Kadoka Elementary - 02

Kadoka Elementary - 02 operates as a compact elementary campus in Kadoka, South Dakota, one of the schools within Kadoka Area School District 35-2. Current enrollment sits at 118 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 204 students per school, that is 42% below typical.

Across the 6 schools in Kadoka Area School District 35-2 (283 students total), Kadoka Elementary - 02 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Kadoka Elementary - 02 records that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. Other groups include 42% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 37% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Kadoka Elementary - 02 tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 52% of students at Kadoka Elementary - 02 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Jackson County's rate of about 72%.

With demographic context factored in, Kadoka Elementary - 02 is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 41.8%; this one delivers 63.6%, a residual of +21.8 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Jackson County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $35,417 per year, roughly 12% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 40%. In all, Jackson County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 547 students), of which Kadoka Elementary - 02 is one.

The closest other public school is Kadoka Middle School - 03, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Kadoka Elementary - 02 ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 50.4%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 17%: 101 students in 2018 compared to 118 in 2025. The White share of enrollment increased from 51% to 56% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 7.3:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 in 2025.

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