Enrollment
102
Elementary
DISTRICT 78 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIMBALL SCHOOL DISTRICT 07-2·NCES 463822000354
Kimball Elementary - 02
300 S East St, Kimball, SD 57355 · (605) 778-6231 · Brule County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL102 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- B+Test 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.
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
10.3:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
29 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 | 8 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 12 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 25% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 20% smaller than its 4th grade class (25).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Kimball Elementary - 02→Kimball Middle School - 04
Based on grade levels within Kimball School District 07-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
31.1%
SD avg 50.3% . -29.4pp since 2022
Math
71.1%
SD avg 47.5% . -3.3pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 29 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.1% | 71.1% |
| 2023-24 | 45.8% | 72.9% |
| 2022-23 | 60.5% | 74.4% |
% 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
55.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Kimball Elementary - 02
Kimball Elementary - 02's state test result (55.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimball Elementary - 02 this school | 102 | 28.4% | 55.2% |
| Buffalo Elementary - 02 Buffalo | 101 | 25.7% | 48.9% |
| New Underwood Elementary - 02 New Underwood | 113 | 26.5% | 39.1% |
| Herreid Elementary - 02 Herreid | 77 | 27.3% | 39.8% |
| Centerville Elementary - 02 Centerville | 108 | 28.7% | 52.5% |
| Worthing Elementary - 05 Worthing | 119 | 24.4% | 72.7% |
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 Kimball Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #65 of 193 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.1% | #26 of 199 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #170 of 202 ▼ 47 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 102 | #206 of 331 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.4% | #132 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
102
-26 (-20%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 221
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 102 | 9.9 | 10.3:1 | 28% (29) |
| 2023-24 | 122 | 9.8 | 12.5:1 | 25% (30) |
| 2022-23 | 123 | 9.6 | 12.9:1 | 23% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 128 | 10 | 12.8:1 | 22% (28) |
| 2017-18 | 119 | 9.7 | 12.3:1 | 32% (38) |
| 2015-16 | 118 | 9 | 13.1:1 | 31% (36) |
| 2010-11 | 109 | 10 | 10.9:1 | 39% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 128 | 8 | 16.0:1 | 55% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 221 | 14 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kimball Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (119 to 102); teachers up 2% (9.7 to 9.9).
About Kimball Elementary - 02
Kimball Elementary - 02 operates as a small elementary school in Kimball, South Dakota. It is open to students in pre-K through 4 and enrolls 102 students. By comparison, elementary schools in South Dakota enroll about 204 students on average.
Kimball Elementary - 02 is run by Kimball School District 07-2, whose 5 schools enroll 347 students.
White students are 90% of those enrolled at Kimball Elementary - 02. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% multiracial. In Brule County overall, about 82% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 18, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 9.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 10.3:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in South Dakota is 15.4:1. The school reported 28% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The gap from the 45% average for public schools in Brule County is 17 points.
On the allk12 Grade, Kimball Elementary - 02 lands at B+, ahead of 66% of South Dakota public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Kimball Elementary - 02 lands between the top and bottom 10% of South Dakota schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 55.2%; the prediction is 51.4%.
Brule County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $73,720, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 9 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,249, Kimball Elementary - 02 among them.
Kimball Elementary - 02's nearest public school is Kimball Middle School - 04 (less than a tenth of a mile). The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. On average proficiency, Kimball Elementary - 02 is 1st of 5 nearby schools with test data.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment was 102 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 128. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.8:1 to 10.3:1 over the same years.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Kimball Elementary - 02. You can also rate the school on this page.
Brule County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,283
Census ACS
Median income
$73,720
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,249 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kimball School District 07-2
- Kimball Middle School - 04Middle · 92 students
- Kimball High School - 01High · 84 students
- Grass Ranch Colony Elementary - 13Elementary · 53 students
- Grass Ranch Colony High School - 15High · 16 students
Other schools in Kimball
- Kimball Middle School - 04Middle · 92 students
- Kimball High School - 01High · 84 students
- Grass Ranch Colony Elementary - 13Elementary · 53 students
- Grass Ranch Colony High School - 15High · 16 students
Other Kimball Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Kimball Elementary. Kimball Elementary - 02 is the 7th largest of the 7.
- Kimball ElementaryAntioch, CA · 450 students
- Kimball Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WA · 384 students
- KIMBALL ELEMENTARYKIMBALL, MN · 346 students
- Kimball Elementary SchoolWashington, DC · 330 students
- Kimball Elementary SchoolMESQUITE, TX · 208 students
Nearby schools
- Kimball Middle School - 040.0 mi · 92
- Kimball High School - 010.0 mi · 84
- Grass Ranch Colony High School - 157.7 mi · 16
- Grass Ranch Colony Elementary - 137.7 mi · 53
- White Lake Elementary - 0212.4 mi · 62
- White Lake Middle School - 0312.4 mi · 30
Frequently asked questions
About Kimball Elementary - 02What is the total enrollment at Kimball Elementary - 02?
Kimball Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 102 students in grades PK-04.
Is Kimball Elementary - 02 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kimball Elementary - 02 is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kimball Elementary - 02?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kimball Elementary - 02 is approximately 10.3:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Kimball Elementary - 02?
Student demographics at Kimball Elementary - 02 are roughly 90% White, 2% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
What district is Kimball Elementary - 02 in?
Kimball Elementary - 02 is part of Kimball School District 07-2.
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