Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04

Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04 is one of the minimally staffed elementary campuss in Scotland, South Dakota, one of the schools within Menno School District 33-2, with 39 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 204 students per school, that is 81% below typical.

Across the 5 schools in Menno School District 33-2 (260 students total), Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04 reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (100%). By comparison, Hutchinson County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04 lists 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.3:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 85% of students at Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Hutchinson County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04 is in the bottom 10% of South Dakota public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 28.4%; Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04 posts 10.5%, -17.9 points below that line.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Hutchinson County put median household earnings sit near $73,977, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04 is one of 19 public schools in Hutchinson County (combined enrollment of about 1,376 students).

The closest other public school is Menno Elementary - 02, roughly 4.7 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04 comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 44.4%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04's enrollment has decreased 37% since 2018, when it stood at 62 (now 39). Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.