Elementary Schools in Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1

The Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1 in South Dakota has one elementary school, Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03, which serves grades K-5 and has 244 students.

While Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.2 to 1 and the district spends a high amount of $17,814 per student, the school's academic performance appears to be a concern. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are lower than the state averages, with a particularly sharp decline from the 2023-2024 school year to the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 20.2% is significantly higher than the state average, which could be contributing to the declining test scores.

While the 5th-grade students at Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 performed better than the state average in ELA and Science, the lower grade levels struggled, particularly in Mathematics. This uneven performance across grade levels suggests potential issues with curriculum alignment or instructional practices that may need to be addressed. Overall, the data indicates that Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 is facing challenges in improving student outcomes, and further investigation and targeted interventions may be necessary to help the school improve.