Enrollment
79
Elementary
DISTRICT 47 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AGAR-BLUNT-ONIDA SCHOOL DISTRICT 58-3·NCES 460004200655
Onida Elementary - 04
500 8th St, Onida, SD 57564 · (605) 258-2617 · Sully County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL79 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% 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
6.8:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.2:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
21 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 13 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (13) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (12).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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 Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
51.3%
SD avg 50.3% . -9.7pp since 2022
Math
41.0%
SD avg 47.5% . -15.1pp 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 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 10 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 15 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.3% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 56.1% |
% 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
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.1%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Onida Elementary - 04
Onida Elementary - 04's state test result (57.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onida Elementary - 04 this school | 79 | 26.6% | 57.0% |
| Herreid Elementary - 02 Herreid | 77 | 27.3% | 39.8% |
| Bison Elementary - 02 Bison | 65 | 27.7% | 39.9% |
| Kimball Elementary - 02 Kimball | 102 | 28.4% | 55.2% |
| Centerville Elementary - 02 Centerville | 108 | 28.7% | 52.5% |
| Scotland Elementary - 02 Scotland | 114 | 27.2% | 56.7% |
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 Onida Elementary - 04 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 79 | #224 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
79
-5 (-6%) vs 2020
-29% since 2010-11, when it was 111
Student : Teacher
6.8:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 79 | 11.6 | 6.8:1 | 27% (21) |
| 2023-24 | 85 | 9.4 | 9.0:1 | 15% (13) |
| 2022-23 | 69 | 9.1 | 7.6:1 | 7% (5) |
| 2020-21 | 84 | 8 | 10.5:1 | 18% (15) |
| 2017-18 | 100 | 10.4 | 9.7:1 | 24% (24) |
| 2015-16 | 109 | 9 | 12.1:1 | 25% (27) |
| 2010-11 | 111 | 9 | 12.3:1 | 22% (24) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Onida Elementary - 04.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (100 to 79); teachers up 11% (10.4 to 11.6).
About Onida Elementary - 04
Onida Elementary - 04 is a very small elementary school that serves part of Onida, South Dakota. It teaches 79 students in kindergarten through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in South Dakota enroll about 204 students on average.
Onida Elementary - 04 sits within Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3, which has 4 schools and 230 students.
White students are 82% of those enrolled at Onida Elementary - 04. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% Native American, 5% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 31, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Onida Elementary - 04, there are about 6.8 students; the school has 11.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in South Dakota, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 27%. The average for public schools in Sully County is similar, at 24%.
On the allk12 Grade, Onida Elementary - 04 lands at B+, ahead of 71% of South Dakota public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Onida Elementary - 04 is +4.9 points: 57.0% actual, 52.1% predicted.
Sully County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $72,578, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 3 public schools in the county, enrolling about 216, Onida Elementary - 04 among them.
Onida Elementary - 04's nearest public school is Sully Buttes High School - 07 (less than a tenth of a mile). In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Onida Elementary - 04. By average proficiency, Onida Elementary - 04 is 4th among 6 schools close by.
Federal data place Onida Elementary - 04 in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 84 to 79, a 6% decline. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 10.5:1 in 2020-21 to 6.8:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Onida Elementary - 04. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Sully County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,526
Census ACS
Median income
$72,578
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
216 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3
- Sully Buttes High School - 07High · 71 students
- Sully Buttes Middle School - 06Middle · 66 students
- Blunt Elementary - 03Elementary · 14 students
Other schools in Onida
- Sully Buttes High School - 07High · 71 students
- Sully Buttes Middle School - 06Middle · 66 students
Nearby schools
- Sully Buttes High School - 070.0 mi · 71
- Sully Buttes Middle School - 060.0 mi · 66
- Blunt Elementary - 0313.6 mi · 14
- Gettysburg Elementary - 0221.7 mi · 88
- Gettysburg Middle School - 0321.7 mi · 54
- Gettysburg High School - 0121.7 mi · 72
Frequently asked questions
About Onida Elementary - 04How many students attend Onida Elementary - 04?
Onida Elementary - 04 enrolls approximately 79 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Onida Elementary - 04 serve?
Onida Elementary - 04 serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Onida Elementary - 04?
Approximately 6.8:1 students per teacher at Onida Elementary - 04.
How diverse is Onida Elementary - 04?
Onida Elementary - 04 reports a student body of 82% White, 4% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Onida Elementary - 04?
Onida Elementary - 04 is overseen by Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3 in Sully County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.