Elk Mountain Elementary - 01
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Dewey, South Dakota
Elk Mountain Elementary - 01 in Dewey, South Dakota enrolled 14 students in 2024-25 with 2.1 full-time teachers, 6.8 students per teacher against the South Dakota elementary-school median of 12.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 50% or more of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Dakota: 42.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 56% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%
9 students in 2022-23, 17 students in 2023-24, 14 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 1.9 to 2.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 9 | 1.9 | 4.7 |
| 2023-24 | 17 | 2.8 | 6.2 |
| 2024-25 | 14 | 2.1 | 6.8 |
6.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 96 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Elk Mountain Elementary - 01 enrolled 11 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent11.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
100.0% of students were White in 2024-25.
- White100.0%
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, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Elk Mountain Elementary - 01 scored proficient or above: 50% or more in math, against 42.1% in math across South Dakota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Dakota, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | South Dakota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 50% or more | not published | 42.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; 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.
What to look at next about Elk Mountain Elementary - 01
- Custer Elementary - 02The nearest public elementary school, 22 miles away: 269 students, 10.3 per teacher (2024-25).22 mi
- Hill City Elementary - 02The next nearest public elementary school, 27 miles away: 247 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).27 mi
- Compare Elk Mountain Elementary - 01 with Custer Elementary - 02Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Elk Mountain School District 16-2 spends per student$33,455 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$33,455
- The largest public schools in South DakotaElk Mountain Elementary - 01 is the number 295 by size of 315 South Dakota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#295 of 315
- South Dakota schools by students per teacher6.8 students per teacher here against the South Dakota median of 12.8 for elementary schools.6.8:1
- 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 Elk Mountain Elementary - 01
How many students attend Elk Mountain Elementary - 01?
14 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 9 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Dewey, SD.What is the student-teacher ratio at Elk Mountain Elementary - 01?
6.8 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 Elk Mountain Elementary - 01 a Title I school?
Elk Mountain Elementary - 01 was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Elk Mountain Elementary - 01 do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Elk Mountain Elementary - 01 scored proficient or above: 50% or more in math, against 42.1% in math 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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Elk Mountain Elementary - 01 in?
Elk Mountain School District 16-2, NCES district ID 4621300. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 462130000899 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, 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.