Enrollment
57
Elementary
DISTRICT 68 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BON HOMME SCHOOL DISTRICT 04-2·NCES 460740000061
Springfield Elementary - 03
1008 Walnut St, Springfield, SD 57062 · (605) 369-2282 · Bon Homme County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL57 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- CTest 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
12.6:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
25 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 10 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 12 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 6 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 9 | 16% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 Bon Homme School District 04-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
24.1%
SD avg 50.3% . -29.8pp since 2022
Math
37.9%
SD avg 47.5% . -19.8pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 30 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 20 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.1% | 37.9% |
| 2023-24 | 46.2% | 46.2% |
| 2022-23 | 53.9% | 57.7% |
% 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
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Springfield Elementary - 03
Springfield Elementary - 03's state test result (38.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Elementary - 03 this school | 57 | 43.9% | 38.9% |
| White Lake Elementary - 02 White Lake | 62 | 41.9% | 48.8% |
| Doland Elementary - 03 Doland | 63 | 42.9% | 54.6% |
| Menno Elementary - 02 Menno | 91 | 40.7% | 48.8% |
| Tripp Elementary - 03 Tripp | 88 | 42.0% | 27.9% |
| Eureka Elementary - 02 Eureka | 94 | 44.7% | 50.5% |
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 Springfield Elementary - 03 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Bon Homme County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 57 | #239 of 331 | #4 of 7 |
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
57
+16 (+39%) vs 2020
-66% since 1990-91, when it was 168
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 57 | 4.5 | 12.6:1 | 44% (25) |
| 2023-24 | 48 | 4.3 | 11.2:1 | 35% (17) |
| 2022-23 | 45 | 4.3 | 10.5:1 | 33% (15) |
| 2020-21 | 41 | 4 | 10.3:1 | 29% (12) |
| 2017-18 | 53 | 5.4 | 9.9:1 | 34% (18) |
| 2015-16 | 50 | 5 | 10.0:1 | 46% (23) |
| 2010-11 | 47 | 5 | 9.4:1 | 66% (31) |
| 2000-01 | 104 | 8 | 13.0:1 | 43% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 168 | 13 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Springfield Elementary - 03.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (53 to 57); teachers down 16% (5.4 to 4.5).
About Springfield Elementary - 03
Springfield Elementary - 03 is a very small elementary school in Springfield, South Dakota, one of the schools in Bon Homme School District 04-2. It reported 57 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 204 students for elementary schools in South Dakota.
District-wide, Bon Homme School District 04-2 has 7 schools and 582 students.
At Springfield Elementary - 03, 86% of students are White. The remaining students are 9% multiracial and 5% Native American. Census estimates put Bon Homme County at about 87% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Springfield Elementary - 03 scores 25%.
There are about 12.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Springfield Elementary - 03, which has 4.5. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in South Dakota is 15.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Springfield Elementary - 03 is about 44%. That is higher than the 33% average for public schools in Bon Homme County.
Springfield Elementary - 03 holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 31% of South Dakota public elementary schools.
Springfield Elementary - 03 scores 38.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 45.0%.
The school's county is Bon Homme County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $64,435 a year, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Bon Homme County's 15 public schools enroll about 1,071 students and include Springfield Elementary - 03.
ISANTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 2.5 miles from Springfield Elementary - 03, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Springfield Elementary - 03 is 4th among 4 schools close by.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment increased 39% over 4 years, reaching 57 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.3:1 to 12.6:1.
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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 Bon Homme School District 04-2
- Tyndall Elementary - 04Elementary · 188 students
- Bon Homme High School - 01High · 136 students
- Bon Homme Middle School - 02Middle · 108 students
- Dawson Colony School - 20Elementary · 34 students
- Hutterische Colony Elementary - 18Elementary · 30 students
- Bon Homme PK - 08Elementary · 29 students
Other Springfield Elementary schools
14 other US public schools in 12 states are named Springfield Elementary. Springfield Elementary - 03 is the 15th largest of the 15.
- Springfield Elementary SchoolSpringfield, GA · 876 students
- Springfield ElementaryFort Mill, SC · 798 students
- Springfield ElementaryCharleston, SC · 679 students
- Springfield Elementary SchoolSpringfield, LA · 569 students
- SPRINGFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSPRINGFIELD, NE · 400 students
Nearby schools
- ISANTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 120
- ISANTI HIGH SCHOOL2.5 mi · 39
- ISANTI MIDDLE SCHOOL2.5 mi · 49
- Bon Homme Middle School - 029.2 mi · 108
- Bon Homme PK - 089.2 mi · 29
- Tyndall Elementary - 049.2 mi · 188
Frequently asked questions
About Springfield Elementary - 03How many students attend Springfield Elementary - 03?
Springfield Elementary - 03 enrolls approximately 57 students in grades KG-05.
Is Springfield Elementary - 03 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Springfield Elementary - 03 is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Springfield Elementary - 03?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Springfield Elementary - 03.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Springfield Elementary - 03?
At Springfield Elementary - 03, the student body is approximately 86% White, 9% Two or more.
Is Springfield Elementary - 03 public or private?
Springfield Elementary - 03 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bon Homme School District 04-2.
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