Elk Mountain School District 16-2

Summary:

Elk Mountain School District 16-2 in South Dakota is home to a single standout school, Elk Mountain Elementary - 01, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total of 17 students. This school is performing exceptionally well, ranking 76 out of 300 South Dakota elementary schools and earning a 4 out of 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elk Mountain Elementary - 01 consistently outperforms the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics for all grades tested, with an impressive 100% proficiency rate in 5th-grade core subjects. The school's 7th-grade students also achieved 66.66% proficiency in ELA and Mathematics, exceeding the state averages. This academic excellence is likely supported by the school's low student-teacher ratio of 6.1 and the Elk Mountain School District 16-2's significant investment of $34,953 per student, which is significantly higher than the state average.

While Elk Mountain Elementary - 01 is a standout performer, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 20.2% for the 2024-2025 school year is higher than the state average and an area of concern that the school and district should address. Overall, Elk Mountain Elementary - 01 is a high-quality educational institution that is providing an exceptional learning experience for its students within the Elk Mountain School District 16-2.

District Detail

10222 Valley Rd
Edgemont, SD 57735

(605) 749-2258

SchoolDigger Rank:
26^th of 147 South Dakota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 16

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Total
Elk Mountain Elementary - 01	Public	PK, KG-8	10222 Valley Rd	Dewey	57735	Custer County	Elk Mountain School District 16-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 673-2258	14	2	6.7		14 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70.7	76^th of 300 public elementary schools	74.7%					(n/a)	33.3	100.0	66.7	57.1	66.7	100.0	66.7	71.4	100.0
Elk Mountain High School - 04	Public, Virtual	9-12	10222 Valley Rd	Dewey	57735	Custer County	Elk Mountain School District 16-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(605) 749-2258	2	1	2.0		2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Custer School District 16-1	21.18 mi	6	58^th
Hill City School District 51-2	27.19 mi	3	31^st
Edgemont School District 23-1	28.57 mi	2	126^th
Hot Springs School District 23-2	32.02 mi	3	86^th
Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1	42.58 mi	4	106^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Dakota Department of Education.

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Elk Mountain School District 16-2

District Detail

Elk Mountain Elementary - 01

Elk Mountain High School - 04

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