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Enrollment
982
Elementary
DISTRICT 718 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS SCHOOL DISTRICT 51-1·NCES 461941001384
Patriot Elementary -06
421 Don WIlliams Dr, Box Elder, SD 57719 · (605) 923-0080 · Pennington County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL982 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% 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.
- B+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
15.8:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
352 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 34 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 239 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 238 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 236 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 235 | 24% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Patriot Elementary -06→Vandenberg Elementary - 02→Douglas Middle School - 01→Douglas High School - 03
Based on grade levels within Douglas School District 51-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.6%
SD avg 50.3% . -11.3pp since 2022
Math
50.0%
SD avg 47.5% . -5.3pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 11 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 5 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.6% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 59.1% |
| 2022-23 | 56.9% | 55.3% |
% 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
53.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.3%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Patriot Elementary -06
Patriot Elementary -06's state test result (53.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patriot Elementary -06 this school | 982 | 35.8% | 53.7% |
| Valley View Elementary - 13 Rapid City | 605 | 41.2% | 30.8% |
| Vermillion Elementary - 05 Vermillion | 625 | 35.8% | N/A |
| Brandon Elementary - 03 Brandon | 728 | 29.8% | 71.6% |
| Rapid Valley Elementary - 12 Rapid City | 486 | 42.2% | 41.5% |
| Vandenberg Elementary - 02 Box Elder | 454 | 40.5% | 46.4% |
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 Patriot Elementary -06 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Pennington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #76 of 193 | #4 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #102 of 199 ▼ 38 | #5 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #124 of 202 ▼ 80 | #8 of 19 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 982 | #1 of 331 | #1 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #101 of 131 | #10 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.1% | #36 of 131 | #9 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.8% | #99 of 209 | #12 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #85 of 87 | #14 of 14 |
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
982
+113 (+13%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 982 | 62 | 15.8:1 | 36% (352) |
| 2023-24 | 936 | 59.8 | 15.7:1 | 33% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 890 | 67.3 | 13.2:1 | 31% (274) |
| 2020-21 | 869 | 63 | 13.8:1 | 29% (255) |
| 2017-18 | 1,000 | 63.8 | 15.7:1 | 39% (387) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Patriot Elementary -06.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (1,000 to 982); teachers down 3% (63.8 to 62).
About Patriot Elementary -06
Patriot Elementary -06 is a large elementary school in Douglas School District 51-1, located in Box Elder, South Dakota. A total of 982 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 3. The average for elementary schools in South Dakota is about 204 students, so this school is 381% bigger than average.
The Douglas School District 51-1 system has 4 schools and 2,808 students.
At Patriot Elementary -06, White students make up 63% of the student body. The school is also 13% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 8% Native American, and 3% Black. That is lower than the 79% White share among all Pennington County residents. The school's diversity index is 56%, meaning two students picked at random have a 56% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 62 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 15.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in South Dakota average 15.4:1. The school's lunch program data list 36% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Patriot Elementary -06 is B+. Compared with South Dakota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 69% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in South Dakota with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 48.3%. Patriot Elementary -06 scores 53.7%.
Within Pennington County, the median household income is $74,517, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Besides Patriot Elementary -06, Pennington County has 40 other public schools.
Douglas High School - 03 is located about 0.1 miles from Patriot Elementary -06. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Patriot Elementary -06 ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Patriot Elementary -06 is in a town close to an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Fringe.
Enrollment at Patriot Elementary -06 climbed 13% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 869 to 982 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.8:1 in 2020-21, and 15.8:1 in 2024-25.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Pennington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
113,512
Census ACS
Median income
$74,517
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
16,186 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Douglas School District 51-1
- Douglas High School - 03High · 739 students
- Douglas Middle School - 01Middle · 633 students
- Vandenberg Elementary - 02Elementary · 454 students
- Douglas Preschool - 08Elementary
Other schools in Box Elder
- Douglas High School - 03High · 739 students
- Douglas Middle School - 01Middle · 633 students
- Vandenberg Elementary - 02Elementary · 454 students
- Douglas Preschool - 08Elementary
Other Patriot Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Patriot Elementary. Patriot Elementary -06 is the largest of the 5.
- PATRIOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCAPE CORAL, FL · 954 students
- Patriot ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 931 students
- Patriot Elementary SchoolFORT CARSON, CO · 523 students
- PATRIOT ELEMENTARYPAPILLION, NE · 361 students
Nearby schools
- Douglas High School - 030.1 mi · 739
- Douglas Middle School - 010.2 mi · 633
- Vandenberg Elementary - 020.2 mi · 454
- East Middle School - 305.5 mi · 613
- Valley View Elementary - 135.6 mi · 605
- Rapid Valley Elementary - 126.7 mi · 486
Frequently asked questions
About Patriot Elementary -06How large is Patriot Elementary -06?
Patriot Elementary -06 enrolls approximately 982 students in grades PK-03.
Is Patriot Elementary -06 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Patriot Elementary -06 is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many students per teacher at Patriot Elementary -06?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Patriot Elementary -06.
What is the student diversity at Patriot Elementary -06?
Student demographics at Patriot Elementary -06 are roughly 63% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Patriot Elementary -06?
Patriot Elementary -06 is overseen by Douglas School District 51-1 in Pennington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.