Enrollment
238
Elementary
DISTRICT 151 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARKER SCHOOL DISTRICT 60-4·NCES 465427000487
Parker Elementary - 02
335 W 1st St, Parker, SD 57053 · (605) 297-3237 · Turner County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL238 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% 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.
- C-Beats 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
12.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
47 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 | 41 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 34 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 21% larger than its 6th grade class (34).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 Parker School District 60-4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.8%
SD avg 50.3% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
43.0%
SD avg 47.5% . +3.8pp since 2022
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 43 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.8% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.6% | 42.3% |
| 2022-23 | 40.8% | 39.2% |
% 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.9%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Parker Elementary - 02
Parker Elementary - 02's state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Elementary - 02 this school | 238 | 19.7% | 48.3% |
| Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 Deadwood | 243 | 21.4% | 41.1% |
| Miller Elementary - 02 Miller | 231 | 22.5% | 65.0% |
| Clear Lake Elementary - 02 Clear Lake | 270 | 21.9% | 45.9% |
| Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02 Platte | 230 | 23.5% | 62.8% |
| Deubrook Elementary - 03 Toronto | 225 | 18.2% | 47.9% |
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 Parker Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #109 of 193 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #132 of 199 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #128 of 202 ▼ 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 238 | #119 of 331 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #24 of 131 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.7% | #117 of 131 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.7% | #179 of 209 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #77 of 87 |
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
238
-19 (-7%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 256
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 238 | 19.5 | 12.2:1 | 20% (47) |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 18.7 | 13.5:1 | 19% (49) |
| 2022-23 | 262 | 18.7 | 14.0:1 | 13% (35) |
| 2020-21 | 257 | 21 | 12.2:1 | 15% (38) |
| 2017-18 | 246 | 17.3 | 14.3:1 | 28% (70) |
| 2015-16 | 222 | 17 | 13.1:1 | 26% (58) |
| 2010-11 | 200 | 13 | 15.4:1 | 22% (44) |
| 2000-01 | 232 | 17 | 13.7:1 | 19% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 256 | 16 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parker Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (246 to 238); teachers up 13% (17.3 to 19.5).
About Parker Elementary - 02
Parker Elementary - 02 serves students in Parker, South Dakota, as a mid-sized elementary school. It reports enrollment of 238 students in pre-K through 6.
Across its 3 schools, Parker School District 60-4 enrolls 453 students. Parker Elementary - 02 is one of those schools.
The share of students at Parker Elementary - 02 who are White is 92%. Other groups make up 6% Hispanic. Turner County residents are about 93% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 16% means there is a 16% chance two randomly chosen students at Parker Elementary - 02 are from different groups.
Its ratio of 12.2:1 is based on 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in South Dakota have an average ratio of 15.4:1. In all, 20% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Parker Elementary - 02 lands at C+, ahead of 38% of South Dakota public elementary schools.
Parker Elementary - 02 sits between the top and bottom 10% of South Dakota schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.3% and a predicted 54.9%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Turner County show that the median household earns about $75,771 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Turner County has 15 public schools with about 1,459 students, including Parker Elementary - 02.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Parker Elementary - 02 from the closest public school, Parker Jr. High - 03. The five-mile area around Parker Elementary - 02 holds 2 other public schools. Parker Elementary - 02 ranks 3rd of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 48.3% against a local average of 50.3%.
NCES assigns Parker Elementary - 02 the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's enrollment fell 7% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Parker Elementary - 02 can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Turner County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,882
Census ACS
Median income
$75,771
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
1,459 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Parker School District 60-4
- Parker High School - 01High · 141 students
- Parker Jr. High - 03Middle · 74 students
Other schools in Parker
- Parker High School - 01High · 141 students
- Parker Jr. High - 03Middle · 74 students
Other Parker Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Parker Elementary. Parker Elementary - 02 is the 7th largest of the 9.
- Parker Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 924 students
- PARKER ELEMENTARYELK RIVER, MN · 513 students
- PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPANAMA CITY, FL · 510 students
- Parker Elementary SchoolMIDLAND, TX · 468 students
- Parker Elementary SchoolGALVESTON, TX · 436 students
Nearby schools
- Parker Jr. High - 030.0 mi · 74
- Parker High School - 010.0 mi · 141
- Marion Middle School - 036.2 mi · 46
- Marion Elementary - 026.2 mi · 100
- Marion High School - 016.2 mi · 62
- Viborg-Hurley Middle School - 038.3 mi · 114
Frequently asked questions
About Parker Elementary - 02How large is Parker Elementary - 02?
Parker Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 238 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Parker Elementary - 02 serve?
Parker Elementary - 02 serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Parker Elementary - 02?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Parker Elementary - 02.
What is the student diversity at Parker Elementary - 02?
Student demographics at Parker Elementary - 02 are roughly 92% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Parker Elementary - 02 public or private?
Parker Elementary - 02 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Parker School District 60-4.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.