Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65

As a high-enrollment elementary school in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65 works with 690 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Sioux Falls School District 49-5. Compared to the state average of about 204 students per school, that is 238% above typical.

Sioux Falls School District 49-5 comprises 44 schools with combined enrollment of 25,060 students; Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65 is among them.

On the student-mix side, Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65 logs that White students make up the majority at 74%. Beyond that, the school reports 18% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65 higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 14% of students at Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Minnehaha County (around 42%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.8%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Minnehaha County put median household earnings sit near $76,880, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Minnehaha County runs 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,919 students), of which Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65 is one.

Edison Middle School - 06 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65 ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 32.5%.

Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65 operates from a downtown location.

Looking at the recent track record. Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65's enrollment has expanded 7% since 2018, when it stood at 645 (now 690). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 81% to 74%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.