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
C+
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Scored higher than 41% 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.
- CBeats 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
12.6:1
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (20).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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 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.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.6% | 54.8% |
| 2023-24 | 53.3% | 48.3% |
| 2022-23 | 40.7% | 44.4% |
% 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
48.4%
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 →
Schools most like Philip Elementary - 02
Philip Elementary - 02's state test result (48.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Elementary - 02 this school | 131 | 25.2% | 48.4% |
| Ethan Elementary - 02 Ethan | 155 | 26.5% | 68.3% |
| Hanson Elementary - 06 Alexandria | 151 | 25.2% | 59.4% |
| Worthing Elementary - 05 Worthing | 119 | 24.4% | 72.7% |
| Canistota Elementary - 02 Canistota | 141 | 28.4% | 52.9% |
| New Underwood Elementary - 02 New Underwood | 113 | 26.5% | 39.1% |
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 Philip Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #108 of 193 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #83 of 199 ▲ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #95 of 202 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 131 | #186 of 331 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.2% | #151 of 209 |
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
131
-19 (-13%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 224
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 131 | 10.4 | 12.6:1 | 25% (33) |
| 2023-24 | 129 | 10.1 | 12.8:1 | 20% (26) |
| 2022-23 | 152 | 11 | 13.8:1 | 15% (23) |
| 2020-21 | 150 | 9 | 16.7:1 | 23% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 145 | 10.6 | 13.7:1 | 23% (33) |
| 2015-16 | 134 | 7 | 19.1:1 | 36% (48) |
| 2010-11 | 127 | 10 | 12.7:1 | 39% (50) |
| 2000-01 | 123 | 11 | 11.2:1 | 33% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 224 | 17 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Philip Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (145 to 131); teachers down 1% (10.6 to 10.4).
About Philip Elementary - 02
Philip Elementary - 02 is a low-enrollment elementary school with its address in Philip, South Dakota. The latest federal count shows 131 students in kindergarten through 5. Against the 204-student average for elementary schools in South Dakota, enrollment here is 36% lower.
A total of 4 schools make up Haakon School District 27-1, with 326 students enrolled.
Federal enrollment data show Philip Elementary - 02 is 88% White. Other groups make up 6% Native American and 4% multiracial. County-wide, about 90% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 22% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Philip Elementary - 02's 10.4 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.6:1. On average, elementary schools in South Dakota have 15.4:1, compared with 12.6:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 25%. For comparison, public schools in Haakon County average 23%.
allk12 grades Philip Elementary - 02 a C+. The grade compares the school only with South Dakota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 52.7% for a school in South Dakota with Philip Elementary - 02's free or reduced-price lunch share. Philip Elementary - 02 posts 48.4%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Haakon County show that the median household income is $65,625, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Besides Philip Elementary - 02, Haakon County has 4 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Philip Jr. High - 03, is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Philip Elementary - 02 is 4th among 6 schools close by.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 19 fewer students in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 12.6 students per teacher, compared with 16.7 in 2020-21.
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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 Jr. High - 030.0 mi · 71
- Philip High School - 010.0 mi · 109
- Kadoka Area High School - 0116.3 mi · 71
- Kadoka Elementary - 0216.3 mi · 118
- Kadoka Middle School - 0316.3 mi · 51
- 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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