Enrollment
362
Elementary
DISTRICT 241 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LENNOX SCHOOL DISTRICT 41-4·NCES 464155000386
Lennox Elementary - 02
305 W 5th Ave, Lennox, SD 57039 · (605) 647-2203 · Lincoln County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL362 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% 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.
- ABeats 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
16.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
74 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 | 61 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 32% larger than its 4th grade class (50).
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 Lennox School District 41-4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
69.6%
SD avg 50.3% . -5.4pp since 2022
Math
75.0%
SD avg 47.5% . -6.9pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 are down about 7 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.6% | 75.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.2% | 73.0% |
| 2022-23 | 75.0% | 81.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of SD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
71.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.6%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 55% typical for South Dakota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in South Dakota's top 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 Lennox Elementary - 02
Lennox Elementary - 02's state test result (71.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lennox Elementary - 02 this school | 362 | 20.4% | 71.2% |
| West Elementary - 03 Spearfish | 322 | 17.1% | 56.0% |
| Lawrence Elementary - 02 Canton | 411 | 22.4% | 50.4% |
| Elk Point-Jefferson Elementary - 02 Elk Point | 334 | 17.1% | 44.2% |
| Baltic Elementary - 02 Baltic | 307 | 16.0% | 63.8% |
| Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 Volga | 372 | 14.0% | 54.3% |
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 Lennox Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Lincoln County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #12 of 193 | #3 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #19 of 199 ▲ 3 | #3 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #14 of 202 ▲ 7 | #3 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 362 | #71 of 331 | #8 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #115 of 131 | #10 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.4% | #105 of 131 | #10 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.4% | #176 of 209 | #7 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #36 of 87 | 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
362
-14 (-4%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 275
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 362 | 21.5 | 16.9:1 | 20% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 23 | 16.7:1 | 17% (65) |
| 2022-23 | 369 | 22.4 | 16.5:1 | 16% (60) |
| 2020-21 | 376 | 23 | 16.4:1 | 15% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 419 | 23.2 | 18.1:1 | 17% (73) |
| 2015-16 | 390 | 24 | 16.3:1 | 16% (61) |
| 2010-11 | 328 | 19 | 17.3:1 | 18% (58) |
| 2000-01 | 196 | 13 | 15.1:1 | 17% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 275 | 17 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lennox Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (419 to 362); teachers down 7% (23.2 to 21.5).
About Lennox Elementary - 02
Lennox Elementary - 02 is a large elementary school with an address in Lennox, South Dakota. School enrollment was 362 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 4. For comparison, elementary schools in South Dakota average about 204 students.
Lennox Elementary - 02 is one school in a 5-school district, Lennox School District 41-4, which enrolls 1,192 students.
Lennox Elementary - 02's enrollment is 88% White. After that, the student body is 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 2% Native American. For comparison, Lincoln County is about 90% 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.
The teaching staff at Lennox Elementary - 02 is 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.9:1. This ratio sits 1.5 above the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in South Dakota. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 20%. That tracks the 18% average for public schools in Lincoln County.
The allk12 Grade for Lennox Elementary - 02 is A+. Compared with South Dakota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 95% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Lennox Elementary - 02 scores 16.6 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 71.2% actual versus 54.6% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of South Dakota schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Lincoln County (population about 70,638), the median household income is $99,166, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Lennox Elementary - 02 is one of 26 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Lennox Intermediate - 09, is about 0.1 miles away. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Lennox Elementary - 02 places 2nd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 14 fewer students in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Lennox School District 41-4
- Lennox High School - 01High · 357 students
- Lennox Intermediate - 09Middle · 185 students
- Lennox Jr. High - 08Middle · 169 students
- Worthing Elementary - 05Elementary · 119 students
Other schools in Lennox
- Lennox High School - 01High · 357 students
- Lennox Intermediate - 09Middle · 185 students
- Lennox Jr. High - 08Middle · 169 students
Nearby schools
- Lennox Intermediate - 090.1 mi · 185
- Lennox High School - 010.5 mi · 357
- Lennox Jr. High - 080.5 mi · 169
- Worthing Elementary - 056.6 mi · 119
- Tea Area Venture Elementary - 066.9 mi · 379
- Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 017.4 mi · 538
Frequently asked questions
About Lennox Elementary - 02How many students attend Lennox Elementary - 02?
Lennox Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 362 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Lennox Elementary - 02 serve?
Lennox Elementary - 02 serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lennox Elementary - 02?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lennox Elementary - 02 is approximately 16.9:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lennox Elementary - 02?
Lennox Elementary - 02 reports a student body of 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Lennox Elementary - 02 public or private?
Lennox Elementary - 02 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lennox School District 41-4.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.