Enrollment
111
Elementary
DISTRICT 78 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANGFORD AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT 45-5·NCES 464086000369
Langford Area Elementary - 02
206 Chestnut St, Langford, SD 57454 · (605) 493-6454 · Marshall County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL111 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
40 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 12 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (18).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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 Langford Area School District 45-5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
68.5%
SD avg 50.3% . +12.7pp since 2022
Math
50.0%
SD avg 47.5% . -8.1pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Dakota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 47. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 8 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.5% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.2% | 56.3% |
| 2022-23 | 55.8% | 58.1% |
% 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
58.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.3%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Langford Area Elementary - 02
Langford Area Elementary - 02's state test result (58.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Langford Area Elementary - 02 this school | 111 | 36.0% | 58.8% |
| Marion Elementary - 02 Marion | 100 | 38.0% | 48.2% |
| Highmore Elementary - 02 Highmore | 133 | 36.8% | 41.2% |
| Wall Elementary - 02 Wall | 107 | 39.3% | 57.7% |
| Gayville-Volin Elementary - 02 Gayville | 136 | 31.6% | 33.2% |
| Tripp Elementary - 03 Tripp | 88 | 42.0% | 27.9% |
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 Langford Area Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #44 of 193 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #103 of 199 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #19 of 202 ▲ 66 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 111 | #198 of 331 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.0% | #98 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
111
+16 (+17%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 120
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 111 | 7.5 | 14.8:1 | 36% (40) |
| 2023-24 | 111 | 8.5 | 13.1:1 | 18% (20) |
| 2022-23 | 102 | 8.3 | 12.3:1 | 32% (33) |
| 2020-21 | 95 | 7 | 13.6:1 | 35% (33) |
| 2017-18 | 75 | 8 | 9.4:1 | 41% (31) |
| 2015-16 | 89 | 8 | 11.1:1 | 53% (47) |
| 2010-11 | 92 | 8 | 11.5:1 | 40% (37) |
| 2000-01 | 108 | 9 | 12.0:1 | 52% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 120 | 8 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Langford Area Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students up 48% (75 to 111); teachers down 6% (8 to 7.5).
About Langford Area Elementary - 02
Langford Area Elementary - 02, located in Langford, South Dakota, is a low-enrollment elementary school. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 111 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in South Dakota) has about 204 students.
Langford Area School District 45-5 is the local district for Langford Area Elementary - 02. It runs 4 schools with 258 students.
Langford Area Elementary - 02's enrollment is 88% White. It is also 6% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. For comparison, Marshall County is about 85% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 21% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Langford Area Elementary - 02 operates with 7.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in South Dakota average 15.4:1. Langford Area Elementary - 02 reports 36% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Langford Area Elementary - 02 is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 81% of South Dakota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Langford Area Elementary - 02 is 10.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of South Dakota schools.
Langford Area Elementary - 02 is located in Marshall County, where the median household income is $78,156, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 2%. Besides Langford Area Elementary - 02, Marshall County has 12 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Langford Area Middle School - 03, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Langford Area Elementary - 02 at 1st of 5.
Langford Area Elementary - 02 falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Langford Area Elementary - 02's enrollment climbed from 95 in 2020-21 to 111 in 2024-25. Students per teacher rose from 13.6 in 2020-21 to 14.8 in 2024-25.
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Marshall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,344
Census ACS
Median income
$78,156
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
2%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
726 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Langford Area School District 45-5
- Langford Area High School - 01High · 59 students
- Langford Area Middle School - 03Middle · 44 students
- Newport Colony Elementary - 04Elementary · 44 students
- Premier Learning Academy Elementary - 94Combined
- Premier Learning Academy High School - 92Combined
- Premier Learning Academy Middle School - 93Combined
Other schools in Langford
- Langford Area High School - 01High · 59 students
- Langford Area Middle School - 03Middle · 44 students
- Premier Learning Academy Elementary - 94Combined
- Premier Learning Academy High School - 92Combined
- Premier Learning Academy Middle School - 93Combined
Nearby schools
- Langford Area Middle School - 030.0 mi · 44
- Langford Area High School - 010.0 mi · 59
- Newport Colony Elementary - 047.1 mi · 44
- Britton-Hecla Elementary - 0213.6 mi · 166
- Britton-Hecla Middle School - 0313.7 mi · 97
- Britton-Hecla High School - 0113.7 mi · 127
Frequently asked questions
About Langford Area Elementary - 02What is the total enrollment at Langford Area Elementary - 02?
Langford Area Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 111 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Langford Area Elementary - 02 serve?
Langford Area Elementary - 02 serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Langford Area Elementary - 02?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Langford Area Elementary - 02 is approximately 14.8:1 (8 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Langford Area Elementary - 02?
Langford Area Elementary - 02 reports a student body of 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Langford Area Elementary - 02?
Langford Area Elementary - 02 is overseen by Langford Area School District 45-5 in Marshall County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.