Tri-Valley Elementary in Crooks - 04

Tri-Valley Elementary in Crooks - 04, a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Crooks, South Dakota, operated by Tri-Valley School District 49-6, caters to 205 students, covering grades K through 4.

Within Tri-Valley School District 49-6, which oversees 4 schools and 952 students, Tri-Valley Elementary in Crooks - 04 is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Tri-Valley Elementary in Crooks - 04 reports that 72% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 18% Black, 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.2:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Minnehaha County's rate of about 42%.

After controlling for student poverty, Tri-Valley Elementary in Crooks - 04 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.6%, the actual is 48.6%, a residual of -3.0 points.

Across the wider county, Minnehaha County reports that median household income runs about $76,880, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Minnehaha County's 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,919 students), Tri-Valley Elementary in Crooks - 04 is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Renberg Elementary - 42, around 2.7 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Tri-Valley Elementary in Crooks - 04 at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 43.3%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.