Enrollment
102
Elementary
DISTRICT 72 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANBORN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 55-5·NCES 460393201162
Sanborn Central Elementary - 06
40405 SD Hwy 34, Forestburg, SD 57314 · (605) 495-4183 · Sanborn County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL102 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
11.3:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
20 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 | 7 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 38% larger than its 5th grade class (16).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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 Sanborn Central School District 55-5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
60.9%
SD avg 50.3% . +18.0pp since 2022
Math
52.2%
SD avg 47.5% . +4.6pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Dakota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 47. Reading and writing scores are up about 18 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.9% | 52.2% |
| 2023-24 | 64.3% | 52.4% |
| 2022-23 | 42.9% | 47.6% |
% 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
55.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Sanborn Central Elementary - 06
Sanborn Central Elementary - 06's state test result (55.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanborn Central Elementary - 06 this school | 102 | 19.6% | 55.4% |
| Frederick Area Elementary - 02 Frederick | 98 | 19.4% | 63.8% |
| Selby Elementary - 02 Selby | 93 | 21.5% | 57.0% |
| Montrose Elementary - 02 Montrose | 108 | 13.9% | 56.7% |
| Buffalo Elementary - 02 Buffalo | 101 | 25.7% | 48.9% |
| Northwestern Elementary - 04 Mellette | 135 | 19.3% | 52.8% |
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 Sanborn Central Elementary - 06 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #63 of 193 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #97 of 199 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #52 of 202 ▼ 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 102 | #205 of 331 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.6% | #180 of 209 |
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
102
-2 (-2%) vs 2020
+19% since 2010-11, when it was 86
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 102 | 9.1 | 11.3:1 | 20% (20) |
| 2023-24 | 110 | 8.6 | 12.8:1 | 22% (24) |
| 2022-23 | 104 | 8.6 | 12.1:1 | 21% (22) |
| 2020-21 | 104 | 7 | 14.9:1 | 35% (36) |
| 2017-18 | 92 | 8.9 | 10.4:1 | 36% (33) |
| 2015-16 | 81 | 8 | 10.1:1 | 41% (33) |
| 2010-11 | 86 | 8 | 10.8:1 | 63% (54) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sanborn Central Elementary - 06.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (92 to 102); teachers up 2% (8.9 to 9.1).
About Sanborn Central Elementary - 06
Sanborn Central Elementary - 06 is the name of a small elementary school in Forestburg, South Dakota. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 102 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in South Dakota is about 204 students, so this school is 50% smaller than average.
Sanborn Central Elementary - 06 belongs to Sanborn Central School District 55-5, a district of 4 schools and 212 students.
Most students at Sanborn Central Elementary - 06 are White: 93% of enrollment. Other groups make up 4% multiracial. County-wide, about 93% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Sanborn Central Elementary - 06 belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 13%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 11.3:1, with 9.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in South Dakota is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Sanborn Central Elementary - 06 is 20%. The average for public schools in Sanborn County is 31%.
The allk12 Grade for Sanborn Central Elementary - 06 is B. Compared with South Dakota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 62% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The model predicts 55.0% for a school in South Dakota with Sanborn Central Elementary - 06's free or reduced-price lunch share. Sanborn Central Elementary - 06 posts 55.4%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Sanborn County, median household income is about $78,750, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sanborn Central Elementary - 06 is one of 6 public schools in Sanborn County, which together enroll about 484 students.
The closest other public school is Sanborn Central Middle School - 02, less than a tenth of a mile away. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, Sanborn Central Elementary - 06 ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Sanborn Central Elementary - 06 is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 102, starting from 104. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.9:1 in 2020-21, and 11.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Sanborn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,384
Census ACS
Median income
$78,750
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
484 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sanborn Central School District 55-5
- Upland Colony Elementary - 05Elementary · 42 students
- Sanborn Central Middle School - 02Middle · 35 students
- Sanborn Central High School - 01High · 33 students
Other schools in Forestburg
- Sanborn Central Middle School - 02Middle · 35 students
- Sanborn Central High School - 01High · 33 students
Nearby schools
- Sanborn Central Middle School - 020.0 mi · 35
- Sanborn Central High School - 010.0 mi · 33
- Woonsocket High School - 018.5 mi · 91
- Woonsocket Elementary - 038.5 mi · 181
- Upland Colony Elementary - 0512.1 mi · 42
- Gertie Belle Rogers Elementary - 0421.1 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About Sanborn Central Elementary - 06How many students attend Sanborn Central Elementary - 06?
Sanborn Central Elementary - 06 enrolls approximately 102 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Sanborn Central Elementary - 06 serve?
Sanborn Central Elementary - 06 serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sanborn Central Elementary - 06?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sanborn Central Elementary - 06 is approximately 11.3:1 (9 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Sanborn Central Elementary - 06?
Sanborn Central Elementary - 06 reports a student body of 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Sanborn Central Elementary - 06?
Sanborn Central Elementary - 06 is overseen by Sanborn Central School District 55-5 in Sanborn County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.