Enrollment
91
Elementary
DISTRICT 50 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MENNO SCHOOL DISTRICT 33-2·NCES 464710000419
Menno Elementary - 02
410 S 5th St, Menno, SD 57045 · (605) 387-5161 · Hutchinson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL91 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
37 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Menno School District 33-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.4%
SD avg 50.3% . +6.5pp since 2022
Math
68.4%
SD avg 47.5% . +0.2pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Dakota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 47. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
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
48.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.4%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
91
-2 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
was 9.6:1
% White
98%
was 99%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Menno Elementary - 02
Menno Elementary - 02 operates as an intimate primary school in Menno, South Dakota, overseen by Menno School District 33-2. Current enrollment sits at 91 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 55% below the typical public school in South Dakota, which averages around 204 students.
Menno School District 33-2 comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 260 students; Menno Elementary - 02 is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Menno Elementary - 02 reports that nearly all students (98%) are White.
On the resource side, Menno Elementary - 02 reports 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Menno Elementary - 02 tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, Menno Elementary - 02 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.8%.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Hutchinson County) logs that median household earnings sit near $73,977, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Hutchinson County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,376 students), of which Menno Elementary - 02 is one.
Nearest neighbor: Menno High School - 01, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Menno Elementary - 02. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Menno Elementary - 02 at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 34.8%.
Menno Elementary - 02 operates from a countryside location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Menno Elementary - 02 has showed little movement, going from 93 students in 2018 to 91 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 9.6:1 in 2018 to 7.7:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Menno Elementary - 02 community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Hutchinson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,404
Census ACS
Median income
$73,977
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
1,376 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Menno School District 33-2
- Menno High School - 01High · 74 students
- Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04Elementary · 39 students
- Menno Middle School - 05Middle · 37 students
- Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03Elementary · 19 students
Other schools in Menno
- Menno High School - 01High · 74 students
- Menno Middle School - 05Middle · 37 students
Nearby schools
- Menno High School - 010.0 mi · 74
- Menno Middle School - 050.0 mi · 37
- Maxwell Colony Elementary - 044.7 mi · 39
- Wolf Creek Colony Elementary - 048.3 mi · 34
- Scotland High School - 019.3 mi · 64
- Scotland Elementary - 029.3 mi · 114
Frequently asked questions
About Menno Elementary - 02How large is Menno Elementary - 02?
Menno Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 91 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Menno Elementary - 02 serve?
Menno Elementary - 02 serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Menno Elementary - 02?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Menno Elementary - 02 is approximately 7.7:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Menno Elementary - 02?
At Menno Elementary - 02, the student body is approximately 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Menno Elementary - 02?
Menno Elementary - 02 is overseen by Menno School District 33-2 in Hutchinson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.