Enrollment
93
Elementary
DISTRICT 63 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SELBY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT 62-5·NCES 460102801032
Selby Elementary - 02
108 E Dakota St, Selby, SD 57472 · (605) 649-7818 · Walworth County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL93 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% 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
10.9:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
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 | 8 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (14).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 Selby Area School District 62-5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
67.4%
SD avg 50.3% . +19.8pp since 2022
Math
63.3%
SD avg 47.5% . +22.8pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 20 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 23 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.4% | 63.3% |
| 2023-24 | 68.4% | 52.6% |
| 2022-23 | 47.6% | 40.5% |
% 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
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.2%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Selby Elementary - 02
Selby Elementary - 02's state test result (57.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selby Elementary - 02 this school | 93 | 21.5% | 57.0% |
| Frederick Area Elementary - 02 Frederick | 98 | 19.4% | 63.8% |
| Sanborn Central Elementary - 06 Forestburg | 102 | 19.6% | 55.4% |
| Buffalo Elementary - 02 Buffalo | 101 | 25.7% | 48.9% |
| New Underwood Elementary - 02 New Underwood | 113 | 26.5% | 39.1% |
| Worthing Elementary - 05 Worthing | 119 | 24.4% | 72.7% |
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 Selby Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 93 | #215 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
93
-2 (-2%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 143
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 93 | 8.6 | 10.9:1 | 22% (20) |
| 2023-24 | 85 | 8.7 | 9.8:1 | 25% (21) |
| 2022-23 | 91 | 9.4 | 9.7:1 | 18% (16) |
| 2020-21 | 95 | 7 | 13.6:1 | 26% (25) |
| 2017-18 | 100 | 9.9 | 10.1:1 | 27% (27) |
| 2015-16 | 94 | 9 | 10.4:1 | 22% (21) |
| 2010-11 | 133 | 10 | 13.3:1 | 35% (47) |
| 2000-01 | 140 | 11 | 12.7:1 | 38% (53) |
| 1990-91 | 143 | 9 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Selby Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (100 to 93); teachers down 13% (9.9 to 8.6).
About Selby Elementary - 02
As a small elementary school, Selby Elementary - 02 serves students in Selby, South Dakota. It reports enrollment of 93 students in pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 54% below the 204-student average for elementary schools in South Dakota.
Selby Elementary - 02 reports to Selby Area School District 62-5, which has 3 schools and 188 students.
At Selby Elementary - 02, 92% of students are White. The remaining students are 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. Census figures show Walworth County is about 79% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Selby Elementary - 02 scores 14%.
There are 8.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Selby Elementary - 02, giving a ratio of 10.9:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in South Dakota is 15.4:1. A total of 20 students, or 22%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 39% average for public schools in Walworth County.
Selby Elementary - 02 holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 69% of South Dakota public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Selby Elementary - 02 lands between the top and bottom 10% of South Dakota schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 57.0%; the prediction is 54.2%.
For the population of Walworth County, the median household earns about $65,026 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Selby Elementary - 02 shares Walworth County with 6 other public schools.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Selby Middle School - 03, is the closest to Selby Elementary - 02. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Selby Elementary - 02. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Selby Elementary - 02 is 2nd of 5 on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Selby Elementary - 02 in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
Enrollment at Selby Elementary - 02 was 95 in 2020-21 and 93 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.6:1 to 10.9:1.
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Walworth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,271
Census ACS
Median income
$65,026
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
784 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Selby Area School District 62-5
- Selby High School - 01High · 55 students
- Selby Middle School - 03Middle · 40 students
Other schools in Selby
- Selby High School - 01High · 55 students
- Selby Middle School - 03Middle · 40 students
Nearby schools
- Selby Middle School - 030.0 mi · 40
- Selby High School - 010.0 mi · 55
- Bowdle Preschool - 0418.9 mi · 7
- Bowdle High School - 0118.9 mi · 23
- Bowdle Jr. High - 0318.9 mi · 20
- Bowdle Elementary - 0218.9 mi · 40
Frequently asked questions
About Selby Elementary - 02What is the total enrollment at Selby Elementary - 02?
Selby Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 93 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Selby Elementary - 02 serve?
Selby Elementary - 02 serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Selby Elementary - 02 have?
Selby Elementary - 02 employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Selby Elementary - 02?
Student demographics at Selby Elementary - 02 are roughly 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Selby Elementary - 02 in?
Selby Elementary - 02 is part of Selby Area School District 62-5.
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