Enrollment
116
Elementary
DISTRICT 53 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLDHAM-RAMONA-RUTLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT 39-6·NCES 468044710804
Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Elementary
102 School St, Rutland, SD 57054 · (605) 586-4352 · Lake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL116 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
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
8.1:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.8:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
25 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (17).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Elementary→Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Jr. High
Based on grade levels within Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.5%
SD avg 50.3% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
41.3%
SD avg 47.5% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.5% | 41.3% |
| 2023-24 | 45.5% | 40.0% |
% 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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.2%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Elementary
Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Elementary's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Elementary this school | 116 | 21.6% | 40.1% |
| Scotland Elementary - 02 Scotland | 114 | 27.2% | 56.7% |
| Castlewood Elementary - 02 Castlewood | 140 | 26.4% | 54.5% |
| Worthing Elementary - 05 Worthing | 119 | 24.4% | 72.7% |
| Arlington Elementary - 02 Arlington | 152 | 20.4% | 63.9% |
| Centerville Elementary - 02 Centerville | 108 | 28.7% | 52.5% |
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 Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #140 of 193 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #139 of 199 ▲ 3 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #131 of 202 ▼ 7 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 116 | #193 of 331 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.6% | #169 of 209 | N/A |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 116 | 14.4 | 8.1:1 | 22% (25) |
| 2023-24 | 128 | 15.5 | 8.3:1 | 28% (36) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Elementary.
About Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Elementary
Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Elementary is a small elementary school that serves part of Rutland, South Dakota. Enrollment stands at 116 students, covering pre-K through 5. It has 43% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in South Dakota (about 204).
Enrollment across the 6 schools in Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6 totals 288 students.
White students account for 89% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 9% Hispanic. Among Lake County residents, the White share is about 91%. A diversity index of 20% means there is a 20% chance two randomly chosen students at Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Elementary are from different groups.
Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Elementary has 14.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.1:1. Across elementary schools in South Dakota, the average ratio is 15.4:1. The school has 22% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Lake County average a similar 23%.
On the allk12 Grade, Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Elementary lands at C-, ahead of 22% of South Dakota public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Elementary falls in the middle 80% of South Dakota schools: 40.1% actual against 54.2% predicted.
Census data for Lake County show the median household earns about $76,808 a year, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Lake County number 21, with about 2,009 students.
Among nearby public schools, Oldham-Ramona-Rutland High School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Elementary comes in 3rd of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Elementary is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,972
Census ACS
Median income
$76,808
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
2,009 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6
- Oldham-Ramona-Rutland High SchoolHigh · 77 students
- Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Jr. HighMiddle · 41 students
- Camridge Colony SchoolElementary · 24 students
- Spring Lake Colony ElementaryElementary · 18 students
- Spring Lake Colony High SchoolHigh · 12 students
Other schools in Rutland
- Oldham-Ramona-Rutland High SchoolHigh · 77 students
- Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Jr. HighMiddle · 41 students
- Camridge Colony SchoolElementary · 24 students
- Camridge Colony School - 04Combined
- Rutland Elementary - 02Combined
- Rutland High School - 01Combined
Nearby schools
- Oldham-Ramona-Rutland High School0.0 mi · 77
- Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Jr. High0.0 mi · 41
- Camridge Colony School6.1 mi · 24
- Madison Middle School - 028.5 mi · 270
- Madison High School - 018.6 mi · 384
- Madison Elementary - 079.3 mi · 515
Frequently asked questions
About Oldham-Ramona-Rutland ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Elementary?
Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Elementary enrolls approximately 116 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Elementary serve?
Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Elementary is approximately 8.1:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Elementary?
At Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Elementary, the student body is approximately 89% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Elementary in?
Oldham-Ramona-Rutland Elementary is part of Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6.
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