Journey Elementary - 05

Located at 6801 S Grange Ave, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Journey Elementary - 05 is a big elementary school that works with 340 students (grades K through 5), operated by Harrisburg School District 41-2. Enrollment runs roughly 67% above the state mean of about 204.

Within Harrisburg School District 41-2, which oversees 11 schools and 6,222 students, Journey Elementary - 05 is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Journey Elementary - 05 shows that White students make up the majority at 79%. The remainder breaks down as 6% Black, 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Lincoln County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 16% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Journey Elementary - 05 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.3%, the actual is 62.5%, a residual of +6.2 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Lincoln County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $99,166 per year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Lincoln County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,530 students), Journey Elementary - 05 is one campus in the mix.

Harrisburg North Middle School - 08 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Journey Elementary - 05 ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 52.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Journey Elementary - 05 has shrank 15%, going from 399 students in 2018 to 340 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 92% to 79% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Journey Elementary - 05 typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.