Enrollment
31
Elementary
DISTRICT 108 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARKSTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 33-3·NCES 465430000489
Old Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 03
42021 268th St, Parkston, SD 57366 · (605) 928-3368 · Hutchinson County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL31 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% 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.
- 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
12.4:1
3 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
28 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 5 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 7 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 2 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 3 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 6 | 19% |
| Grade 6 | 3 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 3 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 2 | 6% |
Student demographics
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
Old Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 03→Parkston High School - 01
Based on grade levels within Parkston School District 33-3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
41.2%
SD avg 50.3% . -13.8pp since 2022
Math
23.5%
SD avg 47.5% . -11.5pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 41 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 14 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 12 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.2% | 23.5% |
| 2023-24 | 26.3% | 26.3% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
29.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.0%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 →
Where Old Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 03 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Hutchinson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 31 | #272 of 331 | #8 of 9 |
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
31
+3 (+11%) vs 2020
+107% since 1990-91, when it was 15
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 31 | 2.5 | 12.4:1 | 90% (28) |
| 2023-24 | 36 | 2.5 | 14.4:1 | 92% (33) |
| 2022-23 | 32 | 2 | 16.0:1 | 91% (29) |
| 2020-21 | 28 | 2 | 14.0:1 | 89% (25) |
| 2017-18 | 29 | 2 | 14.5:1 | 83% (24) |
| 2015-16 | 24 | 2 | 12.0:1 | 88% (21) |
| 2010-11 | 25 | 2 | 12.5:1 | 88% (22) |
| 2000-01 | 21 | 2 | 10.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 15 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Old Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 03.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (29 to 31); teachers up 25% (2 to 2.5).
About Old Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 03
Old Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 03 sits in Parkston, South Dakota, and is classified as an elementary school. Federal data show 31 students enrolled in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 204 students for elementary schools in South Dakota.
Federal data list 6 schools in Parkston School District 33-3, with 561 students enrolled.
Old Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 03 is 100% White by enrollment. In Hutchinson County overall, about 91% of residents are White.
The school had 2.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 12.4:1. The school's 12.4:1 compares with an average of 15.4:1 for elementary schools in South Dakota. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 90%. That is higher than the 38% average for public schools in Hutchinson County.
Among South Dakota public elementary schools, Old Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 03 outscored 36%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Old Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 03 is 3.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (29.3% versus 26.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in South Dakota.
For Hutchinson County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $73,977, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 19 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,376, Old Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 03 among them.
Old Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 03's nearest public school is New Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 08 (about 1.8 miles). There are 3 more public schools inside five miles.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 28 to 31, an 11% rise. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.0:1 to 12.4:1.
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Hutchinson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,404
Census ACS
Median income
$73,977
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
1,376 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Parkston School District 33-3
- Parkston Elementary - 02Elementary · 272 students
- Parkston High School - 01High · 112 students
- Parkston Middle School - 05Middle · 98 students
- Our HomeHigh · 27 students
- New Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 08Elementary · 21 students
- Parkston Virtual School - 92High
Other schools in Parkston
- Parkston Elementary - 02Elementary · 272 students
- Parkston High School - 01High · 112 students
- Parkston Middle School - 05Middle · 98 students
- Our HomeHigh · 27 students
Nearby schools
- New Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 081.8 mi · 21
- Oaklane Colony Elementary - 052.7 mi · 30
- Rockport Colony Elementary- 103.5 mi · 12
- Rosedale Colony Elementary - 119.7 mi · 21
- Ethan Elementary - 0210.1 mi · 155
- Ethan High School - 0110.1 mi · 93
Frequently asked questions
About Old Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 03How large is Old Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 03?
Old Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 03 enrolls approximately 31 students in grades PK-08.
Is Old Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 03 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Old Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 03 is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Old Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 03?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Old Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 03.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Old Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 03?
At Old Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 03, the student body is approximately 100% White.
Is Old Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 03 public or private?
Old Elm Spring Colony Elementary - 03 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Parkston School District 33-3.
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