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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
238
-8 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 14.3:1
% White
92%
was 89%
% Hispanic
6%
was 3%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Parker Elementary - 02
Located at 335 W 1st St, in Parker, South Dakota, Parker Elementary - 02 is a mid-sized K-5 school that hosts 238 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by Parker School District 60-4.
Parker School District 60-4 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 453 students. Parker Elementary - 02 is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, Parker Elementary - 02 lists that nearly all students (92%) are White; the rest reads as 6% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Turner County as a whole.
Looking at school resources, The school lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. Roughly 20% of students at Parker Elementary - 02 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Parker Elementary - 02 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.3%.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Turner County indicate median household earnings sit near $75,771, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Parker Elementary - 02 is one of 15 public schools in Turner County (combined enrollment of about 1,459 students).
The closest other public school is Parker High School - 01, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Parker Elementary - 02 comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 50.3%.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Parker Elementary - 02 has contracted 3%, going from 246 students in 2018 to 238 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.
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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
Nearby schools
- Parker High School - 010.0 mi · 141
- Parker Jr. High - 030.0 mi · 74
- Marion Elementary - 026.2 mi · 100
- Marion Middle School - 036.2 mi · 46
- 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.