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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