Enrollment
113
Elementary
DISTRICT 93 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW UNDERWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT 51-3·NCES 465067000463
New Underwood Elementary - 02
300 E Ash St, New Underwood, SD 57761 · (605) 754-6485 · Pennington County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL113 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% 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.
- DBeats 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
11.6:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
30 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 | 17 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (23).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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 New Underwood School District 51-3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
32.8%
SD avg 50.3% . -7.2pp since 2022
Math
24.1%
SD avg 47.5% . -12.8pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 13 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.8% | 24.1% |
| 2023-24 | 47.8% | 49.3% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 36.9% |
% 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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.1%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 New Underwood Elementary - 02
New Underwood Elementary - 02's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Underwood Elementary - 02 this school | 113 | 26.5% | 39.1% |
| Kimball Elementary - 02 Kimball | 102 | 28.4% | 55.2% |
| Philip Elementary - 02 Philip | 131 | 25.2% | 48.4% |
| Canistota Elementary - 02 Canistota | 141 | 28.4% | 52.9% |
| Buffalo Elementary - 02 Buffalo | 101 | 25.7% | 48.9% |
| Selby Elementary - 02 Selby | 93 | 21.5% | 57.0% |
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 New Underwood Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Pennington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #143 of 193 | #12 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #181 of 199 ▼ 74 | #15 of 19 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #165 of 202 ▼ 51 | #13 of 19 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 113 | #196 of 331 | #18 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.5% | #140 of 209 | #16 of 19 |
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
113
+3 (+3%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 103
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 113 | 9.8 | 11.6:1 | 27% (30) |
| 2023-24 | 121 | 9.9 | 12.3:1 | 26% (32) |
| 2022-23 | 127 | 9.2 | 13.8:1 | 32% (41) |
| 2020-21 | 110 | 7 | 15.7:1 | 33% (36) |
| 2017-18 | 109 | 8 | 13.7:1 | 32% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 121 | 10 | 12.1:1 | 37% (45) |
| 2010-11 | 130 | 9 | 14.4:1 | 32% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 131 | 9 | 14.6:1 | 1% (1) |
| 1990-91 | 103 | 6 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Underwood Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (109 to 113); teachers up 22% (8 to 9.8).
About New Underwood Elementary - 02
New Underwood Elementary - 02 is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in New Underwood, South Dakota. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 113 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in South Dakota is about 204, so this school runs 45% smaller than that.
New Underwood School District 51-3 is responsible for 3 schools, New Underwood Elementary - 02 included, with 280 students in all.
The student body at New Underwood Elementary - 02 is 86% White. Other reported shares: 8% multiracial and 4% Native American. The school's diversity index is 25%, meaning two students picked at random have a 25% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 11.6:1 comes from the school's 9.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 3.8 students per teacher below the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in South Dakota. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 27% in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Pennington County is 41%.
Measured against South Dakota public elementary schools, New Underwood Elementary - 02 receives a C-. 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, New Underwood Elementary - 02 would be expected to post about 52.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 39.1%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Pennington County, the median household income is $74,517, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. New Underwood Elementary - 02 is one of 41 public schools in the county.
New Underwood Middle School - 04 is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, New Underwood Elementary - 02 ranks 4th on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school enrolled 113 students in 2024-25, 3 more than the 110 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.6:1.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Pennington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
113,512
Census ACS
Median income
$74,517
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
16,186 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Underwood School District 51-3
- New Underwood High School - 01High · 92 students
- New Underwood Middle School - 04Middle · 75 students
Other schools in New Underwood
- New Underwood High School - 01High · 92 students
- New Underwood Middle School - 04Middle · 75 students
Nearby schools
- New Underwood Middle School - 040.0 mi · 75
- New Underwood High School - 010.0 mi · 92
- Douglas High School - 0311.7 mi · 739
- Douglas Middle School - 0111.8 mi · 633
- Patriot Elementary -0611.8 mi · 982
- Vandenberg Elementary - 0212.0 mi · 454
Frequently asked questions
About New Underwood Elementary - 02What is the total enrollment at New Underwood Elementary - 02?
New Underwood Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 113 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does New Underwood Elementary - 02 serve?
New Underwood Elementary - 02 serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at New Underwood Elementary - 02?
The student-to-teacher ratio at New Underwood Elementary - 02 is approximately 11.6:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at New Underwood Elementary - 02?
Student demographics at New Underwood Elementary - 02 are roughly 86% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees New Underwood Elementary - 02?
New Underwood Elementary - 02 is overseen by New Underwood School District 51-3 in Pennington County.
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