Enrollment
143
Elementary
DISTRICT 146 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBRIDGE-POLLOCK SCHOOL DISTRICT 62-6·NCES 468044100493
Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04
1107 1st Ave E, Mobridge, SD 57601 · (605) 845-9210 · Walworth County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL143 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- BTest 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
16.4:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
66 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 43 | 30% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 36% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.9%
SD avg 50.3% . -9.4pp since 2022
Math
45.6%
SD avg 47.5% . -16.7pp 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 46 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 9 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 17 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.9% | 45.6% |
| 2023-24 | 55.2% | 56.6% |
| 2022-23 | 62.3% | 62.3% |
% 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
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04
Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04's state test result (53.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04 this school | 143 | 46.2% | 53.3% |
| Wilmot Elementary - 02 Wilmot | 112 | 48.2% | 33.3% |
| Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02 Waverly | 128 | 50.8% | 34.1% |
| Kadoka Elementary - 02 Kadoka | 118 | 51.7% | 63.6% |
| Wall Elementary - 02 Wall | 107 | 39.3% | 57.7% |
| Eureka Elementary - 02 Eureka | 94 | 44.7% | 50.5% |
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 Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #80 of 193 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #124 of 199 ▼ 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #86 of 202 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 143 | #176 of 331 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.2% | #64 of 209 |
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
143
+11 (+8%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 140
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 143 | 8.7 | 16.4:1 | 46% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 144 | 9.6 | 15.0:1 | 43% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 116 | 10.4 | 11.1:1 | 32% (37) |
| 2020-21 | 132 | 9 | 14.7:1 | 49% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 144 | 9.4 | 15.4:1 | 38% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 163 | 11 | 14.8:1 | 42% (69) |
| 2010-11 | 140 | 9 | 15.6:1 | 54% (76) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (144 to 143); teachers down 7% (9.4 to 8.7).
About Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04
Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04 is a low-enrollment elementary school with its address in Mobridge, South Dakota. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 143 students in grades 3 through 5. The average for elementary schools in South Dakota is about 204 students, so this school is 30% smaller than average.
Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6 (4 schools, 596 students) runs Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04.
By race and ethnicity, Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04 is 68% White. Other reported shares: 26% Native American, 3% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. That compares with about 79% White among all Walworth County residents. Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04 has a diversity index of 47%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.4:1, with 8.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in South Dakota, the typical ratio is 15.4:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04 is 46%.
Measured against South Dakota public elementary schools, Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04 receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04 would be expected to post about 44.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 53.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Walworth County, median household income is about $65,026, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. A total of 7 public schools operate in Walworth County, serving about 784 students.
The nearest public school is Mobridge Middle School - 02, at less than a tenth of a mile. Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04 has 3 other public schools within five miles. The school's 53.3% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 6 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 132 in 2020-21 and 143 in 2024-25, an 8% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 14.7:1 to 16.4:1.
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Walworth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,271
Census ACS
Median income
$65,026
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
784 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6
- Mobridge High School - 01High · 194 students
- Freeman Davis Elementary - 03Elementary · 149 students
- Mobridge Middle School - 02Middle · 110 students
Other schools in Mobridge
- Mobridge High School - 01High · 194 students
- Freeman Davis Elementary - 03Elementary · 149 students
- Mobridge Middle School - 02Middle · 110 students
Nearby schools
- Mobridge Middle School - 020.0 mi · 110
- Mobridge High School - 010.1 mi · 194
- Freeman Davis Elementary - 030.4 mi · 149
- Wakpala Middle School - 047.1 mi · 41
- Wakpala Elementary - 027.1 mi · 95
- Wakpala High School - 017.1 mi · 38
Frequently asked questions
About Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04How large is Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04?
Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04 enrolls approximately 143 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04 serve?
Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04 serves grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04 have?
Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04 employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04?
Student demographics at Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04 are roughly 68% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04 public or private?
Mobridge Upper Elementary - 04 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mobridge-Pollock School District 62-6.
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