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Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20

Public Grades PK, KG-5

238^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20 is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Sioux Falls School District 49-5, with 627 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Dakota elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20 faces significant challenges in student achievement, with much lower proficiency rates on standardized tests compared to the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 30.44% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 49.18% for the district and 50.93% for the state. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.0% to 25.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 62.79% to 68.86%, indicating a high level of poverty among the student population.

When comparing Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20 to other nearby schools in the Sioux Falls School District, such as Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54, it performs significantly worse on test scores and other metrics. The increased spending per student at Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20, from $10,783 in 2020-2021 to $12,561 in 2023-2024, has not translated into significant improvements in student outcomes. Addressing the underlying issues of poverty and chronic absenteeism may be crucial in improving student performance at this school.

632

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,735

Per pupil spending ?

83.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3701 E 3rd St
Sioux Falls, SD 57103

(605) 367-6084

District: Sioux Falls School District 49-5

Students who attend Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20 usually attend:

Middle:	Whittier Middle School - 08
High:	Washington High School - 01

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.4%

Asian:

18.4%

White:

14.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (27% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 20 pts below the South Dakota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg45%

South Dakota avg47%

238^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 25Elementary Schools in the Sioux Falls School District 49-5

90^th of 147Sioux Falls School District 49-5 among South Dakota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	238 of 300	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	176 of 201	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	171 of 204	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	184 of 202	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	184 of 202	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	193 of 206	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	185 of 204	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.3	185 of 207	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.4	163 of 206	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.4	167 of 209	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.8	154 of 201	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	45.3	153 of 214	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.2	155 of 205	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.1	171 of 206	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	50.5	125 of 196	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.3	159 of 194	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	44.5	142 of 194	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.1	153 of 197	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.1	151 of 194	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	38.8	142 of 189	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	39.1	145 of 187	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	47 of 81	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	4 of 11	63.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	1 of 9	88.9%	★★★★★
2022	53.6	4 of 9	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.3	4 of 10	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.7	8 of 11	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	4 of 9	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	43 of 58	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	70.5	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★
2023	65.8	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★
2022	59.9	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★
2021	26.7	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2019	26.3	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2018	42.7	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	75 of 176	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	3 of 13	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	3 of 15	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	48.1	6 of 10	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	6 of 11	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.1	8 of 11	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	6 of 11	45.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	236 of 291	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	148 of 165	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	119 of 154	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	129 of 150	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	140 of 151	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	139 of 155	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	145 of 163	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	49 of 61	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	121 of 163	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	16 of 22	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	15 of 21	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.6	9 of 18	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.5	10 of 18	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.2	15 of 21	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.7	17 of 18	5.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	182 of 237	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.5	72 of 110	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	64 of 112	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	50 of 80	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	75 of 106	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	105 of 121	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	111 of 121	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	221 of 292	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	127 of 161	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	138 of 166	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	139 of 154	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	140 of 157	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	151 of 160	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	153 of 170	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	10 of 29	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	100 of 165	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	118 of 152	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	206 of 248	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	68 of 72	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	69 of 72	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	46 of 61	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	46 of 62	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	242 of 287	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	179 of 184	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	154 of 185	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	174 of 184	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	178 of 185	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	178 of 191	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	168 of 186	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Migrant (2025)66th percentile+45 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)57th percentile+37 vs school

African American (2025)42nd percentile+21 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)39th percentile+19 vs school

Asian (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Native American (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Foster Care (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-20 vs state

