Elementary Schools in Lake Preston School District 38-3

Summary:

The Lake Preston School District 38-3 in South Dakota is home to a single standout elementary school, Lake Preston Elementary - 02. This school has consistently high academic performance, ranking 25th out of 300 South Dakota elementary schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lake Preston Elementary - 02 boasts impressive proficiency rates on Smarter Balanced Assessments, significantly exceeding the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate of 64.29% is also well above the state average of 40.54%. With a student-teacher ratio of 9.9, the school is able to provide individualized attention and support to its 104 students.

The Lake Preston School District 38-3 as a whole is also a high-performing district, ranked 4th out of 147 districts in South Dakota and rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger. Despite the school's relatively high free/reduced lunch rate of 41.35%, indicating a significant portion of economically disadvantaged students, the district's investment of $18,376 per student likely contributes to the school's academic success.

District Detail

300 1st St NE
Lake Preston, SD 57249

(605) 847-4455

SchoolDigger Rank:
4^th of 147 South Dakota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 170

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
Lake Preston Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-5	300 1st St NE	Lake Preston	57249	Kingsbury County	Lake Preston School District 38-3	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 847-4464	96	11	9.1	38.5%	89 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)	81.5	25^th of 300 public elementary schools	91.7%		79	29^th of 201 public elementary schools	85.6%	4	43.8	76.9	57.1	58.1	81.3	92.3	85.7	86.1	64.3	$18,707	$1,189	$17,518

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
De Smet School District 38-2	9.17 mi	3	55^th
Arlington School District 38-1	11.66 mi	4	5^th
Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School District 39-6	13.33 mi	6	139^th
Willow Lake School District 12-3	20.53 mi	7	131^st
Hamlin School District 28-3	20.84 mi	3	18^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.

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.