Summary:
The Bison School District 52-1 in South Dakota has only one elementary school, Bison Elementary - 02, which serves grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 71 students. The school's performance has been inconsistent, with its ranking fluctuating from 87 out of 202 schools in 2021-2022 to 160 out of 201 schools in 2023-2024, and then to 199 out of 300 schools in 2024-2025.
Academically, Bison Elementary - 02 struggles, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (39.13%) and Mathematics (32.61%) that are lower than the state and district averages. The school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate of 37.5% is also slightly below the state average of 40.54%. Additionally, the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 20.2%, which could be a contributing factor to the lower academic performance.
Despite the school's academic challenges, the Bison School District 52-1 spends a relatively high amount per student ($16,335) and has a low student-teacher ratio of 7.1 for Bison Elementary - 02. This suggests that the school may have adequate resources, but the challenge may lie in effectively utilizing these resources to improve student outcomes and address the underlying issues contributing to the school's performance.
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