Enrollment
57
Elementary
DISTRICT 33 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEOLA SCHOOL DISTRICT 44-2·NCES 464164000390
Leola Elementary - 02
820 Leola Ave, Leola, SD 57456 · (605) 439-3477 · McPherson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL57 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 84% 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.
- A-Beats 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
7.4:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
17 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 11 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 14 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 6 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 7 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 8 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 5 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 6 | 11% |
Student demographics
19%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
Leola Elementary - 02→Leola Jr. High - 03
Based on grade levels within Leola School District 44-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.6%
SD avg 50.3% . -5.7pp since 2022
Math
73.7%
SD avg 47.5% . -1.3pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.6% | 73.7% |
| 2023-24 | 43.8% | 87.5% |
| 2022-23 | 58.3% | 75.0% |
% 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
64.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Leola Elementary - 02
Leola Elementary - 02's state test result (64.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leola Elementary - 02 this school | 57 | 29.8% | 64.4% |
| Hoven Elementary - 02 Hoven | 69 | 33.3% | 58.4% |
| Herreid Elementary - 02 Herreid | 77 | 27.3% | 39.8% |
| Faith Elementary - 02 Faith | 69 | 27.5% | 56.8% |
| Onida Elementary - 04 Onida | 79 | 26.6% | 57.0% |
| Bison Elementary - 02 Bison | 65 | 27.7% | 39.9% |
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 Leola Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 57 | #240 of 331 |
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
57
-11 (-16%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 107
Student : Teacher
7.4:1
was 8.5:1
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 | 57 | 7.7 | 7.4:1 | 30% (17) |
| 2023-24 | 56 | 6.6 | 8.4:1 | 27% (15) |
| 2022-23 | 59 | 8.7 | 6.8:1 | 37% (22) |
| 2020-21 | 68 | 8 | 8.5:1 | 44% (30) |
| 2017-18 | 77 | 7.1 | 10.8:1 | 55% (42) |
| 2015-16 | 66 | 7 | 9.4:1 | 58% (38) |
| 2010-11 | 69 | 8 | 8.6:1 | 41% (28) |
| 2000-01 | 93 | 7 | 13.3:1 | 38% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 107 | 10 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leola Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (77 to 57); teachers up 8% (7.1 to 7.7).
About Leola Elementary - 02
Leola Elementary - 02 is a public very small elementary school in Leola, South Dakota. It reported 57 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 204 students for elementary schools in South Dakota.
In Leola School District 44-2, 6 schools enroll a combined 170 students.
Roughly 89% of students at Leola Elementary - 02 are White. Enrollment also includes 11% multiracial. The diversity index for Leola Elementary - 02 is 19%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 7.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Leola Elementary - 02, which has 7.7. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in South Dakota is 15.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Leola Elementary - 02 is about 30%. That is lower than the 44% average for public schools in McPherson County.
Among South Dakota public elementary schools, Leola Elementary - 02 outscored 84%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 64.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 50.8%.
The school's county is McPherson County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $66,906, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. McPherson County's 10 public schools enroll about 345 students and include Leola Elementary - 02.
Leola Alternative School - 07 is less than a tenth of a mile from Leola Elementary - 02, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 3.
Leola Elementary - 02 falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment decreased 16% over 4 years, reaching 57 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 8.5:1 to 7.4:1.
The allk12 page for Leola Elementary - 02 lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
McPherson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,145
Census ACS
Median income
$66,906
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
345 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Leola School District 44-2
- Leola High School - 01High · 38 students
- Long Lake Colony Elementary - 05Elementary · 30 students
- Leola Jr. High - 03Middle · 22 students
- Grassland Colony Elementary - 06Elementary · 12 students
- Leola Alternative School - 07High · 11 students
Other schools in Leola
- Leola High School - 01High · 38 students
- Rosette Colony Elementary - 03Elementary · 31 students
- Deerfield Colony Elementary - 05Elementary · 26 students
- Leola Jr. High - 03Middle · 22 students
- Leola Alternative School - 07High · 11 students
Other Leola Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Leola Elementary. Leola Elementary - 02 is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Leola Elementary SchoolLancaster, PA · 287 students
Nearby schools
- Leola Alternative School - 070.0 mi · 11
- Leola Jr. High - 030.0 mi · 22
- Leola High School - 010.0 mi · 38
- Grassland Colony Elementary - 068.0 mi · 12
- Deerfield Colony Elementary - 059.3 mi · 26
- Long Lake Colony Elementary - 059.7 mi · 30
Frequently asked questions
About Leola Elementary - 02How large is Leola Elementary - 02?
Leola Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 57 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Leola Elementary - 02 serve?
Leola Elementary - 02 serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Leola Elementary - 02?
Approximately 7.4:1 students per teacher at Leola Elementary - 02.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Leola Elementary - 02?
At Leola Elementary - 02, the student body is approximately 89% White, 11% Two or more.
What district is Leola Elementary - 02 in?
Leola Elementary - 02 is part of Leola School District 44-2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.