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Enrollment
531
Elementary
DISTRICT 160 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEADE SCHOOL DISTRICT 46-1·NCES 466993000637
Sturgis Elementary - 03
1121 Ballpark Rd, Sturgis, SD 57785 · (605) 347-2386 · Meade County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL531 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% 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.
- A-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
12.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
216 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 107 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (109).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
46.5%
SD avg 50.3% . -21.6pp since 2022
Math
54.5%
SD avg 47.5% . -15.1pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 22 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 15 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.5% | 54.5% |
| 2023-24 | 55.1% | 62.5% |
| 2022-23 | 68.1% | 69.6% |
% 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
54.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.4%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Sturgis Elementary - 03
Sturgis Elementary - 03's state test result (54.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sturgis Elementary - 03 this school | 531 | 40.7% | 54.6% |
| Hamlin Elementary - 09 Hayti | 472 | 35.8% | 59.6% |
| Beadle Elementary - 03 Yankton | 412 | 33.0% | 56.6% |
| Jefferson Elementary - 09 Watertown | 333 | 32.7% | 58.6% |
| Kennedy Elementary - 08 Pierre | 413 | 41.4% | 54.3% |
| Winner Elementary - 04 Winner | 465 | 42.6% | 31.5% |
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 Sturgis Elementary - 03 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Meade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #69 of 193 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #85 of 199 ▼ 32 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #121 of 202 ▼ 46 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 531 | #22 of 331 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #27 of 131 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.3% | #100 of 131 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.7% | #80 of 209 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #51 of 87 | 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
531
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+109% since 1990-91, when it was 254
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 531 | 43.2 | 12.3:1 | 41% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 538 | 44 | 12.2:1 | 38% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 552 | 42.2 | 13.1:1 | 35% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 534 | 45 | 11.9:1 | 34% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 587 | 44.4 | 13.2:1 | 39% (229) |
| 2015-16 | 715 | 50 | 14.3:1 | 48% (345) |
| 2010-11 | 624 | 43 | 14.5:1 | 46% (284) |
| 2000-01 | 567 | 44 | 12.9:1 | 31% (178) |
| 1990-91 | 254 | 17 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sturgis Elementary - 03.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (587 to 531); teachers down 3% (44.4 to 43.2).
About Sturgis Elementary - 03
Sturgis Elementary - 03 is an elementary school with a street address in Sturgis, South Dakota. The latest federal count shows 531 students in kindergarten through 4. Against the 204-student average for elementary schools in South Dakota, enrollment here is 160% higher.
Besides Sturgis Elementary - 03, Meade School District 46-1 runs 10 other schools. The district enrolls 3,047 students.
At Sturgis Elementary - 03, White students make up 87% of the student body. After that, the student body is 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Native American. That is close to the 86% White share among all Meade County residents. Sturgis Elementary - 03 has a diversity index of 24%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 43.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Sturgis Elementary - 03 in 2024-25, for a ratio of 12.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in South Dakota is 15.4:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 41%. Across public schools in Meade County, the average is 32%.
Sturgis Elementary - 03 is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 75% of South Dakota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 46.4% for a school in South Dakota with Sturgis Elementary - 03's free or reduced-price lunch share. Sturgis Elementary - 03 posts 54.6%.
Meade County has these Census figures: median household income is about $74,790, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Sturgis Elementary - 03 is among the 16 public schools in Meade County.
The closest public school, Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02, is about 0.6 miles from Sturgis Elementary - 03. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Sturgis Elementary - 03 places 3rd out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 531, close to the 534 recorded in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Meade County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,546
Census ACS
Median income
$74,790
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
3,395 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Meade School District 46-1
- Sturgis Brown High School - 01High · 845 students
- Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05Elementary · 514 students
- Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02Middle · 490 students
- Stagebarn Middle School - 10Middle · 432 students
- Whitewood Elementary - 04Elementary · 138 students
- Central Meade County School - 09Elementary · 49 students
Other schools in Sturgis
- Sturgis Brown High School - 01High · 845 students
- Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02Middle · 490 students
- Developmental Disabilities Program - 01Combined
Other Sturgis Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Sturgis Elementary. Sturgis Elementary - 03 is the largest of the 2.
- Sturgis Elementary SchoolSturgis, KY · 343 students
Nearby schools
- Sturgis Williams Middle School - 020.6 mi · 490
- Sturgis Brown High School - 012.7 mi · 845
- Whitewood Elementary - 047.2 mi · 138
- Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 0310.8 mi · 243
- Piedmont Valley Elementary - 0513.2 mi · 514
- Lead-Deadwood Career & Technical Education - 1013.3 mi · 54
Frequently asked questions
About Sturgis Elementary - 03What is the total enrollment at Sturgis Elementary - 03?
Sturgis Elementary - 03 enrolls approximately 531 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Sturgis Elementary - 03 serve?
Sturgis Elementary - 03 serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Sturgis Elementary - 03?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Sturgis Elementary - 03.
How diverse is Sturgis Elementary - 03?
Sturgis Elementary - 03 reports a student body of 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Sturgis Elementary - 03 public or private?
Sturgis Elementary - 03 is a public K-12 school, overseen by Meade School District 46-1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.