Enrollment
310
Elementary
DISTRICT 339 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 49-7·NCES 463171000273
West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02
600 S Main St, Humboldt, SD 57035 · (605) 363-3131 · Minnehaha County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL310 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of South Dakota public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
35 students
DISTRICT 12% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 19 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 37% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 33% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 81% smaller than its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
14%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 West Central School District 49-7. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
55.4%
SD avg 50.3% . +1.5pp since 2022
Math
66.5%
SD avg 47.5% . +3.6pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.4% | 66.5% |
| 2023-24 | 53.6% | 61.4% |
| 2022-23 | 53.9% | 62.9% |
% 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
53.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.4%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02
West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02's state test result (53.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02 this school | 310 | 11.3% | 53.5% |
| Dell Rapids Elementary - 02 Dell Rapids | 355 | 12.7% | 72.2% |
| West Central Hartford Elementary - 05 Hartford | 368 | 13.3% | 59.2% |
| Baltic Elementary - 02 Baltic | 307 | 16.0% | 63.8% |
| Sioux Valley Elementary - 02 Volga | 372 | 14.0% | 54.3% |
| West Elementary - 03 Spearfish | 322 | 17.1% | 56.0% |
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 West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota | In Minnehaha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #78 of 193 | #15 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #37 of 199 ▲ 18 | #11 of 35 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #76 of 202 ▲ 11 | #15 of 35 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 310 | #90 of 331 | #26 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #85 of 131 | #14 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.5% | #121 of 131 | #31 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.3% | #203 of 209 | #34 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #35 of 87 | #6 of 16 |
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
310
-29 (-9%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 359
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 310 | 20.9 | 14.8:1 | 11% (35) |
| 2023-24 | 403 | 26.7 | 15.1:1 | 13% (52) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 24.2 | 15.9:1 | 9% (36) |
| 2020-21 | 339 | 23 | 14.7:1 | 11% (36) |
| 2017-18 | 359 | 22.7 | 15.8:1 | 19% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 372 | 25 | 14.9:1 | 28% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 371 | 23 | 16.1:1 | 20% (75) |
| 2000-01 | 316 | 20 | 15.8:1 | 13% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 359 | 19 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (359 to 310); teachers down 8% (22.7 to 20.9).
About West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02
West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02 is a large elementary school serving families in Humboldt, South Dakota. The school's enrollment of 310 students covers kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in South Dakota average about 204 students each.
The 6 schools in West Central School District 49-7 enroll 1,418 students altogether, West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02 among them.
White students are the large majority at West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02, with 93% of enrollment. Other groups make up 4% multiracial. County-wide, 80% of Minnehaha County residents are White. West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02 has a diversity index of 14%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.8:1, with 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. Elementary schools in South Dakota have a similar average ratio of 15.4:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02 is 11%. The 42% average for public schools in Minnehaha County is 31 points higher.
West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02 is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 51% of South Dakota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02 sits between the top and bottom 10% of South Dakota schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 53.5% and a predicted 58.4%.
Minnehaha County census figures show that median household income is about $76,880, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02 is among the 83 public schools in Minnehaha County.
The school nearest to West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02 is West Central Hartford Elementary - 05, at a distance of about 6.7 miles. Within ten miles of West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02, there are at least 8 other public schools. West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02 is 4th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The NCES locale for West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02 is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 339 in 2020-21 and 310 in 2024-25, a decrease of 29 students.
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Minnehaha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
203,289
Census ACS
Median income
$76,880
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
34,919 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Central School District 49-7
- West Central High School - 01High · 408 students
- West Central Hartford Elementary - 05Elementary · 368 students
- West Central Middle School - 04Middle · 297 students
- Falls Academy - 08High · 29 students
- Brighten Transition Youth Treatment Center - 07High · 6 students
Nearby schools
- West Central Hartford Elementary - 056.7 mi · 368
- Montrose Elementary - 027.0 mi · 108
- Montrose Middle School - 037.0 mi · 53
- Montrose High School - 017.0 mi · 63
- West Central Middle School - 047.0 mi · 297
- West Central High School - 017.0 mi · 408
Frequently asked questions
About West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02What is the total enrollment at West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02?
West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 310 students in grades KG-05.
Is West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02 an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02 is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02.
How diverse is West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02?
West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02 reports a student body of 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Is West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02 public or private?
West Central Humboldt Elementary - 02 is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Central School District 49-7.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.