Enrollment
16
Elementary
DISTRICT 75 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARK SCHOOL DISTRICT 12-2·NCES 461294001319
Silver Lake Colony - 07
17354 430th Ave, Clark, SD 57225 · (605) 532-3606 · Clark County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL16 STUDENTS
·
allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
8.0:1
2 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
13 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 2 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 3 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 1 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 2 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 5 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 1 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 2 | 13% |
Student demographics
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
Silver Lake Colony - 07→Clark High School - 01
Based on grade levels within Clark School District 12-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
42.9%
SD avg 50.3% . -9.5pp since 2022
Math
21.4%
SD avg 47.5% . +11.9pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 up about 12 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.9% | 21.4% |
| 2023-24 | 35.3% | 29.4% |
| 2022-23 | 52.4% | 9.5% |
% 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
36.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.7%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 →
Where Silver Lake Colony - 07 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 16 | #305 of 331 | #6 of 6 |
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
16
-18 (-53%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
8.0:1
was 8.5:1
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 | 16 | 2 | 8.0:1 | 81% (13) |
| 2023-24 | 20 | 2.3 | 8.6:1 | 85% (17) |
| 2022-23 | 26 | 3.3 | 8.0:1 | 88% (23) |
| 2020-21 | 34 | 4 | 8.5:1 | 91% (31) |
| 2017-18 | 43 | 3 | 14.3:1 | 93% (40) |
| 2015-16 | 48 | 3 | 16.0:1 | 94% (45) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Silver Lake Colony - 07.
Since 2017-18: students down 63% (43 to 16); teachers down 33% (3 to 2).
About Silver Lake Colony - 07
Silver Lake Colony - 07 is a very small elementary school in Clark, South Dakota. It reported 16 students in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 204 students for elementary schools in South Dakota.
Besides Silver Lake Colony - 07, Clark School District 12-2 runs 5 other schools. The district enrolls 497 students.
At Silver Lake Colony - 07, 100% of students are White. For comparison, the population of Clark County is roughly 91% White.
Silver Lake Colony - 07 has a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.0:1, with 2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in South Dakota average 15.4:1. The school has 81% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Clark County report 36%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Silver Lake Colony - 07 is 7.0 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 36.7% actual, 29.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in South Dakota.
The county, Clark County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $70,726, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 11 public schools and about 820 students.
A public school about 6.2 miles away, Hillcrest Colony Elementary - 05, is the closest to Silver Lake Colony - 07. In all, 7 other public schools sit within ten miles of Silver Lake Colony - 07. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Silver Lake Colony - 07 ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Silver Lake Colony - 07 has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
Enrollment records show 34 in 2020-21 and 16 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Silver Lake Colony - 07. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Clark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,917
Census ACS
Median income
$70,726
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
820 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clark School District 12-2
- Clark Elementary - 02Elementary · 212 students
- Clark High School - 01High · 124 students
- Clark Middle School - 03Middle · 72 students
- Fordham Colony Elementary - 04Elementary · 42 students
- Hillcrest Colony Elementary - 05Elementary · 31 students
Other schools in Clark
- Clark Elementary - 02Elementary · 212 students
- Clark High School - 01High · 124 students
- Clark Middle School - 03Middle · 72 students
Nearby schools
- Hillcrest Colony Elementary - 056.2 mi · 31
- Clark Elementary - 026.4 mi · 212
- Clark High School - 016.6 mi · 124
- Clark Middle School - 036.6 mi · 72
- Henry High School - 017.3 mi · 54
- Henry Elementary - 027.3 mi · 93
Frequently asked questions
About Silver Lake Colony - 07How large is Silver Lake Colony - 07?
Silver Lake Colony - 07 enrolls approximately 16 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Silver Lake Colony - 07 serve?
Silver Lake Colony - 07 serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Silver Lake Colony - 07?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Silver Lake Colony - 07 is approximately 8.0:1 (2 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Silver Lake Colony - 07?
At Silver Lake Colony - 07, the student body is approximately 100% White.
Is Silver Lake Colony - 07 public or private?
Silver Lake Colony - 07 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clark School District 12-2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.