Oscar Howe Elementary - 58

Oscar Howe Elementary - 58, an expansive K-5 school in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, run under Sioux Falls School District 49-5, serves 608 students, covering grades K through 5. That puts it 198% above the typical public school in South Dakota, which averages around 204 students.

Sioux Falls School District 49-5 runs 44 schools in total, collectively educating 25,060 students. Oscar Howe Elementary - 58 is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Oscar Howe Elementary - 58 records that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 11% Black, 6% multiracial, 6% Native American. By comparison, Minnehaha County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Minnehaha County (around 42%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Oscar Howe Elementary - 58 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.7%; this one delivers 43.8%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Minnehaha County put median household earnings sit near $76,880, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Oscar Howe Elementary - 58 is one of 83 public schools in Minnehaha County (combined enrollment of about 34,919 students).

The closest other public school is Roosevelt High School - 03, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Oscar Howe Elementary - 58 comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 48.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Five-year trend. Oscar Howe Elementary - 58's enrollment has expanded 5% since 2018, when it stood at 579 (now 608). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 72% to 60%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.