Enrollment
379
Elementary
DISTRICT 403 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT 41-5·NCES 460005201400
Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06
101 E 7th St, Tea, SD 57064 · (605) 498-2700 · Lincoln County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL379 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 75% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
15.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
78 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 | 79 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 20% larger than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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 Tea Area School District 41-5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
62.3%
SD avg 50.3% . +0.2pp since 2022
Math
65.9%
SD avg 47.5% . -0.8pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Dakota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 47. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.3% | 65.9% |
| 2023-24 | 56.8% | 60.4% |
| 2022-23 | 62.1% | 66.7% |
% 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
58.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.6%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06
Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06's state test result (58.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06 this school | 379 | 20.6% | 58.9% |
| C C Lee Elementary - 05 Aberdeen | 356 | 17.7% | 69.3% |
| Pinedale Elementary - 11 Rapid City | 377 | 14.1% | 58.4% |
| Lennox Elementary - 02 Lennox | 362 | 20.4% | 71.2% |
| Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05 Piedmont | 514 | 25.3% | 58.6% |
| Freedom Elementary - 06 Harrisburg | 442 | 23.3% | 37.8% |
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 Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Lincoln County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #43 of 193 | #6 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #42 of 199 ▲ 18 | #6 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #40 of 202 ▲ 18 | #6 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 379 | #64 of 331 | #7 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #90 of 131 | #8 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.1% | #87 of 131 | #6 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.6% | #175 of 209 | #6 of 12 |
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
379
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 379 | 25.2 | 15.1:1 | 21% (78) |
| 2023-24 | 388 | 26.7 | 14.5:1 | 19% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 389 | 25.5 | 15.3:1 | 11% (43) |
| 2020-21 | 373 | 23 | 16.2:1 | 19% (72) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06.
About Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06
Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06 is a large elementary school for students in Tea, South Dakota. The school enrolls 379 students, from kindergarten through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in South Dakota) has about 204 students.
Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06 is part of Tea Area School District 41-5, where 5 schools serve 2,509 students.
White students make up 82% of enrollment at Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06. Smaller groups are 8% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06's diversity index is 32%, against a US figure of 70%.
Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06 counts 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15.1 students for each one. That matches the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in South Dakota fairly closely. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 18% average for public schools in Lincoln County.
allk12 grades Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06 an A-. The grade compares the school only with South Dakota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06 are 4.3 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (58.9% actual, 54.6% predicted).
County data help place the school in context: in Lincoln County, the median household income is $99,166, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. In all, Lincoln County has 26 public schools and roughly 10,530 students.
The nearest public school is Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01, at about 0.7 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06 ranks 3rd on proficiency.
Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06 falls in the Town: Fringe locale category, used for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
The school's size has been steady, with 373 students in 2020-21 and 379 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 16.2 in 2020-21 to 15.1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
70,638
Census ACS
Median income
$99,166
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
10,530 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tea Area School District 41-5
- Tea Area High School - 03High · 717 students
- Tea Area Middle School - 02Middle · 583 students
- Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01Elementary · 538 students
- Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05Elementary · 292 students
- Tea Area Preschool - 07Elementary
Other schools in Tea
- Tea Area High School - 03High · 717 students
- Tea Area Middle School - 02Middle · 583 students
- Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 01Elementary · 538 students
- Tea Area Preschool - 07Elementary
Nearby schools
- Tea Area Legacy Elementary - 010.7 mi · 538
- Tea Area Middle School - 020.9 mi · 583
- Tea Area High School - 031.0 mi · 717
- Adventure Elementary - 103.6 mi · 440
- Explorer Elementary - 044.0 mi · 338
- Endeavor Elementary - 074.5 mi · 358
Frequently asked questions
About Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06How large is Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06?
Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06 enrolls approximately 379 students in grades KG-05.
Is Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06 is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06 have?
Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06 employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
How diverse is Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06?
Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06 reports a student body of 82% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06?
Tea Area Venture Elementary - 06 is overseen by Tea Area School District 41-5 in Lincoln County.
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