Summit Elementary - 02

Located at 400 W Sherman Ave, in Summit, South Dakota, Summit Elementary - 02 is a modestly sized elementary-level community that instructs 132 students (grades pre-K through 8), part of Summit School District 54-6. By comparison, South Dakota's public schools average about 204 students each, so Summit Elementary - 02 sits 35% below that benchmark.

Summit Elementary - 02 is one of 2 schools operated by Summit School District 54-6, a district that instructs 182 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Summit Elementary - 02 shows that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 23% Native American, 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Roberts County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Summit Elementary - 02 logs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.2:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Roberts County's rate of about 68%.

After controlling for student poverty, Summit Elementary - 02 falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 41.9%; this one comes in at 20.1%, -21.8 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Roberts County) records that the typical household earns roughly $65,130 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Roberts County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,162 students), Summit Elementary - 02 is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Summit High School - 01, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Summit Elementary - 02 at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 35.9%.

Summit Elementary - 02 operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Summit Elementary - 02's enrollment has ticked up 18% since 2018, when it stood at 112 (now 132). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 72% to 56%.

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