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Lakeview Elementary - 09

26886 299th St, Pure Water Township, SD 69212 · (605) 429-3339 · Todd County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL44 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of South Dakota public elementary schools
  • DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+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

Enrollment
44
Elementary
DISTRICT 161 · STATE 204
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
3 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
44 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten25%
Grade 1716%
Grade 2614%
Grade 3511%
Grade 4511%
Grade 549%
Grade 6614%
Grade 725%
Grade 8716%
Student demographics
White
614%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 66% · US 43%
Hispanic
49%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Two+
12%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
3273%
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 14% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
12%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
2557%
Female
1943%

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Test scores

SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
31.0%
SD avg 50.3% . +13.6pp 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. The South Dakota average is about 50 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2022.

SD Smarter Balanced results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2531.0%N/A
2023-2420.0%8.0%
2022-2317.4%8.7%
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SD Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
17.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.1%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 →

Where Lakeview Elementary - 09 ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn South DakotaIn Todd County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
44#251 of 331#5 of 7
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 2024-25
Enrollment
44
+3 (+7%) vs 2020
+26% since 2000-01, when it was 35
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 20.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2544314.7:1100% (44)
2023-2440313.3:1100% (40)
2022-23363.211.3:1100% (36)
2020-2141220.5:1100% (41)
2017-18463.313.9:1100% (46)
2015-1652413.0:1100% (52)
2010-1163415.8:195% (60)
2000-013548.8:163% (22)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakeview Elementary - 09.

Since 2017-18: students down 4% (46 to 44); teachers down 10% (3.3 to 3).

About Lakeview Elementary - 09

Lakeview Elementary - 09 is an elementary school in Pure Water Township, South Dakota, and it is part of Todd County School District 66-1. In all, 44 students attend the school in kindergarten through 8. That puts enrollment 78% below the 204-student average for elementary schools in South Dakota.

Todd County School District 66-1 counts 11 schools and 1,980 students, including Lakeview Elementary - 09.

More than half of enrollment at Lakeview Elementary - 09 is Native American: 73%. The remaining shares are 14% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, and 2% Pacific Islander.

Lakeview Elementary - 09 has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1, with 3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in South Dakota average 15.4:1. The school has 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Todd County is close, at 100%.

Among South Dakota public elementary schools, Lakeview Elementary - 09 outscored 19%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.

Based on student poverty, the model expects 22.1% at Lakeview Elementary - 09; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 17.0%.

Looking at the county, Todd County, median household income comes to about $42,075, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 42% of residents are in poverty. The county has 13 public schools and about 2,610 students.

St. Francis Indian School is about 8.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Nearby schools average 27.6% on proficiency, and Lakeview Elementary - 09 is below that at 17.0%.

In the federal locale system, Lakeview Elementary - 09 is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.

Federal enrollment counts increased from 41 (2020-21) to 44 (2024-25). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 20.5:1 to 14.7:1.

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Todd County at a glance

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Population
9,244
Census ACS
Median income
$42,075
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
42%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,610 students

Quick facts

School name
Lakeview Elementary - 09
District
Todd County School District 66-1
Address
26886 299th St, Pure Water Township, SD 69212
Phone
(605) 429-3339
County
Todd County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–08
Total enrollment
44
Teachers (FTE)
3
Student–teacher ratio
14.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
44 (100%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
467209000504
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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43 other US public schools in 23 states are named Lakeview Elementary. Lakeview Elementary - 09 is the 44th largest of the 44.

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Frequently asked questions

About Lakeview Elementary - 09
What is the total enrollment at Lakeview Elementary - 09?
Lakeview Elementary - 09 enrolls approximately 44 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Lakeview Elementary - 09 serve?
Lakeview Elementary - 09 serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lakeview Elementary - 09?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lakeview Elementary - 09 is approximately 14.7:1 (3 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lakeview Elementary - 09?
At Lakeview Elementary - 09, the student body is approximately 14% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Lakeview Elementary - 09?
Lakeview Elementary - 09 is overseen by Todd County School District 66-1 in Todd County.
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