Enrollment
243
Elementary
DISTRICT 162 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEAD-DEADWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT 40-1·NCES 464130000372
Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03
716 Main St, Deadwood, SD 57732 · (605) 717-3884 · Lawrence County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL243 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
9.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.4:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
52 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03→Lead-Deadwood Middle School - 02
Based on grade levels within Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.5%
SD avg 50.3% . +2.6pp since 2022
Math
41.2%
SD avg 47.5% . +5.6pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.5% | 41.2% |
| 2023-24 | 53.3% | 36.7% |
| 2022-23 | 40.9% | 35.6% |
% 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
41.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03
Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03's state test result (41.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 this school | 243 | 21.4% | 41.1% |
| Parker Elementary - 02 Parker | 238 | 19.7% | 48.3% |
| Miller Elementary - 02 Miller | 231 | 22.5% | 65.0% |
| Clear Lake Elementary - 02 Clear Lake | 270 | 21.9% | 45.9% |
| Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02 Platte | 230 | 23.5% | 62.8% |
| Ipswich Elementary - 02 Ipswich | 182 | 22.5% | 66.2% |
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 Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #134 of 193 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #140 of 199 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #130 of 202 ▼ 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 243 | #118 of 331 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.0:1 | #2 of 131 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.9% | #114 of 131 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.4% | #171 of 209 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.3% | #11 of 87 |
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
243
-34 (-12%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 237
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 9.6:1
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 | 243 | 27 | 9.0:1 | 21% (52) |
| 2023-24 | 244 | 26.5 | 9.2:1 | 26% (63) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 29.5 | 9.9:1 | 33% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 277 | 29 | 9.6:1 | 43% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 317 | 30.5 | 10.4:1 | 53% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 342 | 33 | 10.4:1 | 58% (197) |
| 2010-11 | 349 | 33 | 10.6:1 | 54% (190) |
| 2000-01 | 134 | 10 | 13.4:1 | 37% (49) |
| 1990-91 | 237 | 16 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (317 to 243); teachers down 11% (30.5 to 27).
About Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03
Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 is an elementary school in Deadwood, South Dakota, and it is part of Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1. The school reports 243 students in kindergarten through 5.
Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 is one of the 4 schools that make up Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1 (647 students in total).
Federal enrollment data show Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 is 91% White. Other groups include 6% Hispanic. County-wide, about 90% of residents are White. Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03's diversity index is 17%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 total 27 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 9.0:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in South Dakota. The school counts 52 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 21%. For comparison, public schools in Lawrence County average 22%.
The allk12 Grade for Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 is C-. Compared with South Dakota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 23% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.1%, compared with a predicted 54.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of South Dakota schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within Lawrence County, the median household income is $73,384, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Besides Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03, Lawrence County has 13 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Lead-Deadwood Middle School - 02, about 2.9 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Its average proficiency rate of 41.1% is below the 55.5% average for nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
Enrollment at Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 declined 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 277 to 243 students.
The Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,233
Census ACS
Median income
$73,384
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,183 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1
- Lead-Deadwood High School - 01High · 211 students
- Lead-Deadwood Middle School - 02Middle · 139 students
- Lead-Deadwood Career & Technical Education - 10High · 54 students
Nearby schools
- Lead-Deadwood Middle School - 022.9 mi · 139
- Lead-Deadwood High School - 012.9 mi · 211
- Whitewood Elementary - 047.7 mi · 138
- Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills Elementary - 098.6 mi · 2
- Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills High School - 108.6 mi · 21
- Mountain View Elementary - 0810.0 mi · 168
Frequently asked questions
About Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03What is the total enrollment at Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03?
Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 enrolls approximately 243 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 serve?
Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 is approximately 9.0:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03?
Student demographics at Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 are roughly 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 in?
Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 is part of Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.