Discovery Elementary - 26
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Discovery Elementary - 26 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota enrolled 873 students in 2024-25 with 50.3 full-time teachers, 17.3 students per teacher against the South Dakota elementary-school median of 12.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 60% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Dakota: 51% and 42.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 1%
877 students in 2022-23, 867 students in 2023-24, 873 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 49.7 to 50.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 877 | 49.7 | 17.6 |
| 2023-24 | 867 | 49.5 | 17.5 |
| 2024-25 | 873 | 50.3 | 17.3 |
17.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 93 of every 100 South Dakota elementary schools
Among the 311 South Dakota elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 571 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Discovery Elementary - 26 enrolled 857 students and had 1.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.5, one per 571 of the 857 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent5.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
80.1% of students were White, 5.8% Hispanic, 5.8% Black in 2024-25.
- White80.1%
- Hispanic5.8%
- Black5.8%
- Two or more races4.7%
- American Indian2.9%
- Asian0.7%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Discovery Elementary - 26 scored proficient or above: 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 60% in math in 2022-23, against 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 42.1% in math in 2022-23 across South Dakota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Dakota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | South Dakota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 59% | 48% | 51% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 60% | 40% (2021-22) | 42.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Sioux Falls
32 public elementary schools in Sioux Falls report 2024-25 enrollment; Discovery Elementary - 26 is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery Elementary - 26 | 873 | 17.3 | 15.6% |
| RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17 | 846 | 17.4 | 26.0% |
| Hayward Elementary - 38 | 728 | 14.2 | 67.6% |
| Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65 | 690 | 18.1 | 8.6% |
| Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54 | 681 | 18.0 | 36.4% |
| John Harris Elementary - 23 | 666 | 17.8 | 12.9% |
| John F. Kennedy Elementary - 57 | 661 | 15.4 | 24.2% |
| Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20 | 632 | 14.0 | 62.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Discovery Elementary - 26
- Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05The nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 292 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Oscar Howe Elementary - 58The next nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 608 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Compare Discovery Elementary - 26 with Tea Area Frontier Elementary - 05Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Sioux Falls School District spends per student$11,456 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,456
- The largest public schools in South DakotaDiscovery Elementary - 26 is the number 2 by size of 315 South Dakota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2 of 315
- South Dakota schools by students per teacher17.3 students per teacher here against the South Dakota median of 12.8 for elementary schools.17.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Discovery Elementary - 26
How many students attend Discovery Elementary - 26?
873 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 877 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Sioux Falls, SD.What is the student-teacher ratio at Discovery Elementary - 26?
17.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the South Dakota median for elementary schools is 12.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Discovery Elementary - 26 a Title I school?
Discovery Elementary - 26 was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Discovery Elementary - 26 do on state tests?
The students tested at Discovery Elementary - 26 scored proficient or above: 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 60% in math in 2022-23, against 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 42.1% in math in 2022-23 across South Dakota. South Dakota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Discovery Elementary - 26 in?
Sioux Falls School District, NCES district ID 4666270. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 466627001238 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.