Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Deadwood, South Dakota

Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 in Deadwood, South Dakota enrolled 243 students in 2024-25 with 27.0 full-time teachers, 9.0 students per teacher against the South Dakota elementary-school median of 12.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Dakota: 51% and 42.1%).

Enrollment fell 17% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%

293 students in 2022-23, 244 students in 2023-24, 243 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.5 to 27.0.

Students enrolled at Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 by school year2022-23: 293, 2023-24: 244, 2024-25: 24301002003002022-232932023-242442024-25243
Students enrolled at Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 by school year2022-23: 293, 2023-24: 244, 2024-25: 24301002003002022-232932023-242442024-25243
Students enrolled at Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 by school year2022-23: 293, 2023-24: 244, 2024-25: 24301002003002022-232932023-242442024-25243
Students enrolled at Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 by school year2022-23: 293, 2023-24: 244, 2024-25: 24301002003002022-232932023-242442024-25243
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2329329.59.9
2023-2424426.59.2
2024-2524327.09.0

9.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 87 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.

Students per teacher, South Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 37.0; This school 9.0; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 9.0state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 37.0; This school 9.0; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 9.0state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 37.0; This school 9.0; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 9.0state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Dakota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 37.0; This school 9.0; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 9.0state median 12.8U.S. 14.6

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 287 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 enrolled 287 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 287 of the 287 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent15.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

90.9% of students were White, 6.2% Hispanic, 1.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White90.9%
  2. Hispanic6.2%
  3. Two or more races1.6%
  4. Asian0.8%
  5. American Indian0.4%

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 Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtSouth Dakota
Reading and language arts, 2021-2235‑39%48%51%
Math, 2022-2335‑39%34% (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.

What to look at next about Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03

  1. Whitewood Elementary - 04The nearest public elementary school, 7.7 miles away: 138 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).7.7 mi
  2. Mountain View Elementary - 08The next nearest public elementary school, 10.0 miles away: 168 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).10.0 mi
  3. Compare Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 with Whitewood Elementary - 04Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lead-Deadwood School District spends per student$18,954 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,954
  5. The largest public schools in South DakotaLead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 is the number 114 by size of 315 South Dakota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#114 of 315
  6. South Dakota schools by students per teacher9.0 students per teacher here against the South Dakota median of 12.8 for elementary schools.9.0:1
  7. 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 Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03

  1. How many students attend Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03?
    243 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 293 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Deadwood, SD.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03?
    9.0 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.
  3. Is Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 a Title I school?
    Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 do on state tests?
    The students tested at Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% 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.
  5. What district is Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 in?
    Lead-Deadwood School District, NCES district ID 4641300. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 464130000372 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