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Elementary Schools in Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1

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DistrictLead-Deadwood School District 40-1106^th of 147 South Dakota districtsFull district overview →

School

243

Students

Top rankedLead-Deadwood Elementary - 03167^th of 300 South Dakota elementary schools

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Summary:

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.

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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
Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03	Public	K-5	716 Main St	Deadwood	57732	Lawrence County	Lead-Deadwood School District 40-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 717-3884	243	27	9.0	21.4%	221 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.2%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	49.5	167^th of 300 public elementary schools	44.3%		36.1	139^th of 201 public elementary schools	30.8%	28	34.6	47.6	52.5	44.0	44.2	47.6	32.5	41.8	42.5	$19,853	$2,133	$17,719

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Meade School District 46-1	7.72 mi	11	65^th
Black Hills Special Services Cooperative	8.64 mi	3
Spearfish School District 40-2	8.64 mi	7	75^th
Belle Fourche School District 09-1	19.57 mi	4	84^th
Rapid City Area School District 51-4	25.66 mi	26	112^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.

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