Enrollment
114
Elementary
DISTRICT 87 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT 04-3·NCES 466518000568
Scotland Elementary - 02
711 4th St, Scotland, SD 57059 · (605) 583-2717 · Bon Homme County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL114 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% 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.
- 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
13.9:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
31 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 22 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 11% larger than its 4th grade class (18).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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 Scotland School District 04-3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
64.7%
SD avg 50.3% . +38.6pp since 2022
Math
64.7%
SD avg 47.5% . +32.1pp 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 65 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 39 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 32 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.7% | 64.7% |
| 2023-24 | 51.4% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.1% | 32.6% |
% 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
56.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Scotland Elementary - 02
Scotland Elementary - 02's state test result (56.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland Elementary - 02 this school | 114 | 27.2% | 56.7% |
| Centerville Elementary - 02 Centerville | 108 | 28.7% | 52.5% |
| Worthing Elementary - 05 Worthing | 119 | 24.4% | 72.7% |
| Castlewood Elementary - 02 Castlewood | 140 | 26.4% | 54.5% |
| Wolsey Wessington Elementary - 02 Wolsey | 145 | 29.0% | 34.4% |
| Viborg-Hurley Elementary - 02 Viborg | 153 | 26.8% | 60.5% |
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 Scotland Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Bon Homme County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #55 of 193 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #48 of 199 ▲ 74 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #32 of 202 ▲ 71 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 114 | #195 of 331 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.2% | #137 of 209 | 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
114
-23 (-17%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 163
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 114 | 8.2 | 13.9:1 | 27% (31) |
| 2023-24 | 113 | 8.1 | 14.0:1 | 26% (29) |
| 2022-23 | 134 | 8.1 | 16.5:1 | 25% (33) |
| 2020-21 | 137 | 9 | 15.2:1 | 28% (38) |
| 2017-18 | 140 | 11.1 | 12.7:1 | 35% (49) |
| 2015-16 | 130 | 9 | 14.4:1 | 34% (44) |
| 2010-11 | 123 | 8 | 15.4:1 | 41% (50) |
| 2000-01 | 144 | 12 | 12.0:1 | 43% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 163 | 13 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Scotland Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (140 to 114); teachers down 26% (11.1 to 8.2).
About Scotland Elementary - 02
Scotland Elementary - 02 serves students in Scotland, South Dakota, as a small elementary school. The student body numbers 114 students, from pre-K through 4. Average enrollment for elementary schools in South Dakota is about 204, so this school runs 44% smaller than that.
Scotland School District 04-3 counts 3 schools and 262 students, including Scotland Elementary - 02.
White students make up 88% of enrollment at Scotland Elementary - 02. Next come 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The White share in Bon Homme County as a whole is similar, at about 87%. The school's diversity index is 22%, meaning two students picked at random have a 22% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Scotland Elementary - 02 counts 8.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.9 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in South Dakota have 15.4:1, compared with 13.9:1 here. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 Grade for Scotland Elementary - 02 is B+. Compared with South Dakota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 72% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Scotland Elementary - 02 would score about 51.9%. It scores 56.7%, 4.8 points above that figure.
Bon Homme County has about 7,044 residents, and the median household income is $64,435, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. In all, Bon Homme County has 15 public schools and roughly 1,071 students.
The closest public school to Scotland Elementary - 02 is Scotland Middle School - 05, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 5 nearby schools with scores, Scotland Elementary - 02 ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
Over 4 years, Scotland Elementary - 02's enrollment dropped 17%, to 114. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.2:1 to 13.9:1.
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Bon Homme County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,044
Census ACS
Median income
$64,435
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
1,071 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Scotland School District 04-3
- Scotland Middle School - 05Middle · 84 students
- Scotland High School - 01High · 64 students
Other schools in Scotland
- Scotland Middle School - 05Middle · 84 students
- Scotland High School - 01High · 64 students
- Maxwell Colony Elementary - 04Elementary · 39 students
- Dawson Colony School - 20Elementary · 34 students
Other Scotland Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Scotland Elementary. Scotland Elementary - 02 is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Scotland Elementary SchoolChambersburg, PA · 460 students
- Scotland Elementary SchoolRidgefield, CT · 318 students
- Scotland Elementary SchoolScotland, CT · 95 students
Nearby schools
- Scotland Middle School - 050.0 mi · 84
- Scotland High School - 010.0 mi · 64
- Maxwell Colony Elementary - 044.7 mi · 39
- Menno Middle School - 059.3 mi · 37
- Menno Elementary - 029.3 mi · 91
- Menno High School - 019.3 mi · 74
Frequently asked questions
About Scotland Elementary - 02How large is Scotland Elementary - 02?
Scotland Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 114 students in grades PK-04.
Is Scotland Elementary - 02 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Scotland Elementary - 02 is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Scotland Elementary - 02?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Scotland Elementary - 02.
How diverse is Scotland Elementary - 02?
Scotland Elementary - 02 reports a student body of 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Scotland Elementary - 02?
Scotland Elementary - 02 is overseen by Scotland School District 04-3 in Bon Homme County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.