Summary:
The Hill City School District 51-2 in South Dakota has only one elementary school, Hill City Elementary - 02, which serves grades PK-5 and has 236 students. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 111 out of 201 schools in 2023-2024 to 124 out of 300 schools in 2024-2025, and its rating varying from 2 to 3 stars out of 5.
Academically, Hill City Elementary - 02 is performing relatively well, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (54.96%) and Mathematics (45.03%) for all grades exceeding the state averages in 2024-2025. The school's 5th grade proficiency rates were particularly strong, surpassing the state averages in ELA, Math, and Science. However, the school's 3rd grade proficiency rates were below the state averages in both ELA and Math.
While the school's student-teacher ratio of 13.3 to 1 is a positive, the chronic absenteeism rate of 20.2% in 2024-2025 is concerning. Additionally, nearly a third of the school's students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, suggesting the school may be serving a population with greater socioeconomic challenges. Overall, Hill City Elementary - 02 appears to be a solid performing school, but there are areas, such as chronic absenteeism and 3rd grade proficiency, that could benefit from further improvement efforts.
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