Langford Area Elementary - 02

Langford Area Elementary - 02, a compact elementary school in Langford, South Dakota, operated by Langford Area School District 45-5, works with 111 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 46% below the typical public school in South Dakota, which averages around 204 students.

Langford Area School District 45-5 comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 258 students; Langford Area Elementary - 02 is among them.

On demographics, Langford Area Elementary - 02 shows that nearly all students (88%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Langford Area Elementary - 02 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.8%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Marshall County) records that median household earnings sit near $78,156, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 2%. In all, Marshall County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 726 students), of which Langford Area Elementary - 02 is one.

The closest other public school is Langford Area High School - 01, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Langford Area Elementary - 02 at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 39.7%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Langford Area Elementary - 02 has increased 48%, going from 75 students in 2018 to 111 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 9.4:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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