Elementary · South Dakota
White River Elementary - 02
White River Elementary - 02, a public elementary school in White River, South Dakota: grades pre-k–5, 172 students, 11.1 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of White River School District 47-1.
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
- 172
- Teachers (FTE)
- 15.5
- Students per teacher
- 11.1
- Grades
- Pre-K–5
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 68% of elementary schools in South Dakota
Median 12.8 · 318 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 86% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 55% of elementary schools in South Dakota
Median 150 · 319 schools compared
Smaller than 90% 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%23%proficient
−1.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 86% of elementary schools in South Dakota
Median 49% · 281 elementary schools compared
66 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
South Dakota: 45%23%proficient
−2.7 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 85% of elementary schools in South Dakota
Median 48% · 272 elementary schools compared
66 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 White River School District 47-1.
Location
- Address
- 501 E 3rd St, White River, SD 57579
- Phone
- (605)259-3137
- City or town
- White River
- County
- Mellette County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Todd County Elementary - 16Free meals for all | K–5 | 511 | 13.5 | 16% | 9.3% |
| K–4 | 74 | 8.9 | 72% | 83% | |
He Dog Elementary - 05Free meals for all | K–8 | 189 | 18.9 | 8.3% | — |
O'Kreek Elementary - 14Free meals for all | K–8 | 27 | 13.5 | 8.3% | 8.3% |
Rosebud Elementary - 04Free meals for all | K–5 | 292 | 13.7 | 14% | 12% |
| K–5 | 43 | 8.6 | 9.5% | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
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.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.
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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