson Elementary. Jefferson Elementary - 06 is the 68th largest of the 144.
- Jefferson Elementary - 09Watertown, SD · 333 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolJefferson, GA · 1,011 students
- Jefferson ElementaryRiverside, CA · 886 students
- Jefferson ElementaryLennox, CA · 716 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolCharleston, IL · 698 students
Nearby schools
- Georgia Morse Middle School - 020.9 mi · 672
- T F Riggs High School - 011.1 mi · 855
- Kennedy Elementary - 081.9 mi · 413
- Stanley County Elementary - 081.9 mi · 178
- Stanley County Middle School - 021.9 mi · 106
- Stanley County High School - 011.9 mi · 142
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson Elementary - 06What is the total enrollment at Jefferson Elementary - 06?
Jefferson Elementary - 06 enrolls approximately 377 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Jefferson Elementary - 06 serve?
Jefferson Elementary - 06 serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson Elementary - 06?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jefferson Elementary - 06 is approximately 13.5:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jefferson Elementary - 06?
At Jefferson Elementary - 06, the student body is approximately 64% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Jefferson Elementary - 06?
Jefferson Elementary - 06 is overseen by Pierre School District 32-2 in Hughes County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.