Winner Elementary - 04

Winner Elementary - 04 is one of the sizable elementary schools in Winner, South Dakota, run under Winner School District 59-2, with 465 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 128% bigger than the state mean of about 204.

Within Winner School District 59-2, which oversees 3 schools and 827 students, Winner Elementary - 04 is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Winner Elementary - 04 reports that 60% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 36% Native American, 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Winner Elementary - 04 has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. The state averages about 15.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Winner Elementary - 04 falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 45.6%; this one comes in at 31.5%, -14.1 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, census data for Tripp County shows the typical household earns roughly $58,987 per year, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Tripp County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 962 students), Winner Elementary - 04 is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Winner Middle School - 02, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Winner Elementary - 04 ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 43.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 29%: 360 students in 2018 compared to 465 in 2025. The White share of enrollment rose from 53% to 60% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.