Enrollment
154
Elementary
DISTRICT 180 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRI-VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT 49-6·NCES 464494000776
Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02
46450 252nd St, Colton, SD 57018 · (605) 446-3538 · Minnehaha County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL154 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
25 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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 | 34 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 25% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 11% smaller than its 4th grade class (38).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02→Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03→Tri-Valley High School - 01
Based on grade levels within Tri-Valley School District 49-6. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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START A DISCUSSIONTest scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
59.3%
SD avg 50.3% . +7.8pp since 2022
Math
57.4%
SD avg 47.5% . +3.6pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Dakota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 47. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.3% | 57.4% |
| 2023-24 | 43.9% | 40.9% |
| 2022-23 | 51.5% | 53.8% |
% 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
50.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.4%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02
Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02's state test result (50.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02 this school | 154 | 16.2% | 50.4% |
| Northwestern Elementary - 04 Mellette | 135 | 19.3% | 52.8% |
| Arlington Elementary - 02 Arlington | 152 | 20.4% | 63.9% |
| Chester Elementary -02 Chester | 154 | 20.1% | 49.8% |
| Britton-Hecla Elementary - 02 Britton | 166 | 22.9% | 47.4% |
| Howard Elementary - 02 Howard | 158 | 16.5% | 62.2% |
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 Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Minnehaha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #92 of 193 | #17 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #75 of 199 ▲ 64 | #17 of 35 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #60 of 202 ▲ 70 | #13 of 35 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 154 | #161 of 331 | #34 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.2% | #188 of 209 | #28 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -70.2% | #1 of 87 | #1 of 16 |
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
154
-375 (-71%) vs 2020
-45% since 2000-01, when it was 278
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 154 | 12.8 | 12.0:1 | 16% (25) |
| 2023-24 | 154 | 15.5 | 9.9:1 | 9% (14) |
| 2022-23 | 352 | 28.7 | 12.3:1 | 21% (75) |
| 2020-21 | 529 | 35 | 15.1:1 | 16% (86) |
| 2017-18 | 517 | 32 | 16.2:1 | 24% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 508 | 33 | 15.4:1 | 26% (134) |
| 2010-11 | 449 | 25 | 18.0:1 | 32% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 278 | 25 | 11.1:1 | 14% (38) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02.
Since 2017-18: students down 70% (517 to 154); teachers down 60% (32 to 12.8).
About Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02
Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02 is an elementary school in Colton, South Dakota, according to federal school records. The school's enrollment of 154 students covers kindergarten through 4. Enrollment is 25% lower than the average for elementary schools in South Dakota, which is about 204.
In Tri-Valley School District 49-6, 4 schools enroll a combined 952 students.
Most students at Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02 are White: 90% of enrollment. Other groups make up 6% Hispanic. Minnehaha County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school's share is higher. Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02 has a diversity index of 18%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02 employs 12.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.0:1. That ratio is under the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in South Dakota. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 16% in 2024-25. Public schools in Minnehaha County average 42%.
Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02's average proficiency rate on state tests of 50.4% is 6.0 points below the 56.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Minnehaha County has about 203,289 residents, and median household income is about $76,880, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Minnehaha County number 83 and enroll about 34,919.
The school nearest to Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02 is Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles of Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02, there are 2 other public schools. Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02 is 3rd of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02 has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 529 to 154. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.1:1 to 12.0:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Minnehaha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
203,289
Census ACS
Median income
$76,880
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
34,919 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tri-Valley School District 49-6
- Tri-Valley High School - 01High · 297 students
- Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03Middle · 296 students
- Tri-Valley Elementary in Crooks - 04Elementary · 205 students
Other schools in Colton
- Tri-Valley High School - 01High · 297 students
- Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 03Middle · 296 students
Nearby schools
- Tri-Valley Intermediate School - 030.0 mi · 296
- Tri-Valley High School - 010.2 mi · 297
- West Central Middle School - 047.6 mi · 297
- West Central High School - 017.7 mi · 408
- West Central Hartford Elementary - 057.7 mi · 368
- Tri-Valley Elementary in Crooks - 047.7 mi · 205
Frequently asked questions
About Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02What is the total enrollment at Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02?
Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02 enrolls approximately 154 students in grades KG-04.
Is Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02 is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02 is approximately 12.0:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02?
At Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02, the student body is approximately 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02?
Tri-Valley Elementary in Colton - 02 is overseen by Tri-Valley School District 49-6 in Minnehaha County.
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