Elementary Schools in Garretson School District 49-4

Summary:

The Garretson School District 49-4 in South Dakota has one elementary school, Garretson Elementary - 02, which serves grades PK-5 and has 248 students. The school's performance shows a mix of strengths and challenges compared to state averages.

Garretson Elementary - 02 has a statewide school rank of 172 out of 300 elementary schools in South Dakota for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (35.78%) and Mathematics (44.96%) were lower than the state averages, but its 5th-grade proficiency rates in ELA (52.94%) and Science (47.06%) were higher than the state averages. The school's chronic absenteeism rate for 2024-2025 was 20.2%, which is higher than the state average.

The school has a free and reduced-price lunch rate of 23.79% for the 2023-2024 school year, and its per-student spending for 2023-2024 was $11,417, with a student-teacher ratio of 14.4 to 1. While the school is investing resources into its educational program, the academic results do not yet fully reflect this investment, suggesting the need for continued focus on improving attendance and ensuring consistent academic growth across all grades.

District Detail

505 2nd St
Garretson, SD 57030

(605) 594-3451

SchoolDigger Rank:
100^th of 147 South Dakota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 493

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

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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
Garretson Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	505 2nd St	Garretson	57030	Minnehaha County	Garretson School District 49-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 594-3453	246	17	14.4	24.8%	221 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	48	172^nd of 300 public elementary schools	42.7%		26.9	159^th of 201 public elementary schools	20.9%	13	36.6	17.6	52.9	35.8	53.7	35.3	44.1	45.0	47.1	$11,734	$857	$10,877

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brandon Valley School District 49-2	9.01 mi	7	2^nd
Baltic School District 49-1	11.92 mi	3	6^th
Dell Rapids School District 49-3	12.93 mi	3	24^th
Sioux Falls School District 49-5	13.64 mi	48	90^th
East Dakota Educational Cooperative	15.94 mi	8

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.