Enrollment
74
Elementary
DISTRICT 60 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JONES COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 37-3·NCES 461958000358
Jones County Elementary - 02
305 Jefferson Ave, Murdo, SD 57559 · (605) 669-2297 · Jones County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL74 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% 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
8.9:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
44 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 14 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (14).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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 Jones County School District 37-3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
75.0%
SD avg 50.3% . +16.9pp since 2022
Math
82.1%
SD avg 47.5% . +7.9pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 17 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 82.1% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 77.4% |
| 2022-23 | 58.1% | 74.2% |
% 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
76.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+37.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% 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 38 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 Jones County Elementary - 02
Jones County Elementary - 02's state test result (76.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jones County Elementary - 02 this school | 74 | 59.5% | 76.4% |
| Big Stone City Elementary - 01 Big Stone City | 60 | 60.0% | 60.9% |
| Colome Elementary - 02 Colome | 65 | 53.8% | 42.4% |
| Waubay Elementary - 02 Waubay | 88 | 64.8% | 53.3% |
| Edgemont Elementary - 03 Edgemont | 93 | 51.6% | 39.5% |
| Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02 Waverly | 128 | 50.8% | 34.1% |
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 Jones County Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 74 | #227 of 331 |
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
74
+2 (+3%) vs 2020
-19% since 2000-01, when it was 91
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 74 | 8.3 | 8.9:1 | 59% (44) |
| 2023-24 | 78 | 7.5 | 10.4:1 | 56% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 79 | 7.8 | 10.2:1 | 52% (41) |
| 2020-21 | 72 | 7 | 10.3:1 | 50% (36) |
| 2017-18 | 79 | 6.8 | 11.6:1 | 47% (37) |
| 2015-16 | 81 | 7 | 11.6:1 | 51% (41) |
| 2010-11 | 70 | 8 | 8.8:1 | 56% (39) |
| 2000-01 | 91 | 11 | 8.3:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jones County Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (79 to 74); teachers up 23% (6.8 to 8.3).
About Jones County Elementary - 02
Jones County Elementary - 02 is a public elementary school in Murdo, South Dakota. Classes run from kindergarten through 4, and the school has 74 students. Against the 204-student average for elementary schools in South Dakota, enrollment here is 64% lower.
Jones County School District 37-3 enrolls 180 students, and its 3 schools include Jones County Elementary - 02.
At Jones County Elementary - 02, White students make up 78% of the student body. It is also 16% multiracial and 4% Native American. For comparison, Jones County is about 80% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 36% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 8.9 students per teacher and 8.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in South Dakota. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 56% average for public schools in Jones County.
Jones County Elementary - 02 is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 98% of South Dakota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Jones County Elementary - 02 would score about 38.7%. It scores 76.4%, a top-10% result among South Dakota schools on BeatsExpectations.
Jones County has about 1,004 residents, and the median household income is $65,119, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. In all, Jones County has 3 public schools and roughly 180 students.
Nearest public school: Jones County High School - 01, about 0.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Local comparison: Jones County Elementary - 02 ranks 1st of 5 nearby schools, at 76.4% versus a 35.3% average.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
Enrollment has grown by 2 students since 2020-21, to 74. The number of students per teacher fell from 10.3 to 8.9 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Jones County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,004
Census ACS
Median income
$65,119
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
180 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jones County School District 37-3
- Jones County Middle School - 04Middle · 57 students
- Jones County High School - 01High · 49 students
Other schools in Murdo
- Jones County Middle School - 04Middle · 57 students
- Jones County High School - 01High · 49 students
Nearby schools
- Jones County High School - 010.1 mi · 49
- Jones County Middle School - 040.1 mi · 57
- White River Middle School - 0422.1 mi · 93
- White River Elementary - 0222.2 mi · 172
- White River High School - 0122.2 mi · 112
- Midland Elementary - 1125.7 mi · 6
Frequently asked questions
About Jones County Elementary - 02What is the total enrollment at Jones County Elementary - 02?
Jones County Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 74 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Jones County Elementary - 02 serve?
Jones County Elementary - 02 serves grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Jones County Elementary - 02 have?
Jones County Elementary - 02 employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jones County Elementary - 02?
At Jones County Elementary - 02, the student body is approximately 78% White, 1% Hispanic, 16% Two or more.
Is Jones County Elementary - 02 public or private?
Jones County Elementary - 02 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jones County School District 37-3.
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