Enrollment
118
Elementary
DISTRICT 40 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KADOKA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT 35-2·NCES 468043701249
Kadoka Elementary - 02
800 Bayberry St, Kadoka, SD 57543 · (605) 837-2173 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL118 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 91% 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
9.5:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
61 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 13 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 83% larger than its 5th grade class (12).
Student demographics
51%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 Kadoka Area School District 35-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
SD avg 50.3% . -3.4pp since 2022
Math
57.8%
SD avg 47.5% . -12.9pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Dakota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 47. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 13 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 57.8% |
| 2023-24 | 69.4% | 71.4% |
| 2022-23 | 63.4% | 70.7% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of SD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
63.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 42% 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 22 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 Kadoka Elementary - 02
Kadoka Elementary - 02's state test result (63.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kadoka Elementary - 02 this school | 118 | 51.7% | 63.6% |
| Freeman Davis Elementary - 03 Mobridge | 149 | 53.7% | 52.6% |
| Lyman Elementary - 04 Kennebec | 171 | 55.0% | 40.8% |
| Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04 Mobridge | 143 | 46.2% | 53.3% |
| Colome Elementary - 02 Colome | 65 | 53.8% | 42.4% |
| 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 Kadoka Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #26 of 193 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #73 of 199 ▼ 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #56 of 202 ▼ 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 118 | #191 of 331 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.7% | #50 of 209 |
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
118
-1 (-1%) vs 2020
-27% since 2010-11, when it was 161
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 8.5:1
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 | 118 | 12.4 | 9.5:1 | 52% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 126 | 13.7 | 9.2:1 | 52% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 124 | 13.2 | 9.4:1 | 43% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 119 | 14 | 8.5:1 | 43% (51) |
| 2017-18 | 101 | 13.8 | 7.3:1 | 48% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 170 | 15 | 11.3:1 | 53% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 161 | 19 | 8.5:1 | 62% (100) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kadoka Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (101 to 118); teachers down 10% (13.8 to 12.4).
About Kadoka Elementary - 02
Kadoka Elementary - 02 is a small elementary school serving families in Kadoka, South Dakota. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 118 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in South Dakota average about 204 students.
The district, Kadoka Area School District 35-2, operates 6 schools serving 283 students.
A majority of students at Kadoka Elementary - 02, 56%, are White. Other reported shares: 42% Native American. Jackson County's residents are about 37% White, 19 points below the school's share. Kadoka Elementary - 02 has a diversity index of 51%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 12.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Kadoka Elementary - 02 and a ratio of 9.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in South Dakota is 15.4:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 52% of enrollment. The 72% average for public schools in Jackson County is 20 points higher.
Measured against South Dakota public elementary schools, Kadoka Elementary - 02 receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in South Dakota with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 41.8%. Kadoka Elementary - 02 posts 63.6%, 21.8 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Jackson County, median household income is about $35,417, about 12% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 40%. A total of 6 public schools operate in Jackson County, serving about 547 students.
The next-closest public school is Kadoka Area High School - 01, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Kadoka Elementary - 02 ranks 2nd of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 63.6% against a local average of 50.4%.
In the federal locale system, Kadoka Elementary - 02 is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 119 in 2020-21 and 118 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,802
Census ACS
Median income
$35,417
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
40%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
547 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kadoka Area School District 35-2
- Kadoka Area High School - 01High · 71 students
- Kadoka Middle School - 03Middle · 51 students
- Longvalley Elementary - 10Elementary · 22 students
- Interior Elementary - 09Elementary · 15 students
- Midland Elementary - 11Elementary · 6 students
Other schools in Kadoka
- Kadoka Area High School - 01High · 71 students
- Kadoka Middle School - 03Middle · 51 students
Nearby schools
- Kadoka Area High School - 010.0 mi · 71
- Kadoka Middle School - 030.0 mi · 51
- Philip Jr. High - 0316.3 mi · 71
- Philip Elementary - 0216.3 mi · 131
- Philip High School - 0116.3 mi · 109
- Crazy Horse School19.9 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About Kadoka Elementary - 02What is the total enrollment at Kadoka Elementary - 02?
Kadoka Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 118 students in grades PK-05.
Is Kadoka Elementary - 02 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kadoka Elementary - 02 is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Kadoka Elementary - 02?
Approximately 9.5:1 students per teacher at Kadoka Elementary - 02.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kadoka Elementary - 02?
At Kadoka Elementary - 02, the student body is approximately 56% White, 2% Two or more.
Is Kadoka Elementary - 02 public or private?
Kadoka Elementary - 02 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kadoka Area School District 35-2.
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