Washington 4-5 Center - 20

As an expansive elementary campus in Huron, South Dakota, Washington 4-5 Center - 20 enrolls 453 students from grades 4 through 5, operated by Huron School District 02-2. Enrollment runs roughly 122% above the state mean of about 204.

Across the 10 schools in Huron School District 02-2 (3,078 students total), Washington 4-5 Center - 20 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Washington 4-5 Center - 20 shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 35%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 35% White, 23% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 15%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Washington 4-5 Center - 20 higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 72% of students at Washington 4-5 Center - 20 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Beadle County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Washington 4-5 Center - 20 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.6%; this one delivers 33.3%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Beadle County put median household income runs about $67,681, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Beadle County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,544 students), Washington 4-5 Center - 20 is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Huron High School - 01, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Washington 4-5 Center - 20 at 2nd of 4; the average score across the group is 32.8%.

Washington 4-5 Center - 20 operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Washington 4-5 Center - 20's enrollment has ticked up 18% since 2018, when it stood at 383 (now 453). White enrollment moved from 50% to 35% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.

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