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What's one thing Washington 4-5 Center - 20 gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
453
Elementary
DISTRICT 286 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HURON SCHOOL DISTRICT 02-2·NCES 463548001373
Washington 4-5 Center - 20
1451 McClellan Dr, Huron, SD 57350 · (605) 353-7895 · Beadle County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% 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.
- C+Beats 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
16.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
325 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 205 | 45% |
| Grade 5 | 248 | 55% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Huron School District 02-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.1%
SD avg 50.3% . +3.5pp since 2022
Math
36.7%
SD avg 47.5% . +5.8pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.1% | 36.7% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.6% | 30.9% |
% 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
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Washington 4-5 Center - 20
Washington 4-5 Center - 20's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington 4-5 Center - 20 this school | 453 | 71.7% | 33.3% |
| Madison 2-3 Center - 19 Huron | 474 | 72.2% | 27.9% |
| Buchanan K-1 Center - 18 Huron | 467 | 70.0% | 27.9% |
| Lincoln Elementary - 08 Aberdeen | 233 | 60.5% | 48.5% |
| May Overby Elementary - 09 Aberdeen | 327 | 53.5% | 39.7% |
| Rosa Parks Elementary - 15 Sioux Falls | 618 | 59.4% | 34.0% |
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 Washington 4-5 Center - 20 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Beadle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #159 of 193 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #162 of 199 ▲ 14 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #135 of 202 ▲ 21 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #39 of 331 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #106 of 131 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.0% | #12 of 131 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.7% | #35 of 209 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.3% | #9 of 36 | N/A |
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
453
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 453 | 28 | 16.2:1 | 72% (325) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 28 | 16.3:1 | 73% (334) |
| 2022-23 | 429 | 28 | 15.3:1 | 64% (276) |
| 2020-21 | 464 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 63% (290) |
| 2017-18 | 383 | 21.1 | 18.2:1 | 62% (236) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington 4-5 Center - 20.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (383 to 453); teachers up 33% (21.1 to 28).
About Washington 4-5 Center - 20
Washington 4-5 Center - 20 is one of the public schools in Huron, South Dakota. It is a large elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 453 students in grades 4 through 5. Against the 204-student average for elementary schools in South Dakota, enrollment here is 122% higher.
Within Huron School District 02-2, Washington 4-5 Center - 20 is one of 10 schools. The district enrolls 3,078 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Washington 4-5 Center - 20 is Hispanic (35%). Smaller groups are 35% White, 23% Asian, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Beadle County is roughly 15% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Washington 4-5 Center - 20 belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 70%.
With 28 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Washington 4-5 Center - 20 was 16.2:1. The 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in South Dakota is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 72%. On average, public schools in Beadle County report 62%.
Washington 4-5 Center - 20 is graded C by allk12, scoring above 30% of South Dakota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Washington 4-5 Center - 20 is -0.4 points: 33.3% actual, 33.6% predicted.
Beadle County has about 19,309 residents, and median household income is about $67,681, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Federal data list 17 public schools in Beadle County, with a combined enrollment of about 3,544.
The closest public school to Washington 4-5 Center - 20 is Huron High School - 01, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 7. Among 4 nearby schools that report test results, Washington 4-5 Center - 20 ranks 2nd on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Remote, or in a town far from an urbanized area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 464 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 453.
Community posts for Washington 4-5 Center - 20 can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Beadle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,309
Census ACS
Median income
$67,681
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
3,544 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Huron School District 02-2
- Huron High School - 01High · 852 students
- Huron Middle School - 02Middle · 716 students
- Madison 2-3 Center - 19Elementary · 474 students
- Buchanan K-1 Center - 18Elementary · 467 students
- Huron Virtual High School - 92High · 53 students
- Our Home ASAP - 12High · 23 students
Other schools in Huron
- Huron High School - 01High · 852 students
- Huron Middle School - 02Middle · 716 students
- Madison 2-3 Center - 19Elementary · 474 students
- Buchanan K-1 Center - 18Elementary · 467 students
- Huron Virtual High School - 92High · 53 students
- Our Home ASAP - 12High · 23 students
Nearby schools
- Huron High School - 010.4 mi · 852
- Huron Virtual High School - 920.4 mi · 53
- Huron Middle School - 020.6 mi · 716
- Madison 2-3 Center - 190.7 mi · 474
- Buchanan K-1 Center - 181.1 mi · 467
- Our Home ASAP - 123.9 mi · 23
Frequently asked questions
About Washington 4-5 Center - 20How large is Washington 4-5 Center - 20?
Washington 4-5 Center - 20 enrolls approximately 453 students in grades 04-05.
What grades does Washington 4-5 Center - 20 serve?
Washington 4-5 Center - 20 serves grades 04-05.
How many students per teacher at Washington 4-5 Center - 20?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Washington 4-5 Center - 20.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Washington 4-5 Center - 20?
At Washington 4-5 Center - 20, the student body is approximately 35% White, 35% Hispanic, 1% Black, 23% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Washington 4-5 Center - 20 in?
Washington 4-5 Center - 20 is part of Huron School District 02-2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.