Enrollment
292
Elementary
DISTRICT 161 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TODD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 66-1·NCES 467209000675
Rosebud Elementary - 04
405 Spotted Tail Dr, Rosebud, SD 57570 · (605) 747-2411 · Todd County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL292 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
13.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
292 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 54 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
14.6%
SD avg 50.3% . +3.9pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The South Dakota average is about 50 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2022.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.6% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 10.7% | 7.1% |
| 2022-23 | 10.7% | N/A |
% 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
11.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.1%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Rosebud Elementary - 04
Rosebud Elementary - 04's state test result (11.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosebud Elementary - 04 this school | 292 | 100.0% | 11.3% |
| Eagle Butte Upper Elementary - 03 Eagle Butte | 281 | 100.0% | 10.2% |
| Isna Wica Owayawa Oglala | 230 | 98.7% | N/A |
| McLaughlin Elementary - 02 McLaughlin | 203 | 100.0% | 11.5% |
| Dupree Elementary - 02 Dupree | 203 | 100.0% | 27.1% |
| Rockyford School - 03 Porcupine | 404 | 100.0% | N/A |
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 Rosebud Elementary - 04 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Todd County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.3% | #192 of 193 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.1% | #199 of 199 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.6% | #196 of 202 ▲ 2 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 292 | #98 of 331 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #60 of 131 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.7% | #130 of 131 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #17 of 209 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.8% | #25 of 36 | 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
292
-9 (-3%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 375
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 292 | 21.3 | 13.7:1 | 100% (292) |
| 2023-24 | 294 | 20.5 | 14.3:1 | 100% (294) |
| 2022-23 | 302 | 19.8 | 15.2:1 | 100% (302) |
| 2020-21 | 301 | 15 | 20.1:1 | 98% (295) |
| 2017-18 | 276 | 18.2 | 15.1:1 | 100% (276) |
| 2015-16 | 263 | 22 | 11.9:1 | 100% (263) |
| 2010-11 | 309 | 22 | 14.1:1 | 99% (306) |
| 2000-01 | 339 | 23 | 14.7:1 | 93% (316) |
| 1990-91 | 375 | 21 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rosebud Elementary - 04.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (276 to 292); teachers up 17% (18.2 to 21.3).
About Rosebud Elementary - 04
Rosebud Elementary - 04 is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in Rosebud, South Dakota. It had 292 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 204 students for elementary schools in South Dakota.
Enrollment across the 11 schools in Todd County School District 66-1 totals 1,980 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Rosebud Elementary - 04 is Native American, at 99%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 3%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rosebud Elementary - 04 is 13.7:1, based on 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in South Dakota average 15.4:1. Lunch program data show 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Todd County is similar, at 100%.
Among South Dakota public elementary schools, Rosebud Elementary - 04 outscored 2%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in South Dakota with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 22.1%. Rosebud Elementary - 04 scores 11.3%.
The county, Todd County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $42,075, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 42%. The county has 13 public schools and about 2,610 students.
Among nearby public schools, St. Francis Indian School is closest at about 6.7 miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
The school's enrollment decreased 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 20.1 in 2020-21 to 13.7 in 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Rosebud Elementary - 04. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Todd County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,244
Census ACS
Median income
$42,075
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
42%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,610 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Todd County School District 66-1
- Todd County Elementary - 16Elementary · 511 students
- Todd County High School - 01High · 447 students
- Todd County Middle School - 10Middle · 353 students
- He Dog Elementary - 05Elementary · 189 students
- Spring Creek Elementary - 07Elementary · 57 students
- Todd County Achievement High School - 17High · 46 students
Other Rosebud Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Rosebud Elementary. Rosebud Elementary - 04 is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Rosebud Elementary SchoolLoganville, GA · 1,042 students
Nearby schools
- St. Francis Indian School6.7 mi · 630
- He Dog Elementary - 0510.2 mi · 189
- Todd County Achievement Middle School - 1811.0 mi · 9
- Todd County Achievement High School - 1711.0 mi · 46
- Todd County Elementary - 1611.0 mi · 511
- Todd County High School - 0111.1 mi · 447
Frequently asked questions
About Rosebud Elementary - 04How large is Rosebud Elementary - 04?
Rosebud Elementary - 04 enrolls approximately 292 students in grades KG-05.
Is Rosebud Elementary - 04 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rosebud Elementary - 04 is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Rosebud Elementary - 04?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Rosebud Elementary - 04.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rosebud Elementary - 04?
At Rosebud Elementary - 04, the student body is approximately 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Rosebud Elementary - 04 public or private?
Rosebud Elementary - 04 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Todd County School District 66-1.
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