Enrollment
108
Elementary
DISTRICT 75 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTROSE SCHOOL DISTRICT 43-2·NCES 464878000451
Montrose Elementary - 02
309 S Church Ave, Montrose, SD 57048 · (605) 363-5025 · McCook County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL108 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- B+Test 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
11.0:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
15 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (18).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
Based on grade levels within Montrose School District 43-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
68.6%
SD avg 50.3% . +6.9pp since 2022
Math
56.9%
SD avg 47.5% . +5.8pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 are up about 6 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.6% | 56.9% |
| 2023-24 | 54.9% | 51.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.7% | 51.1% |
% 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
56.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.3%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Montrose Elementary - 02
Montrose Elementary - 02's state test result (56.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montrose Elementary - 02 this school | 108 | 13.9% | 56.7% |
| Frederick Area Elementary - 02 Frederick | 98 | 19.4% | 63.8% |
| Sanborn Central Elementary - 06 Forestburg | 102 | 19.6% | 55.4% |
| Northwestern Elementary - 04 Mellette | 135 | 19.3% | 52.8% |
| Howard Elementary - 02 Howard | 158 | 16.5% | 62.2% |
| Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02 Colton | 154 | 16.2% | 50.4% |
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 Montrose Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In McCook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #56 of 193 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #77 of 199 ▲ 22 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #18 of 202 ▲ 58 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 108 | #201 of 331 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.9% | #198 of 209 | N/A |
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
108
-5 (-4%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 147
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 108 | 9.9 | 11.0:1 | 14% (15) |
| 2023-24 | 117 | 9.9 | 11.9:1 | 18% (21) |
| 2022-23 | 107 | 9 | 11.9:1 | 18% (19) |
| 2020-21 | 113 | 8 | 14.1:1 | 19% (22) |
| 2017-18 | 112 | 9.3 | 12.0:1 | 26% (29) |
| 2015-16 | 102 | 9 | 11.3:1 | 20% (20) |
| 2010-11 | 120 | 9 | 13.3:1 | 34% (41) |
| 2000-01 | 94 | 10 | 9.4:1 | 28% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 147 | 5 | 29.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montrose Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (112 to 108); teachers up 6% (9.3 to 9.9).
About Montrose Elementary - 02
Montrose Elementary - 02 is a small elementary school with its address in Montrose, South Dakota. Its enrollment is 108 students, spread over pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in South Dakota average about 204 students, which makes this school 47% below average.
Montrose Elementary - 02 is one of 4 schools in Montrose School District 43-2, which enrolls 266 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Montrose Elementary - 02, about 93 are White. Smaller groups are 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put McCook County at about 93% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 14, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 9.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, Montrose Elementary - 02 has a ratio of 11.0:1. The average for elementary schools in South Dakota, 15.4:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 14% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in McCook County, the average is 23%.
Montrose Elementary - 02 earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 63% of South Dakota public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Montrose Elementary - 02, the prediction is 57.3% and the result is 56.7%.
In McCook County, the median household earns about $83,852 a year, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. McCook County has 12 public schools with about 1,172 students, including Montrose Elementary - 02.
Montrose High School - 01, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Montrose Elementary - 02 is 2nd among 6 schools close by.
Montrose Elementary - 02 falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 4%, from 113 to 108. The number of students per teacher dropped from 14.1 to 11.0 over 4 years.
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McCook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,751
Census ACS
Median income
$83,852
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
1,172 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montrose School District 43-2
- Montrose High School - 01High · 63 students
- Montrose Middle School - 03Middle · 53 students
- Orland Colony Elementary - 04Elementary · 42 students
Other schools in Montrose
- Montrose High School - 01High · 63 students
- Montrose Middle School - 03Middle · 53 students
- Orland Colony Elementary - 04Elementary · 42 students
Other Montrose Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Montrose Elementary. Montrose Elementary - 02 is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Montrose ElementaryRichmond, VA · 341 students
- Montrose Elementary SchoolBexley, OH · 324 students
- Montrose Elementary SchoolCharleston, WV · 224 students
- MONTROSE ELEM.MONTROSE, MO · 17 students
Nearby schools
- Montrose High School - 010.0 mi · 63
- Montrose Middle School - 030.0 mi · 53
- West Central Humboldt Elementary - 027.0 mi · 310
- Orland Colony Elementary - 048.5 mi · 42
- Canistota Middle School - 038.8 mi · 68
- Canistota High School - 018.8 mi · 99
Frequently asked questions
About Montrose Elementary - 02What is the total enrollment at Montrose Elementary - 02?
Montrose Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 108 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Montrose Elementary - 02 serve?
Montrose Elementary - 02 serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Montrose Elementary - 02?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Montrose Elementary - 02 is approximately 11.0:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Montrose Elementary - 02?
At Montrose Elementary - 02, the student body is approximately 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Montrose Elementary - 02 in?
Montrose Elementary - 02 is part of Montrose School District 43-2.
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