Enrollment
372
Elementary
DISTRICT 247 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SIOUX VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 05-5·NCES 466630000614
Sioux Valley Elementary - 02
200 Hansina Ave, Volga, SD 57071 · (605) 627-5657 · Brookings County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% 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.
- CBeats 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
14.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
52 students
DISTRICT 13% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 71 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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 Sioux Valley School District 05-5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
60.2%
SD avg 50.3% . +4.4pp since 2022
Math
66.9%
SD avg 47.5% . +20.7pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 21 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.2% | 66.9% |
| 2023-24 | 54.3% | 57.3% |
| 2022-23 | 55.8% | 46.2% |
% 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
54.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.3%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Sioux Valley Elementary - 02
Sioux Valley Elementary - 02's state test result (54.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 this school | 372 | 14.0% | 54.3% |
| Dell Rapids Elementary - 02 Dell Rapids | 355 | 12.7% | 72.2% |
| West Central Hartford Elementary - 05 Hartford | 368 | 13.3% | 59.2% |
| West Elementary - 03 Spearfish | 322 | 17.1% | 56.0% |
| Baltic Elementary - 02 Baltic | 307 | 16.0% | 63.8% |
| Elk Point-Jefferson Elementary - 02 Elk Point | 334 | 17.1% | 44.2% |
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 Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Brookings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #71 of 193 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #36 of 199 ▲ 36 | #2 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #55 of 202 ▲ 27 | #2 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 372 | #68 of 331 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #75 of 131 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.1% | #113 of 131 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.0% | #197 of 209 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.0% | #6 of 36 | 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
372
+67 (+22%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 355
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 372 | 26.2 | 14.2:1 | 14% (52) |
| 2023-24 | 350 | 25.8 | 13.6:1 | 13% (46) |
| 2022-23 | 354 | 24.3 | 14.6:1 | 13% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 305 | 21 | 14.5:1 | 16% (49) |
| 2017-18 | 305 | 20.5 | 14.9:1 | 20% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 302 | 20 | 15.1:1 | 29% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 259 | 18 | 14.4:1 | 25% (66) |
| 2000-01 | 307 | 21 | 14.6:1 | 13% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 355 | 14 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sioux Valley Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (305 to 372); teachers up 28% (20.5 to 26.2).
About Sioux Valley Elementary - 02
Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 is a public elementary school in Volga, South Dakota. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 372 students. Against the 204-student average for elementary schools in South Dakota, enrollment here is 82% higher.
Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 is in Sioux Valley School District 05-5, a district with 742 students across 3 schools.
At Sioux Valley Elementary - 02, White students make up 91% of the student body. Other students are 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 88% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 17%.
Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 counts 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.2 students for each one. Among elementary schools in South Dakota, the typical ratio is 15.4:1. About 14% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 Grade for Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 is B. Compared with South Dakota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 56% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The model predicts 57.3% for a school in South Dakota with Sioux Valley Elementary - 02's free or reduced-price lunch share. Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 posts 54.3%.
Federal survey data for Brookings County show that median household income is about $70,064, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. A total of 21 public schools operate in Brookings County, serving about 4,921 students.
The shortest distance from Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Sioux Valley Middle School - 04. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
The number of students climbed from 305 to 372 over 4 years.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Brookings County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,353
Census ACS
Median income
$70,064
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
4,921 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sioux Valley School District 05-5
- Sioux Valley High School - 01High · 214 students
- Sioux Valley Middle School - 04Middle · 156 students
Other schools in Volga
- Sioux Valley High School - 01High · 214 students
- Sioux Valley Middle School - 04Middle · 156 students
Nearby schools
- Sioux Valley Middle School - 040.0 mi · 156
- Sioux Valley High School - 010.0 mi · 214
- Medary Elementary - 056.5 mi · 358
- Dakota Prairie Elementary - 076.6 mi · 509
- Brookings High School - 016.9 mi · 979
- Hillcrest Elementary - 047.1 mi · 316
Frequently asked questions
About Sioux Valley Elementary - 02What is the total enrollment at Sioux Valley Elementary - 02?
Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 372 students in grades KG-05.
Is Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 have?
Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
How diverse is Sioux Valley Elementary - 02?
Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 reports a student body of 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Sioux Valley Elementary - 02?
Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 is overseen by Sioux Valley School District 05-5 in Brookings County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.