Enrollment
112
Elementary
DISTRICT 78 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILMOT SCHOOL DISTRICT 54-7·NCES 460000300757
Wilmot Elementary - 02
800 Ordway St, Wilmot, SD 57279 · (605) 938-4647 · Roberts County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL112 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% 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.
- DBeats 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
10.4:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
54 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 13 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 18 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 12 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (22).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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 Wilmot School District 54-7. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
42.0%
SD avg 50.3% . +20.7pp since 2022
Math
40.0%
SD avg 47.5% . +13.8pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 21 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 14 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 21.3% | 26.2% |
% 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
43.3%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Wilmot Elementary - 02
Wilmot Elementary - 02's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmot Elementary - 02 this school | 112 | 48.2% | 33.3% |
| Waverly-South Shore Elementary - 02 Waverly | 128 | 50.8% | 34.1% |
| Eureka Elementary - 02 Eureka | 94 | 44.7% | 50.5% |
| Edgemont Elementary - 03 Edgemont | 93 | 51.6% | 39.5% |
| Whitewood Elementary - 04 Whitewood | 138 | 47.1% | 74.3% |
| Tripp Elementary - 03 Tripp | 88 | 42.0% | 27.9% |
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 Wilmot Elementary - 02 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #158 of 193 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #149 of 199 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #141 of 202 ▲ 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 112 | #197 of 331 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.2% | #56 of 209 |
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
112
-4 (-3%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 195
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 112 | 10.8 | 10.4:1 | 48% (54) |
| 2023-24 | 109 | 10.6 | 10.3:1 | 45% (49) |
| 2022-23 | 122 | 11.3 | 10.8:1 | 49% (60) |
| 2020-21 | 116 | 9 | 12.9:1 | 55% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 134 | 10 | 13.4:1 | 57% (77) |
| 2015-16 | 91 | 9 | 10.1:1 | 66% (60) |
| 2010-11 | 123 | 10 | 12.3:1 | 50% (61) |
| 2000-01 | 148 | 13 | 11.4:1 | 56% (83) |
| 1990-91 | 195 | 11 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilmot Elementary - 02.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (134 to 112); teachers up 8% (10 to 10.8).
About Wilmot Elementary - 02
Wilmot Elementary - 02 is an elementary school located in Wilmot, South Dakota, in Roberts County. Enrollment is 112 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in South Dakota is about 204 students, so this school is 45% smaller than average.
Wilmot Elementary - 02 falls under Wilmot School District 54-7, which has 3 schools enrolling 234 students.
At 79%, White students outnumber all other groups at Wilmot Elementary - 02 combined. The school is also 13% Native American, 4% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 57%. Wilmot Elementary - 02 has a diversity index of 35%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 10.8 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 10.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in South Dakota average 15.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 48% in 2024-25. That rate is below the 68% average among public schools in Roberts County.
allk12 grades Wilmot Elementary - 02 a C-. The grade compares the school only with South Dakota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Wilmot 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 33.3% and a predicted 43.3%.
Within Roberts County, median household income is about $65,130, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Roberts County number 13 and enroll about 2,162.
Nearest public school: Wilmot High School - 01, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Ranked by average proficiency, Wilmot Elementary - 02 places 3rd out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
In the federal locale system, Wilmot Elementary - 02 is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Wilmot Elementary - 02 had 116 students in 2020-21 and 112 in 2024-25, a 3% decrease. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.9:1 in 2020-21, and 10.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Roberts County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,221
Census ACS
Median income
$65,130
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,162 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wilmot School District 54-7
- Wilmot High School - 01High · 64 students
- Wilmot Middle School - 03Middle · 58 students
Other schools in Wilmot
- Wilmot High School - 01High · 64 students
- Wilmot Middle School - 03Middle · 58 students
Other Wilmot Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Wilmot Elementary. Wilmot Elementary - 02 is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Wilmot Elementary SchoolDeerfield, IL · 477 students
- Wilmot Elementary SchoolEVERGREEN, CO · 327 students
Nearby schools
- Wilmot High School - 010.0 mi · 64
- Wilmot Middle School - 030.0 mi · 58
- Summit High School - 0111.4 mi · 50
- Summit Elementary - 0211.4 mi · 132
- Browns Valley Middle13.0 mi · 77
- Browns Valley Elementary13.0 mi · 128
Frequently asked questions
About Wilmot Elementary - 02What is the total enrollment at Wilmot Elementary - 02?
Wilmot Elementary - 02 enrolls approximately 112 students in grades PK-05.
Is Wilmot Elementary - 02 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wilmot Elementary - 02 is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Wilmot Elementary - 02 have?
Wilmot Elementary - 02 employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
How diverse is Wilmot Elementary - 02?
Wilmot Elementary - 02 reports a student body of 79% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Wilmot Elementary - 02?
Wilmot Elementary - 02 is overseen by Wilmot School District 54-7 in Roberts County.
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