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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
88
+3 (+4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 7.5:1
% White
89%
was 91%
% Hispanic
5%
was 2%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Tripp Elementary - 03
Tripp Elementary - 03, a compact elementary campus in Tripp, South Dakota, run under Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5, educates 88 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 204 students per school, that is 57% below typical.
Across the 5 schools in Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5 (168 students total), Tripp Elementary - 03 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Tripp Elementary - 03 reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Other groups include 6% Native American, 5% Hispanic. Compared to Hutchinson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the resource side, The school employs 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Tripp Elementary - 03 tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 42% of students at Tripp Elementary - 03 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Tripp Elementary - 03 falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 45.8%; this one comes in at 27.9%, -17.9 points off the demographic line.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Hutchinson County put median household income runs about $73,977, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Tripp Elementary - 03 is one of 19 public schools in Hutchinson County (combined enrollment of about 1,376 students).
The closest other public school is Tripp-Delmont Jr. High - 02, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Tripp Elementary - 03.
Tripp Elementary - 03 operates from an outlying location.
Looking at the recent track record. Tripp Elementary - 03's enrollment has ticked up 4% since 2018, when it stood at 85 (now 88). The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 7.5:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 today.
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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 Elementary - 0211.6 mi · 272
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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