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Elementary Schools in Kimball School District 07-2

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At a glance

DistrictKimball School District 07-253^rd of 147 South Dakota districtsFull district overview →

Schools

155

Students

Top rankedGrass Ranch Colony Elementary - 13126^th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools

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Grass Ranch Colony Elementary - 13

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Summary:

The Kimball School District 07-2 in South Dakota is home to two elementary schools: Kimball Elementary - 02 and Grass Ranch Colony Elementary - 13. Based on the available data, Grass Ranch Colony Elementary - 13 emerges as the standout school in the district, consistently outperforming both the district and state averages on standardized assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

In the 2024-2025 school year, Grass Ranch Colony Elementary - 13 had 61.29% of students proficient or better in ELA, compared to 46.94% for the district and 50.93% for the state. In Mathematics, the school had 64.51% proficiency, well above the district's 54.59% and the state's 43.49%. Grass Ranch Colony Elementary - 13 also had strong Science proficiency at 62.5%, compared to 44.87% for the district and 43.63% for the state. Additionally, the school has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 20.2% and a lower student-teacher ratio of 16.3, contributing to its academic success.

In contrast, Kimball Elementary - 02 has lower test scores and a higher per-student spending of $12,990, compared to $9,951 at Grass Ranch Colony Elementary - 13. While both schools saw declines in ELA and Math proficiency from 2023-2024 to 2024-2025, Grass Ranch Colony Elementary - 13 maintained stronger performance, ranking 126th out of 300 South Dakota elementary schools, while Kimball Elementary - 02 ranked 146th.

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Ranking:

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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 (2025)	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kimball Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	300 S East St	Kimball	57355	Brule County	Kimball School District 07-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 778-6231	102	10	10.2	28.4%	92 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.9%)	54.3	146^th of 300 public elementary schools	51.3%		60.4	76^th of 201 public elementary schools	62.2%	70	36.4	25.0					30.4	90.9	54.2					71.7				$13,582	$970	$12,612
Grass Ranch Colony Elementary - 13	Public	K-8	36570 258th St	Kimball	57355	Brule County	Kimball School District 07-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 778-6231	53	3	17.3	5.7%	53 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59.6	126^th of 300 public elementary schools	58.0%					(n/a)	40.0	50.0	50.0	66.7	75.0	83.3	61.3	60.0	50.0	0.0	66.7	75.0	100.0	64.5	0.0	83.3	62.5	$9,786	$957	$8,829

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
White Lake School District 01-3	12.41 mi	3	109^th
Platte - Geddes School District 11-5	16.64 mi	5	46^th
Chamberlain School District 07-1	18.8 mi	4	111^th
Wessington Springs School District 36-2	20.7 mi	5	127^th
Plankinton School District 01-1	23.89 mi	7

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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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