Enrollment
411
Elementary
DISTRICT 296 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 41-1·NCES 461056000108
Lawrence Elementary - 02
724 N Sanborn, Canton, SD 57013 · (605) 764-2579 · Lincoln County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL411 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
92 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 89 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 31% larger than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 Canton School District 41-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
51.6%
SD avg 50.3% . -4.6pp since 2022
Math
59.3%
SD avg 47.5% . +0.3pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.6% | 59.3% |
| 2023-24 | 47.3% | 54.8% |
| 2022-23 | 56.2% | 59.0% |
% 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
50.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Lawrence Elementary - 02
Lawrence Elementary - 02's state test result (50.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Elementary - 02 this school | 411 | 22.4% | 50.4% |
| Lennox Elementary - 02 Lennox | 362 | 20.4% | 71.2% |
| Creekside Elementary - 07 Spearfish | 553 | 23.0% | 54.1% |
| West Elementary - 03 Spearfish | 322 | 17.1% | 56.0% |
| Elk Point-Jefferson Elementary - 02 Elk Point | 334 | 17.1% | 44.2% |
| Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 Piedmont | 514 | 25.3% | 58.6% |
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 Lawrence Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Lincoln County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #93 of 193 | #9 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #66 of 199 ▲ 20 | #8 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #94 of 202 ▲ 21 | #9 of 12 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 411 | #55 of 331 | #6 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #74 of 131 | #6 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.0% | #122 of 131 | #11 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.4% | #166 of 209 | #5 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.8% | #29 of 36 | N/A |
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
411
+26 (+7%) vs 2020
+136% since 1990-91, when it was 174
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 411 | 28.9 | 14.2:1 | 22% (92) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 30.2 | 13.4:1 | 25% (101) |
| 2022-23 | 388 | 30.4 | 12.8:1 | 17% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 385 | 29 | 13.3:1 | 20% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 27.7 | 14.3:1 | 28% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 432 | 28 | 15.4:1 | 37% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 402 | 28 | 14.4:1 | 30% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 339 | 19 | 17.8:1 | 28% (96) |
| 1990-91 | 174 | 8 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lawrence Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (396 to 411); teachers up 4% (27.7 to 28.9).
About Lawrence Elementary - 02
Lawrence Elementary - 02 is a large elementary school in Canton, South Dakota, (ZIP code 57013). It reported 411 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. By comparison, elementary schools in South Dakota enroll about 204 students on average.
Canton School District 41-1 includes 3 schools. Together they enroll 888 students.
Lawrence Elementary - 02 is 93% White by enrollment. The next largest groups are 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. That is in line with Lincoln County, where about 90% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 13%.
A staff of 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.2:1. The gap from the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in South Dakota is 1.2 students per teacher. By family income, 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Lawrence Elementary - 02 lands at B-, ahead of 48% of South Dakota public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Lawrence Elementary - 02 is 3.5 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 50.4% actual, 53.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in South Dakota.
In Lincoln County, home to about 70,638 people, median household income comes to about $99,166, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 26 public schools in the county, enrolling about 10,530, Lawrence Elementary - 02 among them.
Measured in a straight line, Canton Middle School - 04 is about 0.5 miles from Lawrence Elementary - 02. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Lawrence Elementary - 02 ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Lawrence Elementary - 02 has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 7% rise, from 385 to 411.
Lawrence Elementary - 02 has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
70,638
Census ACS
Median income
$99,166
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
10,530 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Canton School District 41-1
- Canton High School - 01High · 283 students
- Canton Middle School - 04Middle · 194 students
Other schools in Canton
- Canton High School - 01High · 283 students
- Canton Middle School - 04Middle · 194 students
Other Lawrence Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Lawrence Elementary. Lawrence Elementary - 02 is the 4th largest of the 7.
- Lawrence ElementaryLodi, CA · 512 students
- Lawrence ElementaryLivermore, CA · 494 students
- Lawrence Elementary SchoolARVADA, CO · 412 students
- Lawrence ElemWichita, KS · 394 students
- Lawrence Elementary SchoolMESQUITE, TX · 284 students
Nearby schools
- Canton Middle School - 040.5 mi · 194
- Canton High School - 010.5 mi · 283
- Worthing Elementary - 059.4 mi · 119
- West Lyon High School9.6 mi · 284
- West Lyon Elementary School9.6 mi · 561
- West Lyon Junior High School9.6 mi · 128
Frequently asked questions
About Lawrence Elementary - 02How large is Lawrence Elementary - 02?
Lawrence Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 411 students in grades KG-05.
Is Lawrence Elementary - 02 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lawrence Elementary - 02 is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Lawrence Elementary - 02 have?
Lawrence Elementary - 02 employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lawrence Elementary - 02?
At Lawrence Elementary - 02, the student body is approximately 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Lawrence Elementary - 02 in?
Lawrence Elementary - 02 is part of Canton School District 41-1.
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