Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02

Located at 401 S Iowa Av, in Platte, South Dakota, Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02 is a reasonably sized elementary-level community that hosts 230 students (grades K through 5), operated by Platte - Geddes School District 11-5.

Within Platte - Geddes School District 11-5, which oversees 5 schools and 522 students, Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02 is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02 shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). The remainder breaks down as 5% Native American, 3% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02 tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Charles Mix County runs at roughly 80%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.4%; this one delivers 62.8%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Charles Mix County indicate median household earnings sit near $64,038, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Across Charles Mix County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,966 students), Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02 is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Platte - Geddes High School - 01, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02 ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 42.7%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02's enrollment has contracted 7% since 2018, when it stood at 247 (now 230).

On allk12, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.