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Elkton School District 05-3

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At a glance

76^thof 126 South Dakota districts▲ 21

Better than 39% of South Dakota districts

Elementary 3 Middle 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

508 S. Buffalo St
Elkton, SD 57026·(605) 542-2541·All South Dakota district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 39.7% of districts

Schools

429

Students

5-star school

Top rankedElkton High School - 0111^th of 130 South Dakota high schools

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Biggest riser

Elkton High School - 01 up 132 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Elkton Elementary - 02 10 students per teacher

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Summary:

Elkton School District 05-3 includes five schools, from three elementary schools through a junior high and high school, with enrollments ranging from 9 students at Rolland Colony Elementary to 186 at Elkton Elementary. The latest results are for 2025–2026. Among the three schools with reported all-grades Smarter Balanced results, the clearest shared academic concern is math: the average was 32%, versus 44% statewide, a 12-point gap; in ELA, the average was 47%, versus 49% statewide, a 2-point gap.

Newdale Colony Elementary leads those published all-grades results in ELA at 57%, compared with 47% at Elkton Elementary and 37% at Elkton Junior High. Newdale also leads in math at 36%, though it remains 8 points below the state; Elkton Junior High is lowest at 26%, 18 points below the state. Elkton High School stands out on its latest ACT results, exceeding state proficiency by 17 points in ELA, 11 in math and 21 in science.

Results improved unevenly: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, average ELA proficiency across the three schools rose 10 points, while average math proficiency fell 2 points. Grade results also differ within schools: at Elkton Elementary, third-grade math was 7 points above the state, while sixth-grade math was 34 points below; at Elkton Junior High, seventh-grade ELA was 3 points above the state, but eighth-grade ELA was 32 points below. SchoolDigger ranked Elkton High School 11th of 130 (5 stars), compared with 127th of 151 (1 star) for Elkton Junior High and 140th of 203 (2 stars) for Elkton Elementary. As context, 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible figures were 43% at Elkton Elementary, 34% at Elkton Junior High and 32% at Elkton High School; these figures do not explain results. Rolland Colony’s latest all-grades scores are suppressed, and Elkton High’s latest ACT results should not be read as a direct year-over-year comparison with its prior assessment.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SD ACT English Language Arts (2026)	SD ACT Mathematics (2026)	SD ACT Science (2026)	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2026)			Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SD ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SD ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	SD ACT Science 11th Grade	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th 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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elkton Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-6	508 Buffalo St	Elkton	57026	Brookings County	Elkton School District 05-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 542-2541	186	18	10.0	43.0%	145 (78.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	39.2	140^th of 203 public elementary schools	31.0%		46	180^th of 300 public elementary schools	40.0%	40				54.5	47.8	51.7	36.0			47.5	59.1	39.1	34.5	8.0			34.3	41.4			88%	8%	$8,119	$330	$7,788
Elkton High School - 01	Public	9-12	508 Buffalo St	Elkton	57026	Brookings County	Elkton School District 05-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 542-2541	140	10	13.8	32.1%	106 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	85.7	11^th of 130 public high schools	91.5%		25.2	143^rd of 166 public high schools	13.9%	132	65.5	44.8	65.5																				$31,155	$220	$30,935
Elkton Junior High - 03	Public	7-8	508 Buffalo St	Elkton	57026	Brookings County	Elkton School District 05-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 542-2541	65	5	13.8	33.8%	55 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.2%)	20.7	127^th of 151 public middle schools	15.9%		22	202^nd of 246 public middle schools	17.9%	75								55.6	20.0	36.8					37.0	16.7	26.3		13.3				$15,036	$04	$15,032
Newdale Colony Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	21336 484th Ave	Elkton	57026	Brookings County	Elkton School District 05-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 542-2541	29	1	29.0	—	29 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										57.1							35.7				0%	100%	$9,286	$04	$9,282
Rolland Colony Elementary - 05	Public	K-8	48088 210th St	White	57276	Brookings County	Elkton School District 05-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 542-2541	9	1	9.0	—	9 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					0%	50%

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Flandreau School District 50-3	11.93 mi	4	98^th
Flandreau Indian Boarding School	12.98 mi	1
Deubrook Area School District 05-6	13.89 mi	5	40^th
Brookings School District 05-1	15.15 mi	6	71^st
Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6	21.05 mi	5	60^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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