South Park Elementary - 03
Public elementary school, grades 1 to 4 · Belle Fourche, South Dakota
South Park Elementary - 03 in Belle Fourche, South Dakota enrolled 347 students in 2024-25 with 30.1 full-time teachers, 11.5 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, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% 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 fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
382 students in 2022-23, 396 students in 2023-24, 347 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.5 to 30.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 382 | 32.5 | 11.8 |
| 2023-24 | 396 | 31.2 | 12.7 |
| 2024-25 | 347 | 30.1 | 11.5 |
11.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 65 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 392 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection South Park Elementary - 03 enrolled 392 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 392 of the 392 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent11.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
83.0% of students were White, 9.2% Hispanic, 5.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White83.0%
- Hispanic9.2%
- Two or more races5.5%
- American Indian2.3%
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 South Park Elementary - 03 scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% 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 | 30‑34% | 43% | 51% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 40‑44% | 30% (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 Belle Fourche
2 public elementary schools in Belle Fourche report 2024-25 enrollment; South Park Elementary - 03 is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Park Elementary - 03 | 347 | 11.5 | 35.4% |
| North Park Elementary - 08 | 89 | 10.6 | 32.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about South Park Elementary - 03
- North Park Elementary - 08The nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 89 students, 10.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Creekside Elementary - 07The next nearest public elementary school, 10 miles away: 553 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
- Compare South Park Elementary - 03 with North Park Elementary - 08Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Belle Fourche School District 09-1 spends per student$10,737 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,737
- The largest public schools in South DakotaSouth Park Elementary - 03 is the number 75 by size of 315 South Dakota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#75 of 315
- South Dakota schools by students per teacher11.5 students per teacher here against the South Dakota median of 12.8 for elementary schools.11.5:1
- 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 South Park Elementary - 03
How many students attend South Park Elementary - 03?
347 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 382 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Belle Fourche, SD.What is the student-teacher ratio at South Park Elementary - 03?
11.5 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 South Park Elementary - 03 a Title I school?
South Park Elementary - 03 ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at South Park Elementary - 03 do on state tests?
The students tested at South Park Elementary - 03 scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% 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 South Park Elementary - 03 in?
Belle Fourche School District 09-1, NCES district ID 4605610. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 460561000269 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.