Enrollment
124
Elementary
DISTRICT 77 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWELL SCHOOL DISTRICT 09-2·NCES 465085000468
Newell Elementary - 02
501 Dartmouth Ave, Newell, SD 57760 · (605) 456-0102 · Butte County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL124 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% 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.
- BBeats 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
13.2:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
59 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 16 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 57% larger than its 5th grade class (14).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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 Newell School District 09-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
51.1%
SD avg 50.3% . +13.4pp since 2022
Math
44.4%
SD avg 47.5% . +9.8pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 13 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 10 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.1% | 44.4% |
| 2023-24 | 61.7% | 46.8% |
| 2022-23 | 37.7% | 34.6% |
% 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
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% 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 Newell Elementary - 02
Newell Elementary - 02's state test result (48.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newell Elementary - 02 this school | 124 | 47.6% | 48.9% |
| Whitewood Elementary - 04 Whitewood | 138 | 47.1% | 74.3% |
| Lemmon Elementary - 02 Lemmon | 139 | 48.2% | 56.2% |
| Willow Lake Elementary - 02 Willow Lake | 153 | 48.4% | 40.4% |
| Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02 Waverly | 128 | 50.8% | 34.1% |
| Wilmot Elementary - 02 Wilmot | 112 | 48.2% | 33.3% |
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 Newell Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #104 of 193 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #129 of 199 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #99 of 202 ▼ 61 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 124 | #188 of 331 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.6% | #59 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
124
-6 (-5%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 212
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 124 | 9.4 | 13.2:1 | 48% (59) |
| 2023-24 | 125 | 8.8 | 14.3:1 | 46% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 152 | 9 | 16.9:1 | 38% (57) |
| 2020-21 | 130 | 9 | 14.4:1 | 48% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 137 | 11 | 12.5:1 | 52% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 155 | 11 | 14.1:1 | 55% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 186 | 12 | 15.5:1 | 52% (97) |
| 2000-01 | 182 | 13 | 14.0:1 | 53% (97) |
| 1990-91 | 212 | 10 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newell Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (137 to 124); teachers down 14% (11 to 9.4).
About Newell Elementary - 02
The public elementary school Newell Elementary - 02 is located in Newell, South Dakota. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 124 students. Statewide, elementary schools in South Dakota average about 204 students each.
Newell Elementary - 02 is one of 3 schools in Newell School District 09-2, which enrolls 230 students in total.
Newell Elementary - 02 enrolls a student body that is 94% White. After that, the student body is 2% Native American. The chance that two students picked at random at Newell Elementary - 02 belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 12%.
Teachers at the school number 9.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.2:1. Among elementary schools in South Dakota, the typical ratio is 15.4:1. The school's lunch program data list 48% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Newell Elementary - 02 a B. The grade compares the school only with South Dakota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Newell Elementary - 02 scores 48.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 43.5%.
Across Butte County, median household income is about $75,652, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Newell Elementary - 02 is among the 8 public schools in Butte County.
Newell High School - 01 is the public school closest to Newell Elementary - 02, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Newell Elementary - 02 ranks 3rd of 5 on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The number of students declined from 130 to 124 over 4 years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 14.4:1 to 13.2:1.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Butte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,676
Census ACS
Median income
$75,652
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,504 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newell School District 09-2
- Newell High School - 01High · 58 students
- Newell Middle School - 04Middle · 48 students
Other schools in Newell
- Newell High School - 01High · 58 students
- Newell Middle School - 04Middle · 48 students
Other Newell Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Newell Elementary. Newell Elementary - 02 is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Newell ElementaryCharlotte, NC · 554 students
- Newell Elementary SchoolALLENTOWN, NJ · 548 students
- NEWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGRAND ISLAND, NE · 348 students
Nearby schools
- Newell High School - 010.0 mi · 58
- Newell Middle School - 040.0 mi · 48
- Whitewood Elementary - 0420.3 mi · 138
- Belle Fourche Education Connection - 0920.7 mi · 35
- Belle Fourche High School - 0120.7 mi · 389
- Sturgis Brown High School - 0120.8 mi · 845
Frequently asked questions
About Newell Elementary - 02How large is Newell Elementary - 02?
Newell Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 124 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Newell Elementary - 02 serve?
Newell Elementary - 02 serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Newell Elementary - 02?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Newell Elementary - 02.
How diverse is Newell Elementary - 02?
Newell Elementary - 02 reports a student body of 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Newell Elementary - 02?
Newell Elementary - 02 is overseen by Newell School District 09-2 in Butte County.
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