Enrollment
131
Elementary
DISTRICT 73 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAAKON SCHOOL DISTRICT 27-1·NCES 463049000255
Philip Elementary - 02
330 Scottie Ave, Philip, SD 57567 · (605) 859-2001 · Haakon County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL131 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
33 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 Haakon School District 27-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
51.6%
SD avg 50.3% . +10.9pp since 2022
Math
54.8%
SD avg 47.5% . +10.4pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 11 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 10 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
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.7%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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
131
-14 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.7:1
% White
88%
was 90%
% Hispanic
2%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Philip Elementary - 02
Philip Elementary - 02 operates as a low-enrollment K-5 school in Philip, South Dakota, run under Haakon School District 27-1. Current enrollment sits at 131 students spanning grades K through 5. By comparison, South Dakota's public schools average about 204 students each, so Philip Elementary - 02 sits 36% smaller than that benchmark.
Philip Elementary - 02 is one of 4 schools operated by Haakon School District 27-1, a district that caters to 326 students overall.
Demographically, Philip Elementary - 02 reports that nearly all students (88%) are White. The remainder looks like 6% Native American, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Haakon County as a whole.
In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Philip Elementary - 02 tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Philip Elementary - 02 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.7%, the actual is 48.4%, a residual of -4.3 points.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Haakon County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $65,625 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Haakon County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 332 students), of which Philip Elementary - 02 is one.
Philip High School - 01 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Philip Elementary - 02 comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 52.6%.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Philip Elementary - 02 has ticked down 10%, going from 145 students in 2018 to 131 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.
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Haakon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,722
Census ACS
Median income
$65,625
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
332 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Haakon School District 27-1
- Philip High School - 01High · 109 students
- Philip Jr. High - 03Middle · 71 students
- Milesville Elementary - 08Elementary · 15 students
Other schools in Philip
- Philip High School - 01High · 109 students
- Philip Jr. High - 03Middle · 71 students
Nearby schools
- Philip High School - 010.0 mi · 109
- Philip Jr. High - 030.0 mi · 71
- Kadoka Middle School - 0316.3 mi · 51
- Kadoka Elementary - 0216.3 mi · 118
- Kadoka Area High School - 0116.3 mi · 71
- Midland Elementary - 1125.3 mi · 6
Frequently asked questions
About Philip Elementary - 02How large is Philip Elementary - 02?
Philip Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 131 students in grades KG-05.
Is Philip Elementary - 02 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Philip Elementary - 02 is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Philip Elementary - 02 have?
Philip Elementary - 02 employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Philip Elementary - 02?
At Philip Elementary - 02, the student body is approximately 88% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Philip Elementary - 02 public or private?
Philip Elementary - 02 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Haakon School District 27-1.
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