Elementary · South Dakota

Big Stone City Elementary - 01

Big Stone City Elementary - 01, a public elementary school in Big Stone City, South Dakota: grades pre-k–5, 60 students, 9.6 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Big Stone City School District 25-1.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students
60
Teachers (FTE)
6.3
Students per teacher
9.6
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 81% of elementary schools in South Dakota

Median 12.8 · 318 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 94% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 71% of elementary schools in South Dakota

Median 150 · 319 schools compared

Smaller than 97% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on South Dakota's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

South Dakota: 49%

65%proficient

+7.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 85% of elementary schools in South Dakota

Median 49% · 281 elementary schools compared

17 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

South Dakota: 45%

65%proficient

+7.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 79% of elementary schools in South Dakota

Median 48% · 272 elementary schools compared

17 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades
Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type
District school · Regular
Instruction
In person
Area
Remote rural area

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Big Stone City School District 25-1.

Location

Address
655 Walnut St, Big Stone City, SD 57216
Phone
(605)862-8108
City or town
Big Stone City

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K–628212.2
Pre-K–540812.0
Lismore Colony ElementaryFree meals for all
K–8249.8
Pre-K–515214.7
K–81010.0
K–8199.7

Sources

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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