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Enrollment
465
Elementary
DISTRICT 276 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINNER SCHOOL DISTRICT 59-2·NCES 467971000479
Winner Elementary - 04
825 W 3rd St, Winner, SD 57580 · (605) 842-8170 · Tripp County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL465 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% 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.
- FBeats 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
16.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
198 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 44 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 113 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is 117% larger than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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 Winner School District 59-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SD Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
38.4%
SD avg 50.3% . +2.4pp since 2022
Math
34.8%
SD avg 47.5% . -1.2pp since 2022
What this means: On the SD Smarter Balanced, South Dakota's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 down about 1 points.
SD Smarter Balanced results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.4% | 34.8% |
| 2023-24 | 33.3% | 30.3% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of SD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
31.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on SD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% typical for South Dakota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Winner Elementary - 04
Winner Elementary - 04's state test result (31.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner Elementary - 04 this school | 465 | 42.6% | 31.5% |
| Kennedy Elementary - 08 Pierre | 413 | 41.4% | 54.3% |
| Jefferson Elementary - 06 Pierre | 377 | 35.5% | 52.9% |
| Valley View Elementary - 13 Rapid City | 605 | 41.2% | 30.8% |
| Sturgis Elementary - 03 Sturgis | 531 | 40.7% | 54.6% |
| Vandenberg Elementary - 02 Box Elder | 454 | 40.5% | 46.4% |
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 Winner Elementary - 04 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #165 of 193 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #167 of 199 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #151 of 202 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 465 | #36 of 331 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #104 of 131 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.5% | #47 of 131 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.6% | #69 of 209 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.2% | #3 of 36 |
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
465
+110 (+31%) vs 2020
+7% since 2000-01, when it was 433
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 465 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 43% (198) |
| 2023-24 | 455 | 30.5 | 14.9:1 | 36% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 444 | 30 | 14.8:1 | 42% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 355 | 28 | 12.7:1 | 48% (172) |
| 2017-18 | 360 | 27.1 | 13.3:1 | 55% (197) |
| 2015-16 | 363 | 25 | 14.5:1 | 58% (210) |
| 2010-11 | 320 | 24 | 13.3:1 | 56% (179) |
| 2000-01 | 433 | 32 | 13.5:1 | 55% (236) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Winner Elementary - 04.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (360 to 465); teachers up 7% (27.1 to 29).
About Winner Elementary - 04
Winner, South Dakota, is home to Winner Elementary - 04, a high-enrollment elementary school. Enrolled students number 465 students, in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 128% higher than the average for elementary schools in South Dakota, which is about 204.
District-wide, Winner School District 59-2 has 3 schools and 827 students.
Winner Elementary - 04's enrollment is 60% White. The next largest groups are 36% Native American and 2% Hispanic. In Tripp County overall, about 80% of residents are White. Winner Elementary - 04 has a diversity index of 51%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 29 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 16.0:1. Across elementary schools in South Dakota, the average ratio is about 15.4:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 43%. Across public schools in Tripp County, the average is about the same, 44%.
Winner Elementary - 04 is graded D by allk12, scoring above 11% of South Dakota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Winner Elementary - 04 is in the bottom 10% of South Dakota schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 45.6%. The school's actual rate is 31.5%, 14.1 points lower.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Tripp County show that median household income is about $58,987, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Winner Elementary - 04 is one of 6 public schools in Tripp County, which together enroll about 962 students.
The closest public school, Winner High School - 01, is about 0.9 miles from Winner Elementary - 04. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, Winner Elementary - 04 is 6th of 6 nearby schools with test data.
In the federal locale system, Winner Elementary - 04 is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 465 was 31% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 355. Students per teacher rose from 12.7 in 2020-21 to 16.0 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Tripp County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,611
Census ACS
Median income
$58,987
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
962 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Winner School District 59-2
- Winner High School - 01High · 203 students
- Winner Middle School - 02Middle · 159 students
Other schools in Winner
- Winner High School - 01High · 203 students
- Winner Middle School - 02Middle · 159 students
Nearby schools
- Winner High School - 010.9 mi · 203
- Winner Middle School - 020.9 mi · 159
- Colome Elementary - 0210.8 mi · 65
- Colome Middle School - 0310.8 mi · 32
- Colome High School - 0110.8 mi · 38
- Gregory Junior High - 0424.5 mi · 88
Frequently asked questions
About Winner Elementary - 04What is the total enrollment at Winner Elementary - 04?
Winner Elementary - 04 enrolls approximately 465 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Winner Elementary - 04 serve?
Winner Elementary - 04 serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Winner Elementary - 04?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at Winner Elementary - 04.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Winner Elementary - 04?
At Winner Elementary - 04, the student body is approximately 60% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Winner Elementary - 04 in?
Winner Elementary - 04 is part of Winner School District 59-2.
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