Enrollment
139
Elementary
DISTRICT 96 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT 52-4·NCES 464152000381
Lemmon Elementary - 02
905 5th Ave W, Lemmon, SD 57638 · (605) 374-3784 · Perkins County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL139 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
12.7:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
67 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (23).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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 Lemmon School District 52-4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
56.9%
SD avg 50.3% . -2.8pp since 2022
Math
53.9%
SD avg 47.5% . +6.7pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.9% | 53.9% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.7% | 47.2% |
% 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
56.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Lemmon Elementary - 02
Lemmon Elementary - 02's state test result (56.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lemmon Elementary - 02 this school | 139 | 48.2% | 56.2% |
| Whitewood Elementary - 04 Whitewood | 138 | 47.1% | 74.3% |
| Newell Elementary - 02 Newell | 124 | 47.6% | 48.9% |
| Willow Lake Elementary - 02 Willow Lake | 153 | 48.4% | 40.4% |
| Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02 Waverly | 128 | 50.8% | 34.1% |
| Wessington Springs Elementary - 02 Wessington Springs | 145 | 41.4% | 54.1% |
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 Lemmon Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #59 of 193 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #88 of 199 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #70 of 202 ▲ 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 139 | #179 of 331 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.2% | #57 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
139
-10 (-7%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 316
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 139 | 11 | 12.7:1 | 48% (67) |
| 2023-24 | 150 | 11.8 | 12.7:1 | 42% (63) |
| 2022-23 | 141 | 10.9 | 12.9:1 | 44% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 149 | 10 | 14.9:1 | 49% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 151 | 12.3 | 12.3:1 | 38% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 144 | 11 | 13.1:1 | 44% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 129 | 11 | 11.7:1 | 47% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 219 | 19 | 11.5:1 | 52% (113) |
| 1990-91 | 316 | 15 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lemmon Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (151 to 139); teachers down 10% (12.3 to 11).
About Lemmon Elementary - 02
Lemmon Elementary - 02 is a low-enrollment elementary school in Lemmon School District 52-4, located in Lemmon, South Dakota. School enrollment was 139 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in South Dakota average about 204 students.
District-wide, Lemmon School District 52-4 has 3 schools and 289 students.
Lemmon Elementary - 02's enrollment is 92% White. The next largest groups are 4% Native American and 4% multiracial. County-wide, about 93% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 15% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 11 full-time equivalents, or about 12.7 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in South Dakota have 15.4:1, compared with 12.7:1 here. About 48% of students, or 67, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Perkins County is 36%.
Measured against South Dakota public elementary schools, Lemmon Elementary - 02 receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Lemmon Elementary - 02 is 13.0 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (56.2% versus 43.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in South Dakota.
Perkins County has these Census figures: the median household income is $66,908, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. In all, Perkins County has 6 public schools and roughly 424 students.
The school nearest to Lemmon Elementary - 02 is Lemmon Jr. High - 06, at a distance of about 0.1 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 2.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Lemmon Elementary - 02's enrollment declined from 149 in 2020-21 to 139 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 12.7:1, from 14.9:1.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Lemmon Elementary - 02. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Perkins County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,001
Census ACS
Median income
$66,908
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
424 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lemmon School District 52-4
- Lemmon High School - 01High · 97 students
- Lemmon Jr. High - 06Middle · 53 students
Other schools in Lemmon
- Lemmon High School - 01High · 97 students
- Lemmon Jr. High - 06Middle · 53 students
Nearby schools
- Lemmon Jr. High - 060.1 mi · 53
- Lemmon High School - 010.1 mi · 97
- HETTINGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL22.8 mi · 172
- HETTINGER HIGH SCHOOL22.8 mi · 122
- MOTT-REGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL31.0 mi · 136
- MOTT-REGENT HIGH SCHOOL31.0 mi · 89
Frequently asked questions
About Lemmon Elementary - 02How large is Lemmon Elementary - 02?
Lemmon Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 139 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Lemmon Elementary - 02 serve?
Lemmon Elementary - 02 serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Lemmon Elementary - 02?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Lemmon Elementary - 02.
How diverse is Lemmon Elementary - 02?
Lemmon Elementary - 02 reports a student body of 92% White, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Lemmon Elementary - 02?
Lemmon Elementary - 02 is overseen by Lemmon School District 52-4 in Perkins County.
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