Enrollment
22
Elementary
DISTRICT 40 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KADOKA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT 35-2·NCES 468043701256
Longvalley Elementary - 10
26840 SD Hwy 73, Long Valley, SD 57547 · (605) 837-2173 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL22 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
5.1:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
3 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 2 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 2 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 4 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 4 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 2 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 3 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 2 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 1 | 5% |
| Grade 8 | 2 | 9% |
Student demographics
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
Longvalley Elementary - 10→Kadoka Area High School - 01
Based on grade levels within Kadoka Area School District 35-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
42.9%
SD avg 50.3% . -22.1pp since 2022
Math
28.6%
SD avg 47.5% . -16.4pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 22 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 16 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.9% | 28.6% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 65.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of SD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
36.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 57% typical for South Dakota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Longvalley Elementary - 10 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 22 | #292 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
22
-12 (-35%) vs 2020
-42% since 2010-11, when it was 38
Student : Teacher
5.1:1
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 | 22 | 4.4 | 5.1:1 | 14% (3) |
| 2023-24 | 26 | 5.1 | 5.1:1 | 12% (3) |
| 2022-23 | 32 | 5 | 6.5:1 | 13% (4) |
| 2020-21 | 34 | 4 | 8.5:1 | 12% (4) |
| 2017-18 | 41 | 4.7 | 8.7:1 | 17% (7) |
| 2015-16 | 46 | 4 | 11.5:1 | 26% (12) |
| 2010-11 | 38 | 3 | 12.7:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Longvalley Elementary - 10.
Since 2017-18: students down 46% (41 to 22); teachers down 7% (4.7 to 4.4).
About Longvalley Elementary - 10
Longvalley Elementary - 10 is a very small elementary school in Long Valley, South Dakota, administered by Kadoka Area School District 35-2. The school runs kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 22 students. By comparison, elementary schools in South Dakota enroll about 204 students on average.
Kadoka Area School District 35-2 is made up of 6 schools with 283 students in all.
White students are 55% of those enrolled at Longvalley Elementary - 10. The rest of enrollment is 45% Native American. Census estimates put the White share of Jackson County's population at about 37%.
With 4.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 5.1:1. Elementary schools in South Dakota have an average ratio of 15.4:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Longvalley Elementary - 10, 14% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 72% average among public schools in Jackson County.
Longvalley Elementary - 10 earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 25% of South Dakota public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Longvalley Elementary - 10 ranks in the bottom 10% of South Dakota schools. It scores 36.6%; the prediction is 57.4%.
In Jackson County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $35,417 a year, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 40% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Jackson County number 6, with about 547 students.
Crazy Horse School is about 9.4 miles from Longvalley Elementary - 10, the shortest distance to any other public school. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Longvalley Elementary - 10 is 3rd on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment fell 35% over 4 years, reaching 22 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (5.1:1) than in 2020-21 (8.5:1).
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Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,802
Census ACS
Median income
$35,417
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
40%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
547 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kadoka Area School District 35-2
- Kadoka Elementary - 02Elementary · 118 students
- Kadoka Area High School - 01High · 71 students
- Kadoka Middle School - 03Middle · 51 students
- Interior Elementary - 09Elementary · 15 students
- Midland Elementary - 11Elementary · 6 students
Nearby schools
- Crazy Horse School9.4 mi · 270
- Norris Elementary - 0815.2 mi · 43
- Kadoka Area High School - 0122.3 mi · 71
- Kadoka Elementary - 0222.3 mi · 118
- Kadoka Middle School - 0322.3 mi · 51
- Bennett County Middle School - 0626.2 mi · 100
Frequently asked questions
About Longvalley Elementary - 10What is the total enrollment at Longvalley Elementary - 10?
Longvalley Elementary - 10 enrolls approximately 22 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Longvalley Elementary - 10 serve?
Longvalley Elementary - 10 serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Longvalley Elementary - 10?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Longvalley Elementary - 10 is approximately 5.1:1 (4 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Longvalley Elementary - 10?
Student demographics at Longvalley Elementary - 10 are roughly 55% White.
Who oversees Longvalley Elementary - 10?
Longvalley Elementary - 10 is overseen by Kadoka Area School District 35-2 in Jackson County.
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