Enrollment
178
Elementary
DISTRICT 92 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STANLEY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 57-1·NCES 462485000213
Stanley County Elementary - 08
17 E 2nd Ave, Fort Pierre, SD 57532 · (605) 223-7745 · Stanley County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL178 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% 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.
- C+Beats 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
9.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
58 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 | 32 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (27).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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 Stanley County School District 57-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
51.3%
SD avg 50.3% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
48.7%
SD avg 47.5% . +0.5pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.3% | 48.7% |
| 2023-24 | 54.7% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 54.3% | 48.2% |
% 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
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Stanley County Elementary - 08
Stanley County Elementary - 08's state test result (49.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley County Elementary - 08 this school | 178 | 32.6% | 49.5% |
| Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary - 02 De Smet | 176 | 29.0% | 55.4% |
| Irene - Wakonda Elementary - 02 Wakonda | 161 | 34.8% | 32.5% |
| Hermosa Elementary - 04 Hermosa | 181 | 30.9% | 37.7% |
| Canistota Elementary - 02 Canistota | 141 | 28.4% | 52.9% |
| Highmore Elementary - 02 Highmore | 133 | 36.8% | 41.2% |
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 Stanley County Elementary - 08 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #100 of 193 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #110 of 199 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #97 of 202 ▼ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 178 | #145 of 331 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.6% | #117 of 209 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.0% | #47 of 87 |
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
178
-1 (-1%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 158
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 178 | 18 | 9.9:1 | 33% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 177 | 15 | 11.8:1 | 25% (45) |
| 2022-23 | 188 | 15.9 | 11.8:1 | 27% (51) |
| 2020-21 | 179 | 17 | 10.5:1 | 16% (28) |
| 2017-18 | 200 | 15.2 | 13.2:1 | 40% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 184 | 14 | 13.1:1 | 46% (84) |
| 2010-11 | 202 | 18 | 11.2:1 | 48% (96) |
| 2000-01 | 115 | 7 | 16.4:1 | 23% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 158 | 8 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stanley County Elementary - 08.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (200 to 178); teachers up 19% (15.2 to 18).
About Stanley County Elementary - 08
Stanley County Elementary - 08 sits in Fort Pierre, South Dakota, and is classified as an elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 178 students in kindergarten through 5.
Stanley County School District 57-1 is responsible for 4 schools, Stanley County Elementary - 08 included, with 432 students in all.
Stanley County Elementary - 08 is 76% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 9% Native American, 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 2% Black. County-wide, 88% of Stanley County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 40%, meaning two students picked at random have a 40% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 18 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 9.9:1. That is lower than the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in South Dakota. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 33%.
allk12 grades Stanley County Elementary - 08 a B-. The grade compares the school only with South Dakota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Stanley County Elementary - 08 is 49.7%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 49.5%.
Census Bureau estimates for Stanley County show that the median household income is $87,712, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. There are 4 public schools in Stanley County, enrolling about 432 students in all.
The closest public school, Stanley County High School - 01, is less than a tenth of a mile from Stanley County Elementary - 08. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Stanley County Elementary - 08 is 5th among 6 schools close by.
In the federal locale system, Stanley County Elementary - 08 is coded Town: Remote, for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
Federal data show 179 students in 2020-21 and 178 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
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Stanley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,015
Census ACS
Median income
$87,712
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
432 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stanley County School District 57-1
- Stanley County High School - 01High · 142 students
- Stanley County Middle School - 02Middle · 106 students
- Cheyenne Elementary - 06Elementary · 6 students
Other schools in Fort Pierre
- Stanley County High School - 01High · 142 students
- Stanley County Middle School - 02Middle · 106 students
Nearby schools
- Stanley County High School - 010.0 mi · 142
- Stanley County Middle School - 020.0 mi · 106
- Georgia Morse Middle School - 021.5 mi · 672
- Jefferson Elementary - 061.9 mi · 377
- T F Riggs High School - 011.9 mi · 855
- Buchanan Elementary - 032.7 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About Stanley County Elementary - 08What is the total enrollment at Stanley County Elementary - 08?
Stanley County Elementary - 08 enrolls approximately 178 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Stanley County Elementary - 08 serve?
Stanley County Elementary - 08 serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Stanley County Elementary - 08?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at Stanley County Elementary - 08.
How diverse is Stanley County Elementary - 08?
Stanley County Elementary - 08 reports a student body of 76% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Stanley County Elementary - 08 in?
Stanley County Elementary - 08 is part of Stanley County School District 57-1.
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