Enrollment
132
Elementary
DISTRICT 42 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLANKINTON SCHOOL DISTRICT 01-1·NCES 465571000507
Plankinton Elementary - 02
404 E Davenport St, Plankinton, SD 57368 · (605) 942-7743 · Aurora County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL132 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
56 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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
Plankinton Elementary - 02→Plankinton Middle School - 03
Based on grade levels within Plankinton School District 01-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
51.8%
SD avg 50.3% . -6.5pp since 2022
Math
55.4%
SD avg 47.5% . -9.9pp 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 down about 7 points since 2022, while math scores are down 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
50.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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
132
-36 (-21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 13.2:1
% White
64%
was 75%
% Hispanic
30%
was 21%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Plankinton Elementary - 02
As a compact elementary campus in Plankinton, South Dakota, Plankinton Elementary - 02 teaches 132 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Plankinton School District 01-1. Enrollment runs roughly 35% smaller than the state mean of about 204.
Plankinton School District 01-1 runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 291 students. Plankinton Elementary - 02 is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Plankinton Elementary - 02 reports that 64% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 30% Hispanic, 5% Native American. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.
Looking at school resources, The school lists 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. Roughly 42% of students at Plankinton Elementary - 02 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, Plankinton Elementary - 02 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.6%, the actual is 50.4%, a residual of +4.7 points.
Across the wider county, census data for Aurora County shows median household earnings sit near $72,885, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Plankinton Elementary - 02 is one of 11 public schools in Aurora County (combined enrollment of about 566 students).
Nearest neighbor: Plankinton High School - 01, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.
Plankinton Elementary - 02 operates from a small-town location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Plankinton Elementary - 02 has shrank 21%, going from 168 students in 2018 to 132 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 75% to 64% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.
On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Aurora County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,642
Census ACS
Median income
$72,885
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
566 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Plankinton School District 01-1
- Plankinton High School - 01High · 86 students
- Plankinton Middle School - 03Middle · 49 students
- Aurora Plains Academy High School - 05High · 10 students
- Aurora Plains Academy Middle School - 04Middle · 7 students
- Dakota Reach - 06High · 5 students
- Dakota Reach Middle School - 07Middle · 2 students
Other schools in Plankinton
- Plankinton High School - 01High · 86 students
- Plankinton Middle School - 03Middle · 49 students
- Aurora Plains Academy High School - 05High · 10 students
- Aurora Plains Academy Middle School - 04Middle · 7 students
- Dakota Reach - 06High · 5 students
- Dakota Reach Middle School - 07Middle · 2 students
Nearby schools
- Plankinton High School - 010.0 mi · 86
- Plankinton Middle School - 030.0 mi · 49
- Aurora Plains Academy High School - 051.1 mi · 10
- Aurora Plains Academy Middle School - 041.1 mi · 7
- Dakota Reach - 061.1 mi · 5
- Dakota Reach Middle School - 071.1 mi · 2
Frequently asked questions
About Plankinton Elementary - 02How many students attend Plankinton Elementary - 02?
Plankinton Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 132 students in grades PK-05.
Is Plankinton Elementary - 02 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Plankinton Elementary - 02 is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Plankinton Elementary - 02 have?
Plankinton Elementary - 02 employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Plankinton Elementary - 02?
At Plankinton Elementary - 02, the student body is approximately 64% White, 30% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Plankinton Elementary - 02 in?
Plankinton Elementary - 02 is part of Plankinton School District 01-1.
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