Mathematics25%-19 vs state

Science22%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20	Public	PK, KG-5	3701 E 3rd St	Sioux Falls	57103	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-6084	632	45	13.9	83.4%	91 (14.4%)	287 (45.4%)	85 (13.4%)	116 (18.4%)	25 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.1%)	27	238^th of 300 public elementary schools	20.7%		18.5	176^th of 201 public elementary schools	12.4%	62	23.4	30.6	37.1	30.4	24.5	27.1	22.7	24.6	21.7	$12,735	$1,470	$11,265
Cleveland Elementary - 14	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 S Edward Dr	Sioux Falls	57103	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-6150	465	35	13.4	82.6%	111 (23.9%)	167 (35.9%)	99 (21.3%)	12 (2.6%)	22 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (11.4%)	21.8	247^th of 300 public elementary schools	17.7%		7.2	190^th of 201 public elementary schools	5.5%	57	17.7	26.4	27.8	23.7	24.2	17.0	20.4	20.7	24.1	$12,612	$1,749	$10,863
Terry Redlin Elementary - 11	Public	K-5	1721 E Austin St	Sioux Falls	57103	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-6140	412	38	10.8	85.2%	107 (26.0%)	89 (21.6%)	85 (20.6%)	16 (3.9%)	65 (15.8%)	7 (1.7%)	43 (10.4%)	19.2	253^rd of 300 public elementary schools	15.7%		6.2	191^st of 201 public elementary schools	5.0%	62	17.6	25.0	23.3	21.9	26.3	13.5	11.7	17.2	21.7	$13,235	$1,920	$11,315
Eugene Field A+ Elementary - 16	Public	K-5	501 S Highland Ave	Sioux Falls	57103	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-6160	444	27	16.2	46.6%	300 (67.6%)	32 (7.2%)	38 (8.6%)	4 (0.9%)	10 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	58 (13.1%)	58.7	132^nd of 300 public elementary schools	56.0%		42.2	122^nd of 201 public elementary schools	39.3%	10	43.2	47.0	53.6	47.4	55.4	43.4	48.2	48.8	58.9	$10,649	$591	$10,058
Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 N Wayland Ave	Sioux Falls	57103	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-6130	291	26	11.3	85.2%	95 (32.6%)	31 (10.7%)	105 (36.1%)	9 (3.1%)	26 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.6%)	23	243^rd of 300 public elementary schools	19.0%		9.8	186^th of 201 public elementary schools	7.5%	57	25.0	26.0	28.6	26.5	31.8	22.0	16.7	23.5	16.7	$13,906	$2,305	$11,601
Teachwell Elementary and Intermediate - 09	Public	K-5	715 E 14th St	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	East Dakota Educational Cooperative	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7680	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Rosa Parks Elementary - 15	Public	K-5	5701 E Red Oak Dr	Sioux Falls	57710	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 371-4170	618	39	15.7	59.4%	259 (41.9%)	74 (12.0%)	184 (29.8%)	28 (4.5%)	22 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.3%)	36	214^th of 300 public elementary schools	28.7%		22.5	167^th of 201 public elementary schools	16.9%	47	33.6	43.2	30.1	35.4	35.3	45.5	26.9	35.7	23.7	$11,225	$598	$10,626
Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 S Bahnson Ave	Sioux Falls	57103	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 371-4120	681	38	17.9	46.5%	431 (63.3%)	94 (13.8%)	47 (6.9%)	7 (1.0%)	29 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (10.7%)	72.2	70^th of 300 public elementary schools	76.7%		73	45^th of 201 public elementary schools	77.6%	25	57.9	45.5	70.0	57.9	63.2	50.0	67.8	60.4	60.0	$10,876	$643	$10,233
Bridges At Horace Mann - 52	Public	K-5	1401 E 26th St	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-6190	55	16	3.4	100.0%	22 (40.0%)	12 (21.8%)	5 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (23.6%)	11	275^th of 300 public elementary schools	8.3%					(n/a)	7.1	11.1	15.4	11.1	7.1	11.1	15.4	11.1	7.7	$18,290	$708	$17,582
Fred Assam Elementary - 06	Public	K-4	7700 E Willowwood St	Sioux Falls	57110	Minnehaha County	Brandon Valley School District 49-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 582-1500	531	29	18.1	7.7%	455 (85.7%)	6 (1.1%)	27 (5.1%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.8%)	94	5^th of 300 public elementary schools	98.3%		98	2^nd of 201 public elementary schools	99.0%	3	82.0	87.8		84.9	89.0	92.9		90.9		$9,971	$242	$9,729

Frequently Asked Questions about Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20

Is Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20 a good school?

Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20 ranks in the bottom 20.7% of South Dakota elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20?

Students at Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20 are 45% African American, 18% Asian, 14% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% American Indian.

How many students attend Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20?

In the 2024-25 school year, 632 students attended Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20.

What schools do graduates of Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20 attend?

Students who attend Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Whittier Middle School - 08
High : Washington High School - 01

What district is Anne Sullivan Elementary - 20 in?

Sioux Falls School District 49-5

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