Enrollment
88
Elementary
DISTRICT 39 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRIPP-DELMONT SCHOOL DISTRICT 33-5·NCES 467245000062
Tripp Elementary - 03
105 S Sloan, Tripp, SD 57376 · (605) 935-6766 · Hutchinson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL88 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
9.7:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
37 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 12 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 10 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 7 | 8% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
30.0%
SD avg 50.3% . +6.3pp since 2022
Math
20.0%
SD avg 47.5% . -22.1pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 22 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.7% | 41.9% |
| 2022-23 | 23.7% | 42.1% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of SD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% typical for South Dakota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Tripp Elementary - 03
Tripp Elementary - 03's state test result (27.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tripp Elementary - 03 this school | 88 | 42.0% | 27.9% |
| Marion Elementary - 02 Marion | 100 | 38.0% | 48.2% |
| North Park Elementary - 08 Belle Fourche | 89 | 44.9% | 43.3% |
| Eureka Elementary - 02 Eureka | 94 | 44.7% | 50.5% |
| Menno Elementary - 02 Menno | 91 | 40.7% | 48.8% |
| Doland Elementary - 03 Doland | 63 | 42.9% | 54.6% |
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 Tripp Elementary - 03 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Hutchinson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 88 | #221 of 331 | #4 of 9 |
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
88
+1 (+1%) vs 2020
+487% since 2000-01, when it was 15
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 7.9:1
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 | 88 | 9.1 | 9.7:1 | 42% (37) |
| 2023-24 | 85 | 8.7 | 9.8:1 | 45% (38) |
| 2022-23 | 101 | 10 | 10.2:1 | 34% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 87 | 11 | 7.9:1 | 54% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 85 | 11.4 | 7.5:1 | 67% (57) |
| 2015-16 | 79 | 11 | 7.2:1 | 56% (44) |
| 2010-11 | 84 | 10 | 8.4:1 | 36% (30) |
| 2000-01 | 15 | 1 | 15.0:1 | 7% (1) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tripp Elementary - 03.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (85 to 88); teachers down 20% (11.4 to 9.1).
About Tripp Elementary - 03
Families in Tripp, South Dakota, are served by Tripp Elementary - 03, a small elementary school. The school enrolls 88 students, from pre-K through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in South Dakota is about 204, so this school runs 57% smaller than that.
District-wide, Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5 has 5 schools and 168 students.
Most students at Tripp Elementary - 03 are White: 89% of enrollment. The remaining students are 6% Native American and 5% Hispanic. For comparison, Hutchinson County is about 91% White. By the diversity index, Tripp Elementary - 03 comes in at 21%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7:1 at Tripp Elementary - 03, with 9.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in South Dakota is higher than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 42%.
Tripp Elementary - 03 is graded D by allk12, scoring above 8% of South Dakota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Tripp Elementary - 03 trails its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 17.9 points (27.9% versus 45.8%), a bottom-10% result in South Dakota on BeatsExpectations.
Hutchinson County has these Census figures: median household income is about $73,977, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The public schools of Hutchinson County number 19 and enroll about 1,376.
The nearest other public school, Tripp-Delmont Jr. High - 02, is less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Tripp Elementary - 03. Of the 4 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Tripp Elementary - 03 is 4th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 88, starting from 87. The school's ratio rose from 7.9:1 to 9.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Hutchinson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,404
Census ACS
Median income
$73,977
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
1,376 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5
- Tripp-Delmont High School - 01High · 33 students
- Clearfield Colony Elementary - 07Elementary · 26 students
- Tripp-Delmont Jr. High - 02Middle · 18 students
- Greenwood Colony Elementary - 05Elementary · 3 students
Other schools in Tripp
- Tripp-Delmont High School - 01High · 33 students
- Tripp-Delmont Jr. High - 02Middle · 18 students
Nearby schools
- Tripp-Delmont Jr. High - 020.0 mi · 18
- Tripp-Delmont High School - 010.0 mi · 33
- Greenwood Colony Elementary - 059.2 mi · 3
- Clearfield Colony Elementary - 0710.2 mi · 26
- Dawson Colony School - 2010.9 mi · 34
- Parkston High School - 0111.6 mi · 112
Frequently asked questions
About Tripp Elementary - 03How large is Tripp Elementary - 03?
Tripp Elementary - 03 enrolls approximately 88 students in grades PK-06.
Is Tripp Elementary - 03 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tripp Elementary - 03 is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Tripp Elementary - 03?
Approximately 9.7:1 students per teacher at Tripp Elementary - 03.
How diverse is Tripp Elementary - 03?
Tripp Elementary - 03 reports a student body of 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Tripp Elementary - 03 in?
Tripp Elementary - 03 is part of Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5.
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