Enrollment
230
Elementary
DISTRICT 99 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLATTE - GEDDES SCHOOL DISTRICT 11-5·NCES 468043801244
Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02
401 S Iowa Av, Platte, SD 57369 · (605) 337-2468 · Charles Mix County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL230 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
12.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
54 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 | 53 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 39% larger than its 5th grade class (38).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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 Platte - Geddes School District 11-5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
64.8%
SD avg 50.3% . -1.2pp since 2022
Math
75.2%
SD avg 47.5% . -3.2pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.8% | 75.2% |
| 2023-24 | 64.2% | 68.8% |
| 2022-23 | 66.0% | 78.4% |
% 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
62.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% 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 Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02
Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02's state test result (62.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02 this school | 230 | 23.5% | 62.8% |
| Parkston Elementary - 02 Parkston | 272 | 25.4% | 52.3% |
| Garretson Elementary - 02 Garretson | 246 | 24.8% | 40.7% |
| McCook Central Elementary - 02 Salem | 225 | 25.3% | 41.9% |
| Miller Elementary - 02 Miller | 231 | 22.5% | 65.0% |
| Ipswich Elementary - 02 Ipswich | 182 | 22.5% | 66.2% |
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 Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Charles Mix County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #30 of 193 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #16 of 199 ▲ 16 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #31 of 202 no change | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 230 | #123 of 331 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #40 of 131 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.2% | #107 of 131 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.5% | #157 of 209 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #64 of 87 | N/A |
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
230
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
+14% since 2010-11, when it was 202
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 230 | 17.8 | 12.9:1 | 23% (54) |
| 2023-24 | 223 | 17.9 | 12.4:1 | 17% (37) |
| 2022-23 | 219 | 18.3 | 12.0:1 | 22% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 232 | 17 | 13.7:1 | 20% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 247 | 19.6 | 12.6:1 | 21% (51) |
| 2015-16 | 248 | 18 | 13.8:1 | 20% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 202 | 17 | 11.9:1 | 28% (56) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (247 to 230); teachers down 9% (19.6 to 17.8).
About Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02
Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02 is a medium-sized elementary school in Platte, South Dakota. The school had 230 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Platte - Geddes School District 11-5 is the local district for Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02. It runs 5 schools with 522 students.
At Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02, White students make up 89% of the student body. Other students are 5% Native American and 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Charles Mix County residents are about 64% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02 belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 20%.
Federal data list 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02 in 2024-25, for a ratio of 12.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in South Dakota is 15.4:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 23%. For comparison, public schools in Charles Mix County average 80%.
allk12 grades Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02 an A. The grade compares the school only with South Dakota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02's average proficiency rate on state tests of 62.8% is 9.4 points above the 53.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Federal survey data for Charles Mix County show that median household income is about $64,038, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. A total of 14 public schools operate in Charles Mix County, serving about 1,966 students.
The nearest other public school, Platte - Geddes High School - 01, is about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. On average proficiency, Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02 is 1st of 4 nearby schools with test data.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 232 in 2020-21, 230 in 2024-25.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Charles Mix County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,281
Census ACS
Median income
$64,038
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
1,966 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Platte - Geddes School District 11-5
- Platte - Geddes High School - 01High · 132 students
- Platte - Geddes Jr. High - 03Middle · 94 students
- Cedar Grove Colony Elementary - 14Elementary · 44 students
- Platte Colony Elementary - 10Elementary · 22 students
Other schools in Platte
- Platte - Geddes High School - 01High · 132 students
- Platte - Geddes Jr. High - 03Middle · 94 students
- Cedar Grove Colony Elementary - 14Elementary · 44 students
Nearby schools
- Platte - Geddes High School - 010.1 mi · 132
- Platte - Geddes Jr. High - 030.1 mi · 94
- Cedar Grove Colony Elementary - 1410.1 mi · 44
- Platte Colony Elementary - 1015.5 mi · 22
- Grass Ranch Colony Elementary - 1318.1 mi · 53
- Grass Ranch Colony High School - 1518.1 mi · 16
Frequently asked questions
About Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02How many students attend Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02?
Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 230 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02 serve?
Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02 serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02 is approximately 12.9:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02?
At Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02, the student body is approximately 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02?
Platte - Geddes Elementary - 02 is overseen by Platte - Geddes School District 11-5 in Charles Mix County.
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