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O M Tiffany Elementary - 11

819 8th Ave NE, Aberdeen, SD 57401 · (605) 725-7400 · Brown County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL304 STUDENTS
Enrollment
304
Elementary
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 204
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
168 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Kindergarten
42
Grade 1
47
Grade 2
61
Grade 3
60
Grade 4
45
Grade 5
49
Student demographics
White
19263%
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 66%
Hispanic
5117%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 9%
Black
83%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3%
Asian
72%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 2%
Two+
238%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 6%
Native American
186%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 14%
Pacific Islander
52%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
16855%
Female
13645%

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Test scores

SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
41.6%
SD avg 50.3% . +1.2pp since 2022
Math
43.6%
SD avg 47.5% . -2.1pp since 2022

What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 42 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.

Source: SD Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
304
-34 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.9:1
% White
63%
was 75%
% Hispanic
17%
was 4%
% Black
3%
was 3%
% Asian
2%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About O M Tiffany Elementary - 11

Set in Aberdeen, South Dakota, O M Tiffany Elementary - 11 is an average-sized primary school, run under Aberdeen School District 06-1. It teaches 304 students across grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 204 students per school, that is 49% above typical.

Across the 10 schools in Aberdeen School District 06-1 (4,241 students total), O M Tiffany Elementary - 11 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, O M Tiffany Elementary - 11 reports that White students make up the majority at 63%. Beyond that, the school shows 17% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Native American, 3% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 55% of students at O M Tiffany Elementary - 11 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Brown County (around 35%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, O M Tiffany Elementary - 11 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.4%; this one delivers 32.4%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Brown County) records that median household income runs about $70,898, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. O M Tiffany Elementary - 11 is one of 22 public schools in Brown County (combined enrollment of about 5,354 students).

C C Lee Elementary - 05 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around O M Tiffany Elementary - 11. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts O M Tiffany Elementary - 11 at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 50.2%.

O M Tiffany Elementary - 11 operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. O M Tiffany Elementary - 11's enrollment has edged down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 338 (now 304). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 4% to 17%.

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Brown County at a glance

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Population
37,877
Census ACS
Median income
$70,898
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
5,354 students

Quick facts

School name
O M Tiffany Elementary - 11
District
Aberdeen School District 06-1
Address
819 8th Ave NE, Aberdeen, SD 57401
Phone
(605) 725-7400
County
Brown County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
304
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
12.9:1
Free/Reduced lunch
168 (55%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
460207000009
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About O M Tiffany Elementary - 11
How many students attend O M Tiffany Elementary - 11?
O M Tiffany Elementary - 11 enrolls approximately 304 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does O M Tiffany Elementary - 11 serve?
O M Tiffany Elementary - 11 serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at O M Tiffany Elementary - 11?
The student-to-teacher ratio at O M Tiffany Elementary - 11 is approximately 12.9:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at O M Tiffany Elementary - 11?
Student demographics at O M Tiffany Elementary - 11 are roughly 63% White, 17% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is O M Tiffany Elementary - 11 in?
O M Tiffany Elementary - 11 is part of Aberdeen School District 06-1.
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