Worthing Elementary - 05

As a compact primary school in Worthing, South Dakota, Worthing Elementary - 05 teaches 119 students from grades pre-K through 4, overseen by Lennox School District 41-4. Enrollment runs roughly 42% smaller than the state mean of about 204.

Lennox School District 41-4 comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,192 students; Worthing Elementary - 05 is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Worthing Elementary - 05 lists that nearly all students (90%) are White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Native American. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Worthing Elementary - 05 logs 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Worthing Elementary - 05 higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Worthing Elementary - 05 sits in the top 10% of South Dakota schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 53.0%; actual is 72.7%, +19.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Lincoln County) records that median household earnings sit near $99,166, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Lincoln County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,530 students), of which Worthing Elementary - 05 is one.

The closest other public school is Lennox High School - 01, roughly 6.4 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Worthing Elementary - 05 at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 62.8%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Worthing Elementary - 05 has climbed 24%, going from 96 students in 2018 to 119 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 95% to 90% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 today.

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