Enrollment
274
Elementary
DISTRICT 182 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEBSTER AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT 18-5·NCES 467699000723
Webster Area Elementary - 03
733 E 2nd St, Webster, SD 57274 · (605) 345-4651 · Day County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL274 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
14.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
92 students
DISTRICT 26% · 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 | 11 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 66% larger than its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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 Webster Area School District 18-5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
61.7%
SD avg 50.3% . +4.3pp since 2022
Math
68.7%
SD avg 47.5% . +3.3pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 3 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.7% | 68.7% |
| 2023-24 | 56.4% | 66.4% |
| 2022-23 | 57.4% | 65.4% |
% 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
62.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Webster Area Elementary - 03
Webster Area Elementary - 03's state test result (62.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webster Area Elementary - 03 this school | 274 | 33.6% | 62.4% |
| Redfield Elementary - 03 Redfield | 271 | 33.6% | 45.8% |
| Jefferson Elementary - 09 Watertown | 333 | 32.7% | 58.6% |
| Custer Elementary - 02 Custer | 269 | 34.2% | 57.4% |
| Garretson Elementary - 02 Garretson | 246 | 24.8% | 40.7% |
| Florence Elementary - 02 Florence | 179 | 32.4% | 39.2% |
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 Webster Area Elementary - 03 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #32 of 193 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #31 of 199 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #46 of 202 ▲ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 274 | #108 of 331 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #73 of 131 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.7% | #108 of 131 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.6% | #112 of 209 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #80 of 87 |
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
274
+15 (+6%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 380
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 274 | 19.3 | 14.2:1 | 34% (92) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 19.1 | 14.1:1 | 26% (70) |
| 2022-23 | 265 | 17.4 | 15.3:1 | 22% (58) |
| 2020-21 | 259 | 17 | 15.2:1 | 22% (58) |
| 2017-18 | 283 | 19 | 14.9:1 | 21% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 268 | 17 | 15.8:1 | 29% (77) |
| 2010-11 | 248 | 17 | 14.6:1 | 37% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 245 | 19 | 12.9:1 | 34% (84) |
| 1990-91 | 380 | 19 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Webster Area Elementary - 03.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (283 to 274); teachers up 2% (19 to 19.3).
About Webster Area Elementary - 03
Webster Area Elementary - 03 is an elementary school in Webster, South Dakota, and it is part of Webster Area School District 18-5. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 274 students. By comparison, elementary schools in South Dakota enroll about 204 students on average.
Webster Area School District 18-5 has 3 schools and 546 students, and Webster Area Elementary - 03 is one of those schools.
Webster Area Elementary - 03 is 89% White by enrollment. The next largest groups are 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Native American. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 20%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.2:1. The school has 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in South Dakota is 15.4:1. In all, 34% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 48% average for public schools in Day County is 14 points higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Webster Area Elementary - 03 lands at A, ahead of 87% of South Dakota public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Webster Area Elementary - 03 is 49.3%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 62.4%.
In Day County, home to about 5,437 people, median household income comes to about $66,033, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 7 public schools in the county, enrolling about 881, Webster Area Elementary - 03 among them.
Measured in a straight line, Webster Area High School - 01 is less than a tenth of a mile from Webster Area Elementary - 03. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Nearby schools with test data average 44.3% proficiency; Webster Area Elementary - 03 posts 62.4%.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
The school's enrollment rose 6% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.2:1 to 14.2:1.
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Day County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,437
Census ACS
Median income
$66,033
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
881 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Webster Area School District 18-5
- Webster Area High School - 01High · 164 students
- Webster Area Middle School - 02Middle · 108 students
Other schools in Webster
- Webster Area High School - 01High · 164 students
- Webster Area Middle School - 02Middle · 108 students
Nearby schools
- Webster Area High School - 010.0 mi · 164
- Webster Area Middle School - 020.0 mi · 108
- Waubay High School - 0110.3 mi · 65
- Waubay Elementary - 0210.3 mi · 88
- Waubay Middle School - 0310.3 mi · 24
- Enemy Swim Day School12.7 mi · 158
Frequently asked questions
About Webster Area Elementary - 03How many students attend Webster Area Elementary - 03?
Webster Area Elementary - 03 enrolls approximately 274 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Webster Area Elementary - 03 serve?
Webster Area Elementary - 03 serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Webster Area Elementary - 03?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Webster Area Elementary - 03 is approximately 14.2:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Webster Area Elementary - 03?
At Webster Area Elementary - 03, the student body is approximately 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Webster Area Elementary - 03?
Webster Area Elementary - 03 is overseen by Webster Area School District 18-5 in Day County.
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