Enrollment
97
Elementary
DISTRICT 60 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSHOLT SCHOOL DISTRICT 54-4·NCES 466336000556
Rosholt Elementary - 02
202 Finley Ave, Rosholt, SD 57260 · (605) 537-4283 · Roberts County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL97 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
11.8:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
34 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 10 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (16).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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 Rosholt School District 54-4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.2%
SD avg 50.3% . -9.8pp since 2022
Math
54.8%
SD avg 47.5% . -7.7pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 45 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 10 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 8 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.2% | 54.8% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 62.5% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 62.5% |
% 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
53.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Rosholt Elementary - 02
Rosholt Elementary - 02's state test result (53.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosholt Elementary - 02 this school | 97 | 35.1% | 53.9% |
| Gettysburg Elementary - 02 Gettysburg | 88 | 30.7% | 62.0% |
| Avon Elementary - 02 Avon | 74 | 31.1% | 53.5% |
| Edmunds Central Elementary - 05 Roscoe | 61 | 34.4% | 37.5% |
| Highmore Elementary - 02 Highmore | 133 | 36.8% | 41.2% |
| Langford Area Elementary - 02 Langford | 111 | 36.0% | 58.8% |
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 Rosholt Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 97 | #211 of 331 |
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
97
+8 (+9%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 108
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 97 | 8.2 | 11.8:1 | 35% (34) |
| 2023-24 | 87 | 8.2 | 10.6:1 | 30% (26) |
| 2022-23 | 84 | 8 | 10.6:1 | 33% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 89 | 9 | 9.9:1 | 31% (28) |
| 2017-18 | 112 | 10.5 | 10.6:1 | 31% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 109 | 10 | 10.9:1 | 36% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 93 | 10 | 9.3:1 | 35% (33) |
| 2000-01 | 104 | 11 | 9.4:1 | 25% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 108 | 10 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rosholt Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (112 to 97); teachers down 22% (10.5 to 8.2).
About Rosholt Elementary - 02
Rosholt Elementary - 02 is a low-enrollment elementary school in Rosholt School District 54-4, located in Rosholt, South Dakota. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 97 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in South Dakota enroll around 204, and this school is 52% below that mark.
Rosholt Elementary - 02 is run by Rosholt School District 54-4, whose 4 schools enroll 235 students.
More than half of the students at Rosholt Elementary - 02 are White (68%). Next come 11% Hispanic, 11% Native American, and 8% multiracial. That compares with about 57% White among all Roberts County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 50%.
There are 8.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Rosholt Elementary - 02, giving a ratio of 11.8:1. Elementary schools in South Dakota average 15.4:1, 3.6 more students per teacher than here. A total of 34 students, or 35%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Roberts County average 68%.
Rosholt Elementary - 02 earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 65% of South Dakota public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Rosholt Elementary - 02, the prediction is 48.7% and the result is 53.9%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Roberts County show that median household income comes to about $65,130, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Roberts County counts 13 public schools with about 2,162 students.
Of the public schools around it, Rosholt Elementary - 02 is closest to Rosholt Middle School - 04, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Rosholt Elementary - 02 is 1st of 4 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Rosholt Elementary - 02 is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
The school's student count rose 9% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 11.8:1, from 9.9:1.
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Roberts County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,221
Census ACS
Median income
$65,130
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,162 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rosholt School District 54-4
- Rosholt High School - 01High · 74 students
- Rosholt Middle School - 04Middle · 42 students
- White Rock Colony Elementary - 03Elementary · 22 students
Other schools in Rosholt
- Rosholt High School - 01High · 74 students
- Rosholt Middle School - 04Middle · 42 students
- White Rock Colony Elementary - 03Elementary · 22 students
Other Rosholt Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Rosholt Elementary. Rosholt Elementary - 02 is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Rosholt ElementaryRosholt, WI · 259 students
Nearby schools
- Rosholt Middle School - 040.0 mi · 42
- Rosholt High School - 010.0 mi · 74
- White Rock Colony Elementary - 036.3 mi · 22
- Wheaton Secondary11.9 mi · 175
- Pearson Elementary12.3 mi · 177
- FAIRMOUNT HIGH SCHOOL14.8 mi · 45
Frequently asked questions
About Rosholt Elementary - 02How large is Rosholt Elementary - 02?
Rosholt Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 97 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Rosholt Elementary - 02 serve?
Rosholt Elementary - 02 serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Rosholt Elementary - 02?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Rosholt Elementary - 02.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rosholt Elementary - 02?
At Rosholt Elementary - 02, the student body is approximately 68% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Rosholt Elementary - 02 public or private?
Rosholt Elementary - 02 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rosholt School District 54-4.
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