Enrollment
89
Elementary
DISTRICT 218 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLE FOURCHE SCHOOL DISTRICT 09-1·NCES 460561000289
North Park Elementary - 08
29 N 6th Ave, Belle Fourche, SD 57717 · (605) 723-3379 · Butte County
GRADES KG–KGELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL89 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- C+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
10.7:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
40 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 89 | 100% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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 Belle Fourche School District 09-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
42.6%
SD avg 50.3% . +5.6pp since 2022
Math
47.7%
SD avg 47.5% . +4.8pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.6% | 47.7% |
| 2023-24 | 38.2% | 44.6% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 42.9% |
% 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
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 North Park Elementary - 08
North Park Elementary - 08's state test result (43.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Park Elementary - 08 this school | 89 | 44.9% | 43.3% |
| Tripp Elementary - 03 Tripp | 88 | 42.0% | 27.9% |
| Doland Elementary - 03 Doland | 63 | 42.9% | 54.6% |
| Edgemont Elementary - 03 Edgemont | 93 | 51.6% | 39.5% |
| Wilmot Elementary - 02 Wilmot | 112 | 48.2% | 33.3% |
| 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 North Park Elementary - 08 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 89 | #219 of 331 |
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
89
-18 (-17%) vs 2020
-8% since 2000-01, when it was 97
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 89 | 8.4 | 10.7:1 | 45% (40) |
| 2023-24 | 88 | 8.2 | 10.8:1 | 42% (37) |
| 2022-23 | 106 | 8.5 | 12.5:1 | 46% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 107 | 8 | 13.4:1 | 48% (51) |
| 2017-18 | 113 | 8.3 | 13.7:1 | 55% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 105 | 8 | 13.1:1 | 50% (53) |
| 2010-11 | 129 | 6 | 21.5:1 | 57% (73) |
| 2000-01 | 97 | 6 | 16.2:1 | 43% (42) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Park Elementary - 08.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (113 to 89); teachers up 1% (8.3 to 8.4).
About North Park Elementary - 08
North Park Elementary - 08 is an elementary school with a street address in Belle Fourche, South Dakota. School enrollment was 89 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten. For comparison, elementary schools in South Dakota average about 204 students.
North Park Elementary - 08 is among 5 schools run by Belle Fourche School District 09-1, which serves 1,274 students.
North Park Elementary - 08's enrollment is 89% White. The next largest groups are 8% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 89% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 20% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 8.4 full-time equivalents, or about 10.7 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in South Dakota have 15.4:1, compared with 10.7:1 here. About 45% of students, or 40, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Butte County average 44%.
North Park Elementary - 08 is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 42% of South Dakota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
North Park Elementary - 08 is 1.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (43.3% versus 44.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in South Dakota.
Federal survey data for Butte County show that the median household income is $75,652, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Butte County is home to 8 public schools and about 1,504 public school students.
The closest public school, Belle Fourche High School - 01, is about 1.2 miles from North Park Elementary - 08. Other public schools within five miles: 4. North Park Elementary - 08 is 4th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES assigns North Park Elementary - 08 the locale Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
North Park Elementary - 08's enrollment declined from 107 in 2020-21 to 89 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 10.7:1, from 13.4:1.
The North Park Elementary - 08 community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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 Belle Fourche School District 09-1
- Belle Fourche Middle School - 07Middle · 414 students
- Belle Fourche High School - 01High · 389 students
- South Park Elementary - 03Elementary · 347 students
- Belle Fourche Education Connection - 09High · 35 students
Other schools in Belle Fourche
- Belle Fourche Middle School - 07Middle · 414 students
- Belle Fourche High School - 01High · 389 students
- South Park Elementary - 03Elementary · 347 students
- Belle Fourche Education Connection - 09High · 35 students
Other North Park Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named North Park Elementary. North Park Elementary - 08 is the 9th largest of the 9.
- North Park Elementary SchoolRadcliff, KY · 604 students
- North Park ElementarySan Bernardino, CA · 514 students
- NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHYDE PARK, NY · 463 students
- North Park ElementaryValencia, CA · 441 students
- North Park Elementary SchoolGuymon, OK · 424 students
Nearby schools
- Belle Fourche High School - 011.2 mi · 389
- Belle Fourche Education Connection - 091.2 mi · 35
- South Park Elementary - 031.6 mi · 347
- Belle Fourche Middle School - 072.3 mi · 414
- Creekside Elementary - 0711.9 mi · 553
- Spearfish High School - 0112.4 mi · 787
Frequently asked questions
About North Park Elementary - 08How many students attend North Park Elementary - 08?
North Park Elementary - 08 enrolls approximately 89 students in grades KG-KG.
Is North Park Elementary - 08 an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Park Elementary - 08 is an elementary school covering grades KG-KG.
How many students per teacher at North Park Elementary - 08?
Approximately 10.7:1 students per teacher at North Park Elementary - 08.
How diverse is North Park Elementary - 08?
North Park Elementary - 08 reports a student body of 89% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees North Park Elementary - 08?
North Park Elementary - 08 is overseen by Belle Fourche School District 09-1 in Butte County.
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